Last weekend I drove out to Sheep Street, a beautiful Shetland sheep farm in Morgantown, Indiana that sells yarn, spinning wheels, and looms, and also offers a variety of unique classes. In my first class, Shepherding 101, I got to meet the sheep, tour the barn, and talk about the shepherding lifestyle with fiber artist & shepherd Tim Ackerman. Today, my sister and I went back to Sheep Street to begin learning the traditional art of spinning wool.

There are about 100 sheep in the Sheep Street flock.

Step 1: Learning to spin on a hanger

Step 2: Learning to use a drop spindle

One of Sheep Street's Great Pyrenees guard dogs. (He must be off duty).

Sheep Street also boards two alpacas.

To learn more about Sheep Street, click here for a good article or here for their website.