Thanks for watching! Like or Slug will put you in the feedlot! Edit: to clarify the title, we DO sell the wool via auction (like most wool) which it then becomes a carpet, etc. But the title is in reference to why I can't sell wool to youtube viewers and how much it costs to make it into a product.
Not liking this video…. I want to be spun into Wool….. Sad that we can make shit plastic wool cheaper than real wool… Bet spotlight Wool comes from Chynaaaa
I absolutely love your sunglasses! They are such a pretty color :) Are they a certain brand by chance? Asking cuz with the work you do, those glasses must be pretty durable & I need a new pair of sturdy sunglasses but the only ones that I can ever find that actually hold up over time always end up being boring black or some hideous shade of lime green-yellow.
Hi Tara I am wondering exactly how you drench your lambs. My uncle has a HORRIBLE time with his, he has them literally spit the drench out or get only part so I am wondering how y'all do it.
@@michellebolen3892 it's a very hands-on technique that's easier to demonstrate than explain. Basically you want to stay over the tongue, not too far in, not too far out, a smooth squeeze not a rapid squirt... really, the easiest way is to find out when a more experienced neighbour or some one is drenching a herd, go help them for a day and learn from them. They'll likely welcome the assistance and want you to learn the right way to have healthy animals over the fence from them. Maybe a local supplier might have some more info.
Hi Tara, I'm an Aussie knitter and spinner, living near Albury. I'd love to take a road trip to your farm and buy some fleece from you, maybe I could knit you a beanie and gloves from your own sheep as a thank you for the hours of entertainment you've given us with your channel
You're right about the wool selling issues. People don't realise the many hours of work involved in trying to create a product to a level suitable for sale. You didn't even bring up the delays involved. You can either sell a bale of wool at market value, or you can take it to scrubber, wait, go back and pick it up, then take it to the next process, go home and return another day to collect it... and so on down the line, it'll be days off the farm. Add the costs of packaging, the amount of money you risk by processing so much stock vs potentially limited sales. also you have to tie up money heaps of money sitting in a product that is only going to bought by people who want one small ball to sit on a shelf. You could be shearing the same sheep again next year by the time the whole process is undertaken.
I'm not an expert in the area but I feel like wool lost some of its value and demand when people shifted from natural fibers to synthetic ones. I'm not sure how artificial fibers are done (the process and all that) but they tend to be cheaper and more readily available than pure wool. Wool takes a lot of work but the lack of demand and amount of middle men means you're living on razor thin profit margins (if at all). If you want to profit off wool you need to have the means to process it all (or most of it) yourself, otherwise it's not worth it.
And some people still not getting it is wild to me. "i WoUlD bUy SoMe" yeah great a handful of people that will all require international shipping for a novelty product is really going to make a commercial farm change their entire business model.
@@mcgoo721 And all this with the help of industrialization. Imagine how costly and time consuming this would be if this was all still done by hand. No wonder clothes in the past were made to last... with how expensive (and often times custom made) they were, people couldn't exactly afford new ones every season. In a way, we're lucky to have factories with the technology to keep up global demand, and in a way that is still affordable. Sure, mass production has it's downsides, but unless people can suddenly afford things 3-5x more expensive for the sake of quality and durability, this is what we have for now.
Clothes were made to last, and also most everyone, but especially women, had knowledge of repairing thing as they happened. The majority of women in the past were taught how to patch, sew, darn their clothes so they lasted longer. And also clothes now are still hand made, its not really feasible for a machine to make it, fabric is just too shifty, so all your clothing is made by someone sewing it, usually in terrible conditions for as little as the owner can get away with.
@@ivoryowlsynthetic fibers are mostly..... Wait for it...... Plastics!!! And so made from oil!!! We ABSOLUTELY need to go back to natural fibers! They are more ecological and more comfortable! I live in a place where it gets to -30C in winter and wool will always be better!! Sheepskin is also better for boots!
