Sallie's Fen Fibers LLC

It’s been a long time since any updates have been posted about the new mill building but wanted to share some exciting photos and give a little rundown of the progress! All of the siding, shingles and insulation installed. The electrical wiring, plumbing, and the HVAC system are in place. All of the drywall is done and the next steps are for plastering to begin, interior doors, and some interior finish work. Hoping the mill equipment will be here by the end of January. It’s been very exciting to watch the new building go up and the prospect of getting our customers’ fiber back in the mill is thrilling. The crew from Hadden Fine Carpentry LLC has been amazing and we are lucky to have them. It’s awesome to see the weekly progress. We will continue to post more updates as we get closer to finishing the new mill! Thank you all for the love and support you’ve shown throughout this process. -SFF

Thanks for all of the support for Sallie and the mill over the previous weeks. A few pictures of what happened last week. All of the debris and metal was removed, and the foundation and chimney pushed into the hole. This will eventually be where the new foundation and structure will be built.

Friends of Sallie’s Fen Fibers,

Sallie, my friend and boss, lost her home and the mill early Monday morning to a catastrophic fire. Everything was destroyed. Your support over the last few days has been amazing. A Go Fund Me has been set up to help her begin to get back on her feet. If you know Sallie and would like to donate the link is below. Thank you for continuing to come together and help support her.
-Amanda

www.gofundme.com/f/friends-of-sallies-fen-fibers?utm_campaign=p_cp_url&utm_medium=os&utm_source=customer

To all of our customers,

There was a catastrophic fire at the mill early this morning. Everyone is safe but the mill was lost. I don’t have more details at the moment but will update as we know more. Please be patient as we begin to sort through this.

SFF

We’re out here selling fiber goodies with and ! Come check it out from 10-1pm at Riverslea Farm in Epping. @ Riverslea Farm

Hey ho all you fiber animal keepers,

We are once again in shearing season! Very exciting times and all the thoughts about what your want to do with those beautiful fleeces are rolling through your head. I cannot remind you enough to start prepping your fleeces for processing as soon as they come off your animals. Skirt! Skirt! Skirt! It is the foundation of having the highest quality fiber that the particular fleece can achieve. Your end product will be no finer than the coarsest fiber present. So get rid of those belly, butt, leg, neck fibers; remove any f***s or veg ridden fiber in the blanket, as that will not come out during processing. I know it makes a lot of people nervous but it’s not difficult. Spend 10 minutes on a fleece and then move on (it also makes your mill operators much happier; we don’t want to skirt your fleeces and if you don’t we have to clean our equipment more often which takes a full day of full stop). We have some skirting videos posted on our webpage: salliesfenfibers.com so you can check those out for some guidance. Ask your fellow fiber friends for help too. They want you to be successful. Looking forward to getting your spring clips in!
-SFF

@ Barrington, New Hampshire

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Pop-Uo yesterday! We had a beautiful day and t was good to see you all again. We’ll be back at Riverslea with and in May 1st from 10-1pm for our next event. We’ll have some new fiber goodies for you too! @ Riverslea Farm

Where are you going to be tomorrow on a beautiful spring Saturday? At the Fiber Pop-Up! 10am-1pm at Riverslea Farm in Epping. Come out and support small business and feed your fiber stash. Without spring fairs happening this is the perfect opportunity to get some fresh and exciting roving, yarn, skins and other great products. Come say hi to us and and !

Emmett (aka The Biscuit King) may be skeptical of this flyer but he wants you to come and check out our next Fiber Pop-Up with and ! 10am-1pm April 10th at Riverslea Farm in Epping, NH. Come out and support local business and farms while feeding your fiber stash! @ Riverslea Farm

New 100% local Finn wool roving that will be available at the Fiber Pop-Up April 10th at Riverslea Farm in Epping. Come out from 10-1pm and feed your fiber stash! We will also have new 100% alpaca roving that is going to be processed next week.

The Ladies of the Fen want YOU to come to the Fiber Pop-Up April 10th 10am-1pm at Riverslea Farm in Epping NH! Come check out all the great local fiber products and support your small local farm and businesses. We’ll be there with our friends from Riverslea Farm and Great Bay Woolworks from Lee, NH.

A couple of new hand knit offerings made with Sallie’s Fen Fiber yarn that will be available at the Fiber Pop-Up April 10th 10-1pm at Riverslea Farm in Epping, NH. Come check it out!

We’re back at it again with our friends from Riverslea Farm and Great Bay Woolworks! Mark your calendars for April 10th, 10-1pm at Riverslea Farm in Epping for excellent spring fiber fun. Things look continue to look a little different this spring with lack of big festivals, but mask-up and come out and support our local pop-up and feed the fiber stash! Check out some of new products that will be there below, and everything that is offered in our Etsy store will be available at the pop-ups.

