FETCHING FIBERS

Functional art handcrafted with local wool

The process starts on my little farm in Freeville, NY where I harvest beautiful fiber grown by my small flock of Shetland sheep.  I transform these incredible fibers into gorgeous functional items. There are many things to love about Shetland wool but I often also include other local wool, mohair, alpaca and angora I source from LocalFiber friends in the Finger Lakes region of New York. 
2021 Bag Collection. The amazing fibers used in this collection feature Shetland wool from my sheep, Inn Between Farm Finn wool, Lochan Mor Farm Leicester Longwool, , Windsong Farm Wensleydale locks, Laughing Goat Fiber Farm Mohair, GinLip Farm Border Leicester, Crooked Creek Farm multi-breed wool blend, Pine Corners Farm Mohair, Shepherd's Creek Farm Huacaya alpaca, Nistock Farm Cotswold wool, Forget Me Not Farm Jacob wool, Foxfire Farm Merino, Ellis Hollow Farm Tunis, and from fleeces sourced at the NYS Sheep & Wool fleece sale--Gotland locks, Lincoln Longwool, Romney wool. A little imported silk and bamboo here and there. Bridle leather for straps made by Lilley's Tack & Feed, and local leatherworker Darin Gillenwater. Leather lashed onto bags with handspun Laughing Goat Mohair yarn.

Where to find us 

  • LocalFiber Downtown Discovery Day - June 26, 2022
  • Press Bay Artist Market, November 27, 2021, 11-4pm, Press Bay Alley, 108-118 W Green St, Ithaca, NY
  • 2021 LocaFiber Popup Market - Hilton Garden Inn Ithaca, 130 Seneca St, Ithaca, NY. 
  • Freeville Farmers Market with Big Rock Farm. From May to September. Also, Freeville Mini Fiber Fest, Sept 
  • Winter Recess Fiber Fest @ La Tourelle, Ithaca, Monday Feb 17, 2020 
  • LocalFiber Popup Market Nov 21 - Dec 29, 2019 in Nothing/Nowhere Cafe inside of Home Green Home on the Commons in downtown Ithaca, NY
  • Press Bay Alley Holiday Market - Dec 23, 2019, 4:30 - 7:30
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Leicester longwool on Merino
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Leicester Longwool locks on brown Babydoll Southdown
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Gotland locks on black Shetland
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Wensleydale locks on grey Finn blend
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Leicester longwool on white Shetland
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"Muckle," Shetland wether at home at Big Rock Farm in Freeville, NY
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Big Rock Farm Shetland sheep
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Lincoln longwool on black Shetland
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Contact

Genevieve DeClerck
607-229-5196
Email
Fetching Fibers is a project of Big Rock Farm.
​Copyright @ 2019-2022, Genevieve DeClerck. All rights reserved, ​