Making a living by farming is much harder than you make it look. "You know, farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field." Our Pres. Eisenhower
"Like or Slug will spin you into wool". I wasn't feeling threatened until that statement. We don't know Typo's skill at spinning. Walking on eggshells❣️
@TaraFarms, I just wanted to let you know a little something about the knitting/crochet/crafting community… they actually are used to paying $20-$30 USD per skein. Every time I go to a yarn show or expedition or go to a new yarn shop, there’s always new yarn to buy… and it’s always pricey! It’s come to be expected. For a while I was buying raw wood and dying it myself, but that gets tricky because like some fabrics, not all wood will take the color the same way. I had even used one color and it came out a completely different one! I’ve knitted myself and a few friends and family members sweaters that cost a fortune! Almost $300 for my ex- fiancé and almost $400 for a matching heirloom baby sweater, blanket, booties set. Sorry for this long comment, but I want you to know that there is a market for handmade/hand dyed yarn. I just don’t know if you really have the time to invest in it with the farm and all! But you seem to have a lot more energy than me, that’s for sure! I’m an old lady of 49 years who couldn’t imagine running around with sheep all day and then are even entertaining the idea of picking up a new hobby… you go girl!
Keen knitters love the experience of using beautiful pure wool. Using commercial product especially acrylic, is like knitting with string. There's just no comparison. Choosing a yarn for a garment you want to put time in to isn't just an economic decision.
@@suewillmott8056 absolutely! Every fiber has its place. Like acrylic is washable which makes it great for baby blankets and afghans. Care instructions are another thing to consider when making something
yeah, I was going to say the yarn I typically buy is about $26 per 100g, and then I have to also pay shipping from Canada on top of that! While I can absolutely see it not being worth the effort, the prices aren't outrageous
i'm trying to learn to crochet!!!!! i am failing miserably. i can't read the patterns. any tips?? i don't understand what increase/decrease means, i don't know what i'm supposed to increase/decrease. where can i learn this more easily than 10 videos per stitch i make. it's confusing and time consuming and im not making progress!
Hi, as an American with too much money, agree with this. You have to realize lots of us people in America get paid over $100,000 a year just to help old people with their computers.
@@Kazihirom I'm sure this is in a different dimension right? The economy here in the States right now is dire at worst and laughable at best. Everyone wants to underpay for any kind of work, it's a recession powered by corporate greed.
I think Tara massively underestimates how invested we all are in their operation, how fascinating it is to watch the processes, and how much we genuinely enjoy her content. Boring as shit? Never!
Love ya ol mate ❤. Now back in 1950s when i was a kid, wool was worth one pound ( a quid or 20 shillings a pound. No decimal in those days) . Black Leg was a disease back then and lots of sheep died. At 14yo i sold a big trailer load for 500 quid. We had woollen mills in Benalla and Wangaratta. All gone now to fc'n China. Yes and in the 1980s, Hawke and Keating time, they absolutely fc'd up the wòol industry 😮😮 and our sheep industry has virtually collapsed.. I went to the Benalla technical school and studied agriculture, also 3 years of motor mechanics, welding, carpentry and joinery, sheet metal, fitting and turning and lastly wool classing .yep and maths and science and English, social studies, art and clay modelling, solid geometry and Technical drawing. Loved every bit of it. Technical schools closed down in ""yes "" in the 1980s also since then a large number of Agricultural Coleges have closed down. ALL forced to universities THAT HAVE FAILED THE COUNTRY.. So darl'n there's a bit of reality. Keep up ya great videos. Sorry for wafling on. ❤❤😂😢
Good to see green grass on pasture. You guys had a good system working sheep. Typo always looks like she's so unbothered. Always glad to see when you post. Thank you for all the entertainment!!!
Dont sing it on utube. You will get struck . My friend had her channel suspended for having the lovely happy vegimite song on without permission 😢 we had a lovely sing along and then she disappeared for months 😢😢😢
Sandi sells her wool for like $30+, they sell out almost instantly. You'd be surprised at what us Americans will pay for TH-camr products. I've been trying for MANY launches to get my hands on some from Sandi, I always miss the launch and even a few hours after launch, the wool is the very first thing sold out. Talk to her ❤ put it this way, can I go to a craft store and get it cheaper, yes, but just like you can go to a regular store to get Disney merch, it's not the same as getting it directly from Disneyland. People don't mind paying premium for special stuff. Your wool classifies as special bc you have built a community online of fans. Be proud of that.
