Maple View Farm will be at the Adirondack Wool and Arts Festival
September 12th, 2019Maple View Farm Alpacas will once again be at the Adirondack Wool and Arts Festival (Formerly the Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival) on September 28 & 29 at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Greenwich, NY. We have a good supply of our yarn spun at VT Fiber Mill. Stop by and see what’s new! http://www.adkwoolandarts.com/home.html
Great Northern Yarn Haul 7/12/19-8/4/19
June 22nd, 2019Maple View Farm Alpacas is participating in the Great Northern Yarn Haul! July 12-August 14. Here’s how it works:
· Customers receive a tote and passport with their first purchase from our shop for $20 or more. That gets you “in.”
· As you travel store to store, store personnel mark off in their store box that you have visited the store.
· Participants send their completed passports in and random drawings for prizes are done the 1st week of August.
Additionally, participants will receive a 10% discount on their yarn purchases at Maple View Farm during the event period. Shop the store, meet the alpacas (and hopefully a cria or 2) and see the fiber mill!
Store hours during the “Haul” Mon-Sat 11-3 or by appointment. Contact mvfalpacas@gmail.com
FeltLOOM Rental
May 13th, 2019
The FeltLOOM rental schedule is updated thru July if you are interested in renting the machine to do your own felting.
Work-In List Re-Opening January, 2019
November 13th, 2018Thanks to everyone who continues to have us process their fiber … we appreciate it. As you know, we try to accommodate as many customer orders as possible by not only utilizing our reservation system but also by maintaining a work-in list for certain types of jobs (wash-pick-card). Our work-in list is ready to re-open and we will begin accepting work-in jobs in January, 2019. If you have some processing that fits the criteria and would like to be on the list, please contact us as soon as possible. The work-in list can fill up quickly. Thank you!
Holiday Open House is Just Around the Corner!
November 9th, 2018Vermont Fiber Mill & Studio and Maple View Farm Alpacas will host its annual holiday open house on November 24 and 25 from 11:00 am until 4:00 pm. Guests are invited to learn about alpacas, raised for breeding as well as their luxurious fiber. Visit the fiber mill and see a demonstration of the FeltLOOM, used to create felt fabric. Then browse the farm store for great holiday gifts made from luxurious alpaca. It’s always a fun weekend!
Work-In List Closed for Remainder of 2018
July 18th, 2018Thanks to everyone who continues to have us process their fiber … we appreciate it. As you know, we try to accommodate as many customer orders as possible by not only utilizing our reservation system but by maintaining a work-in list for certain types of jobs (wash-pick-card). Our work-in list is now quite long and as a result we are temporarily halting the acceptance of any additional work-in jobs for the remainder of 2018. If it looks like we are getting thru that list faster than anticipated, we will re-open it as soon as possible. Thank you!
Shearing at Maple View Farm
May 11th, 2018Visit the farm on shearing day to watch the alpacas get their annual shearing. May 24 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Contact us at mvfalpacas@gmail.com to let us know you plan to come by and we’ll firm up the time with you as the date gets closer.
Production Cycles are Full into 2020
May 10th, 2018Thank you all for keeping us steadily busy!
The mill works with production cycles and we take reservations. We are full for the remainder of 2018 as well as 2019 and into 2020.
If you want roving, rug yarn or batts (jobs that are just wash, pick, card), we will be accepting limited jobs to our work-in list mid year and later 2018 and into 2019. We work these jobs in when we are backed up at the spinner. Email vtfibermill@gmail.com if you are interested. Jobs larger than 20 lb and/or wanting other services, like spinning, dyeing, separating or felting should be scheduled in a cycle.
If you would like a recommendation for a mill that may be able to accept your fiber, please email us at vtfibermill@gmail.com.
Maple View Farm will be at the Fiber Festival of New England
October 29th, 2017Maple View Farm Alpacas will once again be at the Fiber Festival of New England in Springfield, MA. Great time to start thinking of those holiday gifts! Stop by and see what’s new. We have a good supply of our yarn spun at VT Fiber Mill. http://www.easternstatesexposition.com/p/fiberfestival
Maple View Farm will be at the Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival
September 25th, 2017Maple View Farm Alpacas will once again be at the Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival on October 5 & 6 in Tunbridge, VT. It looks like it will be a beautiful fall weekend, perfect for buying alpaca yarn or an alpaca vest for these cooler days. We have a good supply of our yarn spun at VT Fiber Mill. Stop by and see what’s new! http://vtsheepandwoolfest.com/
