Wool Production: Fleece to Finished Product

Wool Blankets Created by Local Fiber Producers and Processors

Zoom Presentation: August 25, 2025

The panel includes Vermont Sheep & Goat Association members Carrie and Brent Wasser, production weaver Lilly Marsh and fiber processor Mary Jeanne Packer. They have been working together making blankets from the wool produced by Willow Pond Sheep, the Hudson Valley farm owned by the Wassers.

This program was funded by the American Sheep Industry Association Wool Grant and the Vermont Fibershed.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/xI3RWgmdriTWO4qXTuy5nWSwsmmJvClzWhKAhsNE-LDZvIBO9S4ObkpvjzWgBjDq.-tjYJ3NdYB8BiCtS

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Meet the Panel:

Mary Jeanne Packer at Battenkill Fibers is a familiar name to many of you for whom she has processed fiber into yarn. Battenkill is located in Greenwich, NY.
Lilly Marsh Studios is located in Glens Falls, NY. She produces limited edition textiles specializing in work with local fibers and farmers. Her products range from home furnishing textiles to yardage for garments. Her work with a diversity of fiber types offers insight into the valuable resources being produced in our region.
Carrie and Brent Wasser own and operate Willow Pond Sheep Farm in the Hudson Valley. Their sheep produce milk for yogurt and milk.

Wool Blankets Created by Local Fiber Producers and Processors

Meet the Panel:

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Small Ruminant Health Clinic

Whole Animal Harvest Class

Sheepskin Tanning Class

Lambing Clinic

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