Turkey Creek Outfitters Grand "Re-opening" !!

Yes, we have reopened our farm shop and it's grand opening will take place on May 2 during our Shearing Day open house. Most of our products are hand-crafted, and all of our natural yarns are from our herd.

For the spinner, don't miss out on the luxurious rovings from last year's fiber crop. We have solids and gourmet blends available at $4/oz. (pictured in the right-hand column).

Andean Chullo

This hat was one of my recent projects. I learned Fair Isle knitting while creating something alpaca-related. Although the hat is made from 100% Andean Wool (versus alpaca) it's very soft with bright, eye-appealing colors for winter. I loved working on it and will be attemping some in the near future using alpaca!

Where has time gone?!

Wow, time flies!! Spring is here and with that comes shearing time! Yeah!! With 20+ animals this year, we'll be shearing all weekend with our open house landing on Saturday May 2 from noon till 5 PM. The general public is welcome and the event is free of charge. You can expect to see lots of alpacas - some fluffy; some shorn, fiber arts demonstrators taking fleece from raw to finished product, and of course plenty of finished product in the farm shop.

As for this fiberist, I've been working with friend and teacher, Maggie Schnaars to learn several types of knitting, tips, finishing, etc. It's been a wonderful experince and I've come a long way. I'll photograph and share some of my recent creations soon, I promise.

I also took a day-long one-on-one weaving course at White Violet Alpaca Farm. That was loads of fun and I met several wonderful people. Now I just need some *time* to put my creative juices toward my loom!

Husband Lee has been creating birdhouses out of gourds plus a few uniquely painted dipper goards just for the fun of it. Even though Winter seems to be hanging on this year we have kept ourselves busy with plenty of artwork and creativity during these long months.

Our sad news is that we were forced to close our shop at the American Countryside Farmers Market in January due to the downturned economy. However, we have reopened our farm shop and look forward to serving the public there. Pics to follow ...

Ah, if only the days were twice as long!

Liz