Clean wool goes through quite a process to get to its final destination- yarn. The first stop is the carder. The carder is a large drum lined with very fine wires which act like a brush taking the loose wool...
Lambing is a Season? Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall...these are the seasons, we know them all. Or do we? Here at Mountain Meadow Wool Mill, we refer to another season. If you live around or know a rancher, they will...
Summer is such a short intense season and always bittersweet when you see the first hint of color coming into the trees. Oh no…. hurry… enjoy the sun’s warmth and the last of the flowers and the garden! But also, it is filled with a sigh…no more mowing, watering, mosquitos!
Last month my youngest child, now a grown man of 27, was ordained a Catholic priest! It marked an ending for my husband, Mike, and me….7 children all grown and all off on their own. Even though we’ve had a...
Here we are in March, a month that hints of spring out here on the high plains of Wyoming but can’t quite let go of winter. We’ve had another week of that very thing. The sun warms us up to...
Wool, fire, and drought - how does weather effect our clothing? Learn about some of the unique ways sheep keep cool and how that effects wool clothing as well.
Bison Pulling is an annual event at Mountain Meadow Wool Yes, it is as odd as it sounds. Every year we are privileged with the opportunity to get up close and personal with several hundred of these 1,000 pound goliaths. ...
May Day is a long standing tradition of celebration and also has varied reasons for the celebration, however it all boils down to celebrating spring, flowers, and everyone coming out of winter “hibernation.” As a child my 4-H Club would...
All of our yarn is hand-dyed. Hand-dyed yarn will give you beautiful variations in your color. Our semi-solid colors will have random irregularity because they are not dyed in large vats commercially. Hand-dyed yarns can also give you an unwanted...
Something that has grown tremendously in the past few years is our Legacy Yarn Club. If you’re part of the yarn club, you know all about the subscription, but if you haven’t signed up, this will give you a better...
What is Lanolin and how is it used? Being a wool processing mill, we are all too familiar with lanolin and its properties. That’s a fascinating part about wool, it has so many versatile and technical benefits and the sheep...
Some of you die-hard MMW fans may remember me from the blog “The knitter who doesn’t knit”. I’m Josh and I manage our social media and digital marketing efforts. I also just had triplets. I’d like to share the first...
Words to Increase You Wisdom from the Makers, Wool is an amazing fiber! It is renewable, sheep grow a new fleece every year. It is both wam and cool, an active fiber that reacts to changes in body temperature. Wool...
4 Tips to ball your yarn Isn’t it exciting when you look in the mailbox and find your shipment of squishy, sheep smelling skeins of warmth and goodness!? If you are like me, you can’t wait to start casting on!...
2020 seems to be a year of turmoil, chaos, and catastrophe, but in many ways, it has also highlighted for us some of the deeper truths of life. The value of family and friendships in a time of crisis. The...
