tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post7867999273237247816..comments2024-03-08T01:37:39.323-05:00Comments on Getting Stitched on the Farm: The Farmer Answers - Part FourKristin Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-76352284021060752702010-01-23T08:42:53.216-05:002010-01-23T08:42:53.216-05:00I have no questions as all (so far anyway) have be...I have no questions as all (so far anyway) have been answered but I do want to thank both of you for this marvelous "column". I hope it will be ongoing - if not on a regular basis then perhaps The Farmer will be willing to chime in once in awhile. Some of his comments are worth their weight. One that I am going to print and hang by my desk (with credit to "The Farmer"), "Sometimes you just have to go along for the ride." Every marriage and every marriage counselor should adopt this bit of advice.<br /><br />I love Kristin's work - especially the colors. I do believe we could use Kristin's colors and Kaffe Fassett's colors interchangeably. If I were to choose I would take Kristin's - much more down-to-earth. Kristin, you also take wonderful pics. <br /><br />Lindy in AZLindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05315980350142729265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-74236888242140427002010-01-22T09:20:00.179-05:002010-01-22T09:20:00.179-05:00Let me respond to the comment from NZ. I probably ...Let me respond to the comment from NZ. I probably should have used the word "inexpensive" when describing the NZ sheepskins. They are incredibly beautiful also - which I did not fairly say. <br /><br />In the US you can purchase a sheepskin for $75. Here's a website:<br />http://www.sheepskinfactory.com/detail.cfm?DetailID=75<br />It doesn't say where it is from but I am guessing it is from NZ by the length of the fleece. <br /><br />In the US there are very few places to get a sheephide tanned. <br />The closest one I know of is in PA and called Bucks Co. Fur Products (I cannot find a website for it). When I have shipped my salted, scraped hids to them by UPS they weigh alot and are expensive to ship. Way back when (at least 15 years ago) it cost me $60 to tan one of our hides (they have long wool and cost extra). I also had to pay the freight back here. I was into the project for more than $80. I would then have to mark it up and try to make money on it. <br /><br />Once again, with the economies of scale, it makes selling hides pretty cost prohibitive with the investment and then hope that someone would buy them. We have to chose where to put our money and it is hard to compete with imports. As a little aside, I bought a beautiful washable sheepskin two years ago for a bathroom rug at TJMaxx for $20.Kristin Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-64579726240762996302010-01-22T04:51:13.839-05:002010-01-22T04:51:13.839-05:00Thanks for this. As a New Zealander, in New Zealan...Thanks for this. As a New Zealander, in New Zealand, I'm interested in the comment about cheap NZ imports of sheepskins. It feels rather strange to think of something we export as cheap, given that labour costs in this country are comparatively high, with a lot of production (e.g. for clothes, whiteware, lower quality leather furniture) having gone off shore for cheaper costs.. Nevertheless, our dollar isn't as strong as yours, so I can appreciate that something we export could end up having a price advantage for us in the US market. <br /><br />Best wishes to your family - i am an urbanite now but at one stage in my life lived in the country so have, I hope, a solid appreciation of what it takes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-72857464133790406972010-01-21T22:49:50.439-05:002010-01-21T22:49:50.439-05:00Oh my, I am city born and breed but have always en...Oh my, I am city born and breed but have always enjoyed your blog and the pictures of a very different life. Thank the farmer again for me for doing this I am learning so much and have such admiration for all three of you. The true American spirit shows through as each of you meet your challenges together. (And in beautifully handcrafted knits!)mascanlonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08265744683449278774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-35683101562835932402010-01-21T20:51:13.558-05:002010-01-21T20:51:13.558-05:00Thank you for doing the ask the Farmer. It is so ...Thank you for doing the ask the Farmer. It is so fun to read! I have a question about the deworming... I know that for horses the deworming is prevention only: if you de-worm too late and the horse already has worms, the horse will die because the de-wormer will kill the worms while they are in the horse's heart, blocking blood flow. Is the same thing true for the de-wormer you use on the sheep?<br /><br />P.S. You take really great pictures.Daninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-55617984595434558952010-01-21T14:58:04.153-05:002010-01-21T14:58:04.153-05:00Thank you so very much for a glimpse into your liv...Thank you so very much for a glimpse into your lives and all the hard work you do on the farm !! The snapshots of the lambs are priceless. May you be blessed with great things to come.<br /><br />Cory<br />p.s. I love the book !!Corynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-35171017307133505032010-01-21T13:09:46.094-05:002010-01-21T13:09:46.094-05:00Good morning! I love this series you and the Farm...Good morning! I love this series you and the Farmer are doing. Thank you for sharing! I also received my book in the mail and am in love with your designs. Your use of color is really my favorite of any designers! :) Hope your day is good. jakJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240950009652561116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-85399751383005174342010-01-21T07:59:47.376-05:002010-01-21T07:59:47.376-05:00Kristin ... these are GREAT posts about the source...Kristin ... these are GREAT posts about the source-side of sheep! A few years back I did a sheep-to-shawl unit with my kids for homeschooling. I'll probably do another next year and I'll include these great photos and information! Please give your farmer a BIG THANKS from this city-girl!Mary Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295815960754677983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23619317.post-20803250075523261592010-01-21T07:22:43.992-05:002010-01-21T07:22:43.992-05:00Please thank the Farmer for taking all this time t...Please thank the Farmer for taking all this time to answer these questions. And thank you for posting them. I am so fascinated by all this! I never knew that so much was involved in the day to day operations.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.com