Agree, not afraid to pay premium when knowing all the premium is going directly to the producer, vs all the middle companies that only allows a tiny profit for the producer. I like buying fruit/veg from roadside stalls as I know that they picked em from the fields behind the stall. I'm happy to pay store prices directly to the farmer. I've see Sandi keep her bales until she has enough wool to send for processing. Definitely reach out to Sandi and see if it might be a profitable endeavor.
She is right Tara we will spend lots. Find someone that could make felting kits for you and sell those. Trust me I am trying to get our little market going so we don’t have to milk a million cows to make a living 🙄🙄retail dollars is better than ag wholesale dollars
At 8:17 I've found my sheepy twin! All the other sheep hop off the trailer normally. One falls off backwards, trips on it's own leg, checks to see if anyone noticed... Pretty sure that's me a dozen times a day.
Tara, Wanted you to know. Your biggest fan is here in USA. Hes 10 months old. I put you on in the background when he couldnt even open his eyes and hed fall alseep to the sounds of your lambs. Now he laughs and stares at the screen for you and Asmongold. He started crawling by himself to get closer to the TV just to see you better. Thank you for being Will`s introduction to farming content. He cant wait for your next video he says...I think? He mostly babbles.
So, something to keep in mind, Tara… in America, we can’t get 100 grams of solid wool for $6. I nearly cried in Spotlight. 😂 Just checking our version of, well, technically probably more like Lincraft, but whatever, and 50 grams of wool starts around $8 - $10. If I want 100 grams of American wool, I can look at paying around $18. And none of that is, of course, the nicer small batch yarn… but you might wanna spend a little time looking around American yarn shops to see what people spend on small batch wool yarn,… I think you might be surprised!
@@agentvictoria4021 What biosecurity permits are you thinking of? (Tara already covered shipping, and that’s not going to be a huge issue for yarn people, especially since we are accustomed to paying for shipping for online yarn purchases.)
@@TaraFarms My husband also pointed out that if we DO want Aussie or New Zealand wool, Americans are often looking at $30-$50 per 100 grams. (And all my figures are in USD.) (I’m very seriously just going to shop for 100% wool on Spotlight or Lincraft and ship to my father-in-law, and have him send it to me. It’ll still be cheaper than buying in America!)
i nabbed a bita wool from a local sheep farm and gave spinning it a try, fuck me it was an eye opener (as someone raised in london lol) it took faaaakin ages, made myself a handhelf spindlethingy, combed it out with a fine dog hair brush and DIY all sorts lol, yeah it took fucking forever and i literally didnt have enough to make a pair of socks with (probably) the rant brought all that back. youve got such character, i love hearing you speak! fingers crossed some local spinners reach out that would be a cool thing for the universe to make happen
Love that first shot of lambs unloading in the paddock. And the "boring" time lapse in the shed was actually fascinating. Thank you for sharing your world with us!
There is something great about watching work done, and you've shown it beautifully with music at the same volume and the video sped up slightly. It's a perfect way to show it, imo.
Sandy did a " why I don't sell wool " episode as well way back when. I was a knitter but last made a sweater 20 yrs ago. The price in wool alone to make a sweater was close to $250 Cdn. Never mind pure Merino/alpaca/cashmere. Don't even go there. Easily over $400 Cdn. Labor? Don't even try to factor that in. You have to put some 400 hrs in for free. I stopped knitting.😂😂😂 Love ur channel Tara. You and Sandy. Both so different but so fabulous and hardest working shepardesses on the Internet!!! ❤️ From 🇨🇦
Love to see the normal stuff like this...real work, real planning, real professional. Please do more of these long videos. I may never get to work or tour a real sheep farm, so this is great. Almost as good as in person, but no poop smells.
Looking at all the wool in my wishlist differently now. Its expensive to even get all the wool you need to crochet one blanket. I knew there were a lot of steps before it was even made into the 100g ball of coloured wool that you buy, but I didn't realise how expensive it was to do so little. The return would not be worth it in the long run. Very insightful video, Tara. This kind of thing isn't talked about enough.
Congratulations Tara, its nice to know that myself and 299,999 other Subscriber's love your videos....It's funny how becoming an overnight success takes years of hard work and effort, and I think you deserve all your success and much more to come!!!
