Episode 6: Jennifer King & Bristol Ivy – Generational gaps, fiber industry passion, building a fiber farm and sheep dreams.

Summary: I’m very excited to share the sixth episode of the Woolful podcast. Today we get to meet two fiber folk that inspire in different ways. Jennifer King of The Sachem Farm and Bristol Ivy.<br> <a href="http://yarn-fun.com"></a><br> Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by <a href="http://yarn-fun.com">Yarn</a>, a charming online and local yarn shop based in Eureka, California. Yarn was created by Sunni Schrivner who has a dedication for natural fibers and supporting local yarns. Make sure to visit Yarn in person when on the coast in hum bolt county and online at <a href="http://yarn-fun.com">yarn-fun.com</a>.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/yarn.jpg"></a><br> Fiber folk 1: Bristol is a designer, spinner, jack of all trades for Brooklyn Tweed and lover of cats from Portland, Maine. You can find her at <a href="http://blackbirdturning.blogspot.com" target="_blank">blackbirdturning.blogspot.com</a> and on Instagram @<a href="http://instagram.com/bristolivy" target="_blank">bristolivy</a>. And with that, here’s Bristol…<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bristol.jpg"></a><br> Man on the Street: For this week’s “Man on the Street” I asked a handful of fiber enthusiasts to answer the following question, “What fiber aspirations do you have for the new year?” We had many amazing replies from <a href="http://instagram.com/dreareneeknits">Andrea (@dreareneeknits)</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/woolenviolet">Nikki (@woolenviolet),</a> <a href="http://instagram.com/atreebytheriver">Sonja (@atreebytheriver)</a>, Andi (<a href="http://mysistersknitter.typepad.com/" target="_blank">My Sister’s Knitter</a>) and <a href="http://instagram.com/woolandwoodco" target="_blank">Brittney (Wool + Wood).</a><br> Fiber folk 2: Our next guest I met through the Woolful blog, after she wrote me one of the most encouraging notes, shared from her heart as a woman and mother. As time went on and I got to know Jen a little better, I came to learn more about her amazing journey at The Sachem Farm in Warren, Connecticut and as a mother of three boys. You can find her at <a href="http://thesachemfarm.com" target="_blank">thesachemfarm.com</a> and on Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/thesachemfarm" target="_blank">@thesachemfarm</a>. And with that, here’s Jen.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/jen.jpg"></a><br> Giveaway: The winner of last week’s giveaway, is <a href="http://instagram.com/anna_dandelion" target="_blank">@anna_dandelion</a>! You’ve won two skeins of Rambouillet fingering yarn dyed in indigo from <a href="http://localcolorfiberstudio.com" target="_blank">Local Color Fiber Studio</a>. Congratulations!<br> The giveaway this week is sponsored by <a href="http://yarn-fun.com" target="_blank">Sunni Scrivner of Yarn</a>. We’re giving away the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/trelawneys-mitts" target="_blank">Trelawney Mitts</a> project kit which includes a skein of knitted wit Welterweight Rambouillet and Sunni’s beautiful Trelawney mitts printed pattern. To enter this giveaway, visit the giveaway post on Instagram <a href="http://instagram.com/woolful" target="_blank">@woolful</a> and tag a friend in the comments. You can also enter by leaving a comment on this post.<br> <a href="http://woolful.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/trelawneymitts.jpg"></a><br> The past couple of week’s, my family and I were at our <a href="http://woolful.com/category/idaho-fiber-mill/" target="_blank">ranch in Idaho</a>, working on the cabin, soaking up our first white Christmas and naturally dyeing over 60 skeins of yarn using plant matter found on our property, for the <a href="http://www.woolfulmercantile.com/shop/pre-order-quarterly-naturally-dyed-cormo-club" target="_blank">Winter quarter natural dye club</a>. It was quite the undertaking and we had a blast doing it, even in the sub zero weather.