https://www.raineycreekfiber.com/home daily 1.0 2022-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62572837b352720382af9360/604a35ba-c2cd-4294-a3ce-f3630e507dd2/IMG_5571.jpg Home - Our Fiber Learn more about our yarn and fiber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62572837b352720382af9360/693281aa-0b1d-49a0-a747-61ddfc7f549b/IMG_4828.JPG Home - Our Sheep Learn about our flock of Shetland sheep https://www.raineycreekfiber.com/about daily 0.75 2022-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62572837b352720382af9360/c58d01c0-70aa-420d-b71d-b0c2760740d2/judi.jpeg The Farm - About us I’m Judi, the owner and founder of Rainey Creek Fiber. I’ve been in the fiber world since 1979, raising Shetland and Border LeicesterxShetland sheep. I focus on luxury blend fibers for spinners, as well as offering wool by the pound or fleece. A little about me: aside from the business, I’m a wife, mother and a grandmother. I’ve been spinning for forty-five years, and weaving for even longer. Outside of the fiber arts, my passion is for gardening and family. https://www.raineycreekfiber.com/oursheep daily 0.75 2022-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62572837b352720382af9360/096190bf-f28d-404e-a1a2-22e2f2c6cbcd/IMG_5072.JPG Our Sheep - Shetland Sheep Shetland sweaters, hats, etc. were knit in an infinite variety of colored Fair Isle design patterns. Today, in North America, there is a resurgence of interest in mastering these old skills. One of the marvelous aspects of the Shetland is its variability within the breed. A small spinner’s flock can produce ultra-fine Shetland yarn for handknits as well as coarser, but equally gorgeous yarns suitable for sturdy socks and warm outer garments and remarkable tapestry yarns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62572837b352720382af9360/b7f5cd01-5257-4de9-8ea7-4dd6891fb692/group1.jpeg Our Sheep - Shetland sheep can show almost all possible sheep colors and patterns, although solid moorit (reddish brown) is most common. Many of the colors and patterns have Shetland dialect names derived from the Norn language formerly spoken in Shetland. Eleven main colors are recognized (most including many different shades): light grey, grey, white, emsket (dusky bluish-grey), musket (light greyish-brown), shaela (dark steely-grey), black, fawn, moorit (reddish brown), mioget (honey-toned, yellowish-brown), dark brown. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62572837b352720382af9360/77e0c777-40c8-4db0-b66d-da05c772a5ff/4molambs.jpg Our Sheep - Our Wool Our Wool Shetland wool is very soft and fine, with one of the widest ranges of natural colors of any sheep in the world. Most Shetland sheep are a single color however some have exciting marking patterns. Some are snow white while others are various shades of silvery gray to coal black. Still others are shades of brown ranging from a light champagne color through medium brown to a dark Hershey bar color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62572837b352720382af9360/c90f7b1f-4f23-4690-b126-2c126cd6fb9e/IMG_4098.JPEG Our Sheep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62572837b352720382af9360/1531d3d3-2810-4c2d-802a-e5f03e3dfd04/IMG_5215.jpg Our Sheep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62572837b352720382af9360/912c9cb4-c421-411d-99bf-9d47dc5dd515/IMG_4833.JPG Our Sheep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62572837b352720382af9360/68c75aaf-77f3-419b-b6fa-36ff1c3d73d1/IMG_5087.jpg Our Sheep https://www.raineycreekfiber.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-04-14 https://www.raineycreekfiber.com/take-action daily 0.75 2025-05-09 https://www.raineycreekfiber.com/shop daily 0.75 2023-03-31 https://www.raineycreekfiber.com/shop/yarn monthly 0.5 2025-10-11 https://www.raineycreekfiber.com/shop/p/foggymorning monthly 0.5 2025-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62572837b352720382af9360/1720986442159-N9348OD61107LMGGKC8X/IMG_7510.jpeg Shop - Foggy Morning