New fiber goodies are now up on our Etsy store! Go check out the new wool Sari Silk roving that came off the carder last week! Awesome color variations and a perfect cure for the winter blues.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/960734181/woolsari-silk-roving

SURPRISE! We are also dropping a fresh batch of everyone's favorite, our much lusted after, and sometimes fought over, MYSTERY ROVING is back in stock in the shop! The ultimate handspinners dream, twice (sometimes thrice or dare I say quadruple) carded roving that glides in your hand like "buttah".
https://www.etsy.com/listing/946350362/mystery-alpacawool-roving

https://www.etsy.com/listing/946351640/mystery-alpacawool-roving

We also have two brand new yarn offerings. Both contain locally sourced Finn wool: a 3ply DK 50/50 wool/alpaca blend, and a 2 ply Worsted 100% wool yarn. Awesome feel on these two lots and super limited small batch. Get 'em before they're gone.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/960725663/3-ply-dk-alpacawool-yarn

https://www.etsy.com/listing/946770348/2-ply-worsted-wool-yarn

So head on over to our Etsy shop and check out the new offerings! Additionally, our shop at the Fen is open for in person shopping by appointment only and we are happy to have people come and check out product. We ask that you please email or give us a call to make sure we can be around to help you in the shop. So mask-up and come feed your fiber stash!

Fiber folks! We have new roving coming off the drum carder today that will be in our shop and up on Etsy next week. 80% Finn wool from a local farm in Kingston, NH and 20% pulled Sari silk. Fun colors to brighten your winter spinning! Stay tuned for the link to our Etsy store or give us a call or email to set up a time to come to the shop. Will be sold in 4oz bags.

Fiber friends,

We have some extra special,super limited-edition, super local, one-of-a-kind skeins of yarn for sale! All of these skeins were processed here at the mill and overdyed by our friend, Riverslea Farm in Epping. The skeins in the picture are the only ones available, so once gone, they are gone. Find the details below. A perfect last minute gift for that fiber lover in your family! If you would like to come to the shop and check them out in person reach out to us and we can set up a safe appointment time. You can also give us a shout on here we would be happy to ship.

3ply Worsted, 200yds/skein
~4.0oz/skein
70% alpaca
30% comb top Merino

$20/skein

If shipped, there will be a shipping charge.

Individual skeins contain slight color variations.

Hey ho to all you fiber fans out there! Our two new yarns are up in the etsy store today. We have two limited run wool(Finn) and sari silk blends up for sale. Beautiful vibrant colors make these yarns playful and luxurious for your next project. Go check them out on Etsy before they are gone or email/call the shop to set up a time to come and visit our store! It will make a fun addition to your holiday shopping.



https://www.etsy.com/listing/779037930/2-ply-dk-woolsari-silk-yarn?ref=shop_home_active_2&frs=1

https://www.etsy.com/listing/792942837/3-ply-worsted-woolsari-silk-yarn?ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1

2 ply DK wool/sari silk yarn 2 ply DK yarn. 85% wool (Finn), 15% sari silk. A super soft and vibrant new yarn for us. A wonderful Finn fleece blended with red sari silk for a splash of color. Has a great feel and will be perfect for you next knitting project. COLD WATER WASH. All of our yarn is produced in a small mini-mill in

New makes in the works at the mill this week for our shop! They will be great holiday gifts for your fiber loving friends and family. Stay tuned for the finished product!

April Surprise wants you to know it’s fleecy Friday! What is your favorite fiber project right now?

The mill just bought some BEAUTIFUL Finn fleeces for our own personal use! We are jazzed to make some new products with these beautiful fleeces. Updates will follow as we decide what we want to create with these special treats.

250 lbs of raw wool dropped off from a new customer. This is a big! order for us so we are lovingly referring to it as “the big wool” 🐏🐑🐑🐏

Come check out what we are doing this Saturday!

Mask up and come get some more local artisan fiber products this weekend to feed your stash for the winter woes! 10am-1pm at Riverslea Farm in Epping. Sallie’s Fen Fibers, Great Bay Woolworks, and Riverslea Farm.

On the drum carder at this very moment is our new 75% alpaca 25%dyed Merino comb top blend! Check out how well this new color of comb top blends with the rose grey alpaca. This is going to be one single of our new, limited batch, 3 ply Sport yarn available exclusively at the Fiber Pop Up this Saturday, Nov. 7th from 10-1pm at Riverslea Farm in Epping. Mask up and come visit us!

Mask up and come get some more local artisan fiber products this weekend to feed your stash for the winter woes! 10am-1pm at Riverslea Farm in Epping. Sallie’s Fen Fibers, Great Bay Woolworks, and Riverslea Farm.