Thanks for the great videos and sharing how much work goes in to producing all the things that we just take for granted (guilty as charged) when all we have to do is fill up a supermarket trolley. And we don't even have to do that now; they'll just bring it to your front door. Thanks to your videos I've got a renewed respect for everyone that works the land and puts food on our table. We don't appreciate farmers enough in Australia, so I'd just like to pay my respect and appreciation.
Hi Tara. Just wanted to add a couple bits of data if you were interested. You're definitely in the ballpark on the costs of processing the wool, as someone who's been on the fringes when other people considered doing this (in Australia). I've bought semi-bulk quantities for dyeing before, pre-pandemic, and I was looking at minimum US$11-12 per 100g for hanks of undyed merino yarn (minimum 10 per style, US$250 minimum order), and that was from a pretty massive processor (and the shipping back to AU would add at least a third if not more). It would probably be more now since we are five years on, maybe someone can enlighten us? Good brands might sell hanks of dyed merino yarn as cheap as US$17/100g but it's generally US$25+. Merino usually does carry a premium over other breeds.
Merino is definitely more because of what it is. I rang a few places not many will spin small amount and those who do charge heaps for it. I think most wool is shipped to China then processed and returned back here as product.
@@TaraFarms Too many people are shipping raw materials to china in my opinion. But that is based on growing up in an america that actually produced products in the 1960s to 1980s. Corporate greed killed the majority of manufacturing in the US. Paying a living wage is still profitable in america - I was earning $30 US/hour at a union biscuit (cookie) factory making name-brand products. You make more money selling manufactured products then you do just selling raw materials - that was from one of my high school classes 40+ years ago.
When I first found you I was looking up working kelpies and you came up, you only had something like 10,000 people on your channel 😊 now look at you, so many more people on your channel ❤❤❤ keep up the great work, you bloody riper 😂❤
I'm very happy to see that y'all have been getting rain and that the grass/crops are growing, I hope it continues for as long as you need it! I'm a hobby felter so for me the wool would only need to be cleaned, maybeee carded too for batting and filler mostly, BUT it is still A LOT to deal with so I don't blame you one bit for not wanting to get into all that! If at some point down the line you ever decide you want to, and find a way for it to really be cost effective for you, I would be interested. Maybe it can be a patreon perk lmao (jk) I know it's not easy having a farm and now a bigger social media presence on top of that too so thank you for going out of your way to educate us and show us what you do. 💖🐑
You do you! It's never boring. It's educational, yes, but also entertaining. Your commentary is spot on with delightful sarcasm but also keeping it honest and real. And then there is the SLUG. Typos skills have improved so much as I have been watching. Nothing beats that look of non amusement he gives sometimes. Lol 😂 My grandfather helped to raise cattle for the nearby dairy, and we always loved visiting his farm. My life turned in many directions and these days the closest I get is helping my landlords with their horses when they go out of town. Nothing is more rewarding. Keep up the great work!! Be yourself and your people will watch faithfully. If not Slug can chase them away!! ❤❤❤
Wool is a fantastic fabric. It does not need to be washed often, is thermo -regulating, holds dyes well, and is now very comfortable to wear next to the skin. It is less resistant to tearing than synthetics and susceptible to moth infestation, but I still end up wearing it and buying it at twice the cost of synthetics or cotton. I even have some Tasmanian wool cycling wear.
You do the drenching etc like a well oiled machine. Also, there has to be one in every crowd, loved the lamb who decided sliding backwards down the ramp was more effective than hopping out frontwards like all the others 😂
Don’t feed them after midnight and don’t get them wet. Love the green grass. Hope you get more rain for more grass. Still making coats. I will send them when I have made lots.
Thank you, I just started putting your last lot on these lambs. I think after this lot I'll be good for the rest of this year, only have 2.5-3k ewes left to lamb. I'll need to go through them all and see what's still good enough for next year :)
As an American who knits i an used to spending between $20 to $40 usd for 100 grams of wool from small sellers. Yes i can get it for a little less from large box stores but half the yarn i buy is from smaller sellers.
Your videos really are the highlight of my Wednesday lunches, I'm so glad I followed you. I do think that some of your followers would absolutely pay $30-$40 per 100g of your pet sheep's wool. (I absolutely would if I could afford it.) It probably still wouldn't be worth it from your end, though! That's an awful lot of effort for not a lot of payoff. Anyway. I hope you're having a lovely day/night/timezone and I hope all is well :)
Omggg I wish I could do the spinning for you! Even production spinning is slower than millspun, tho. I will say, knitters def spend 27 on a hank of wool 😅 the hard part is the marketing!
