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~April 20, 2026
Pippi has been a very busy mother. She has raised two sets of lambs since she has been with us. The first...
From sheep to spinning, Better With Twist shares the simple, practical, and beautiful side of fiber life—one thoughtful project, lesson, and story at a time.
Honest notes, sheep stories, fiber prep guidance, and spinning inspiration for makers who love the process as much as the result.
Pippi has been a very busy mother. She has raised two sets of lambs since she has been with us. The first...
In May of 2024, Brownie had 2 ewe lambs. On May 23rd, 2024, Brownie had two ewe lambs. One was mostly brown...
Three ram lambs were born on our farm in 2024, but we only kept one. Cotton was one of our 3 original...
Brownie is our largest sheep. Brownie is the largest of the sheep. It took a little longer for her to eat grain...
Pippi is my favorite of all the sheep. Pippi is definitely my favorite. She is the bravest of all the sheep. She...
We started our flock in January of 2024 with three pregnant ewes. In December of 2023, we had been living on our...
I had a couple of cones of commercial yarn which was thin and difficult for me to work with. I decided to...
If your Ashford Traditional wheel seems clunky and was made before they changed styles in the 80’s, you may need to change...
I’m an enthusiastic cheesemaker and an accidental shepherdess. In my efforts to make better cheese, I purchased 3 Navajo-Churro sheep for milk. Ha! I soon realized that wasn’t going to happen.
No problem! I just changed my focus to spinning the fiber into yarn and I am loving it. I’m still not great at it, but I have improved considerably.
Here on my blog, I’m sharing the details about my sheep, their wool, and how I am preparing the fiber for spinning, felting, and sometimes just for compost!
I originally bought the sheep for milk because I was learning how to make cheese and I had heard that sheep milk makes the best cheese.
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