The best tool solves all the right problems. And when it solves most, if not all, of your and your customers' problems; when shearers buy it for each other, and then that shearer buys one for another to pay it forward because it's … READ MORE about Get Thee a Handypiece Pro
RAW MATERIAL
WORKING WOOL IN THE WEST
Follow a sweater with an “Italian Merino” label back far enough and chances are its life began not in Milan, but in Montana. Many people want to look behind the label and know where their clothes come from, but the textile supply chain — one of the most toxic on the planet — remains largely invisible. In Raw Material: Working Wool in the West, Stephany Wilkes tells the story of American wool through her own journey to becoming a certified sheep shearer.
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2020: Only the Good Stuff
Let's start with the big ones, first among them: these two. We are alive. All of our immediate family is alive, even those who had COVID-19, even those who spent time in the ICU because of it. We are so … READ MORE about 2020: Only the Good Stuff
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My Covid-19 Sheep Shearing Protocol
"What are you doing about shearing?" is a question I get daily, these pandemic days. This post is my lengthy answer. In the US, shearers are broadly considered ag workers, and ag workers are considered … READ MORE about My Covid-19 Sheep Shearing Protocol
About Stephany Wilkes
Stephany Wilkes is the author of Raw Material: Working Wool in the West. She is also a sheep shearer certified by the University of California Agricultural and Natural Extension Center, a wool classer certified by the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), and the President of the Northern California Fibershed Cooperative.
Stephany Wilkes resides in San Francisco where she serves surrounding agricultural regions.
SHEEP SHEARING, WOOL & RANCH SERVICES
I provide a range of services throughout the Bay Area and northern California including tiny flock shearing, wool processing, ranch hand assistance such as lambing as well as other livestock needs.
I work year round and in all kinds of weather. Please visit my services page and contact me with inquiries.