I loved crocheting but it was a very expensive project and hobby. I wanted to make my grandsons special birth blankets, I wanted Bernat fluffy wool and at the time I could only get it from America I needed 6 ball per blanket for a cot sized blanket I think it was like $160 per blanket. I’m glad I did it but it is to expensive for me not to mention I’m legally blind and can’t any more . I never understood the whole spinning yarn bit . I love wool but I can totally understand why your farm doesn’t sell it’s wool. It’s not worth it and farmers have rough times ,like you just had to feed the animals due to no rain not to mention a dry summer then that’s another story. All that to say I understand . Gosh watching your videos makes my legs tired for you , oh to be young again lol.thanks Tara as always a great video. Btw I will tell you what I used to say to Sandi. We come for the lambs but we stay for you ❤have a great rest of your week xox
Absolutely when you're doing big projects like blankets you go through so much wool! Problem I have is I'm usually bored of big stuff before I finished it lol
@@TaraFarms yup I hear you ,I stopped doing blankets once my son said two babies were plenty lol. I did a few tote bags and if friends asked I’d do a lap blanket for them but that was it. I taught myself well TH-cam taught me when I was bed ridden for a few months, it got me through some long nights . Anyway you’re doing enough sweet more than enough xox
"get keen, get excited!” *protracted struggle with trailer gate* for real though, glad you do the explaining of the intricacies of each day of farming and giving us townies a glimpse of the immense amount of knowledge and skill it takes to run a farm, and the sheer grind of it. we take it for granted just going down the shops, and i'm glad to have the understanding, myself.
Ugh, only back in the USA a week from Australia, and just seeing the low winter sun and big blue sky is a pang of homesickness… and I’m not an Aussie (yet).
@@TaraFarms Oh, love it. Third trip over; benefit of being married to an Aussie and all. Went up to Cairns to see the reef and just relax for a few days before getting into three whirlwind of “haven’t been back since 2016.” (We were supposed to go in 2020… and then last year, but my husband shattered five ribs, collapsed a lung, and shattered his ankle in 5 spots 3 weeks before we were due to leave.) Drove from Cairns to Brisbane, with stops at Mackay and then a few days in Hervey Bay for a wedding, then hopped a plane down to Adelaide for the remainder of the trip, to spend time with the family. We are very seriously considering a move to Adelaide in the next couple of years. Only thing I was salty about was the utter lack of seeing wildlife. I was napping when the cassowary popped up alongside the road (thank everything for having the GoPro recording the drive!), and other than that…. 🤷🏼♀️ We didn’t find any wild kangaroos til the very last evening we were there, I saw no wombats at all, I only saw the butt of a possum… I did finally see a lot of fruit bats, which was glorious, but still. It was incredibly anemic compared to my other trips. We’ll be back in 2026; when there aren’t pandemics or moves for jobs, we’re on an every-two-year trip cycle. Takes about that long to save up for the business class tickets and lodging. All I know is that I’m hoping to drive from Brisbane to Sydney that trip; then I’ll have driven the distance from Cairns to Adelaide, and how many folks can say that?
I have learned so much from you. Thank you for taking the time to explain the wool and other aspects of Aussie sheep farming. We had a cattle farm when I was little and i wondered about the process but was unable to ask the relevant people and was too young to remember. Anyway. Really appreciate you sharing what actually goes on as a farmer
Yeah, prepping and then shipping merch products from your wool would be incredibly expensive and time consuming. Sandi Brock gets her wool processed and made up into products but she's been able to find a couple of vendors to do all the prep at one time, and then all the product prep, but it still takes a LOT of time and effort. Us fans appreciate the effort and sell her out of her launches pretty quick, but like you said, a good part of us are in the States so shipping is just a bit more cost effective since she's just over the border in Canada, although it is still not cheap. I completely understand why you decided to nix the wool merch. I' m hoping other merch may be easier to handle - I'd love a Tara t-shirt with one of your custom drawings on it! 😄 Thanks as always for the content you share of your farm and life, and Slug, of course! Cheers from here in Summerville, South Carolina, in the States. ❤🐑❤
You are so amusing to watch!! Shocking to see Australia cold while Canada is warm!! Absolutely love the content!! I don’t find any of it boring, I usually wouldn’t have the attention span to watch a entire 27 min video but I lived on a farm for a few years so I just find it so cool to see everything you do
Tara, thanks so much for talking about ewe beauty. After seeing it on your channel I decided to try some items and they have now become one of my favourite places to shop!
