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About Mary's Little Lambs

My name is Mary and for over 30 years I have been raising Romney-Merino sheep in the Ozark Hills and creating warm woolies using their wool.
My journey began at the age of 14 when I discovered the art of knitting. In 1994, I took a leap of faith and purchased a spinning wheel kit along with a couple of sheep, eager to learn everything I could about wool production, sheep husbandry, owning a business. I assembled the wheel from a kit so I could understand how it worked and learned which sheep breed to raise for good wool products. Through self-study and guidance from a spinning guild, I mastered the skills of raising sheep and transforming their wool into beautiful products. 
The area where I moved, sheep were not common, so I had to learn everything on my own from the library and University Extension.  After I learned enough about raising sheep and preparing wool (shearing, cleaning, carding, spinning) I started Mary's Little Lambs Products.

 

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After shearing the sheep, I sort and prepare the wool. From there a few things can happen. Sometimes I spin and dye the yarn, knit, and/or weave with the wool myself. Often, in order to provide an even wider variety of warm woolies, I partner with several small mills in the USA to create my products.

 

Each year I try to incorporate new items into my inventory.  I also utilize recycled materials to create one-of-a-kind sweater mittens, as well as weave rugs, scarves and placemats.

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All the things I do makes my heart sing and I love what I do.  Raising sheep is so fun but there is also a lot of work.  I enjoy hard work and being around the flock so the next step was natural to spin the wool and make socks for everyone I know.

You can't have warm woolies without sheep! All the friends have big personalities. And of course you can't forget the sheepdogs! Meet the flock behind it all.

You can't have warm woolies without sheep! All the friends have big personalities. And of course you can't forget the sheepdogs! Meet the flock behind it all.

Meet the Flock

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Hear from happy customers who have gotten their own warm woolies from Mary's Little Lambs!

Testimonials

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