Farm & Fiber Knits · Video
| Type | Video |
|---|---|
| From | Farm & Fiber Knits |
| Authors | Farm & Fiber Knits Editors, Lisa Westra/Feederbrook Farm |
| Published | March 14, 2025 |
| Format | Video |
Feederbrook Farms yarns have a secret ingredient: unpredictability. Lisa Westra refines certain parts of the yarn-making process and leaves room for chance in others. Plus, learn what it takes to prepare for a busy booth at a wool festival.
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Lisa Westra has learned to celebrate what she can’t control.
Over her years producing yarn on the farm, she has learned how to fine-tune her mill equipment, and she tweaks each machine as she spins and plies. But when it comes to the colorways of her signature yarn, she embraces the random chance that matches up the colors on two different plies.
“None of these are completely identical. They are repeatable, but not identical . . . They’re random in a system, in a colorway.”
The randomness of Feederbrook’s signature Entropy line is the source of the yarn’s one-of-a-kind spark, which knitters line up to purchase from their booth at fiber festivals. What’s the secret to a booth that can’t be missed? In this episode, Lisa also gives a behind-the-scenes look at her festival preparations.
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