I'm watching this wearing an Australian merino wool crew-neck top. It's mega-cold here in Nelson Bay, NSW and I'm toasty warm. PS. My late mother-in-law was promotions manager for the Australian Wool Board in the 1950s or 1960s. She organised fashion shown in Paris, Tokyo, etc. It was a big, profitable business then.
A lot of the wool you see online is blended with acrylic etc to make it less expensive. I love spinning Merino top. Been spinning wool, alpaca, cashmere (blended with silk), quiviut, and other fibers since the 1990s. I also weave (floor loom), needlefelt, and knit. You’d be surprised how much I’ve spent for white ultrafine micron count Merino. Good wool is a joy to spin and then weave or knit a gift for someone else
They have been experimenting with treat wool as a cavity insulation. I have been looking at fibres to strenghten concrete and thus reducing cement, so saving carbon.
I am so glad there are folks like Tara and Slug...Sheep look like a lot of dang work!!! I'll stick with my course of employment no where near sheep thank you very much!!
The market for wool has also collapsed, which resulted in the market being flooded with wool making basically any wool thats not merino or higher quality not even worth shearing. Also fucken love your videos mate, im a 16 yr who is trying to get into shearing, bloody love working with sheep. Keep your content going mate, love from Farwest NSW
One of my favorite books as a kid (IDk why) was The Goat in the Rug. It goes through all the steps of making wool into usable yarn and then weaving it into a rug, including the natural dyes used in North America to color the yarn which I always found fascinating.
I love watching videos (like Jillianeve has a series where she’s done it) where they buy a whole fleece and do the spinning themselves. Like people will buy unwashed fleece at one price tier, and buy scoured and carded wool at another. I think for you, the profit margins would make more sense to do it that way. Even if you just did that with your pet sheep. I love your videos. If you decided to do that, I think people would eat it up! Keep up the awesome work!
Thanks for watching! Like or Slug will put you in the feedlot!
Edit: to clarify the title, we DO sell the wool via auction (like most wool) which it then becomes a carpet, etc. But the title is in reference to why I can't sell wool to youtube viewers and how much it costs to make it into a product.
Not liking this video…. I want to be spun into Wool…..
Sad that we can make shit plastic wool cheaper than real wool…
Bet spotlight Wool comes from Chynaaaa
I absolutely love your sunglasses! They are such a pretty color :)
Are they a certain brand by chance? Asking cuz with the work you do, those glasses must be pretty durable & I need a new pair of sturdy sunglasses but the only ones that I can ever find that actually hold up over time always end up being boring black or some hideous shade of lime green-yellow.
I'm happy with my wool insulation in the house.
Hi Tara I am wondering exactly how you drench your lambs. My uncle has a HORRIBLE time with his, he has them literally spit the drench out or get only part so I am wondering how y'all do it.
@@michellebolen3892 it's a very hands-on technique that's easier to demonstrate than explain. Basically you want to stay over the tongue, not too far in, not too far out, a smooth squeeze not a rapid squirt... really, the easiest way is to find out when a more experienced neighbour or some one is drenching a herd, go help them for a day and learn from them. They'll likely welcome the assistance and want you to learn the right way to have healthy animals over the fence from them. Maybe a local supplier might have some more info.
Hi Tara, I'm an Aussie knitter and spinner, living near Albury. I'd love to take a road trip to your farm and buy some fleece from you, maybe I could knit you a beanie and gloves from your own sheep as a thank you for the hours of entertainment you've given us with your channel
22:33 grateful for the PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN of WOOL PROCESSING...
Mind blown
I loved the journey of “no way it’s not happening!” To, “does anyone have a Nan whose bored?” lol I identified very strongly with this
Nothing you show us is boring, Tara. ❤
Because I trim the boring shit out 😂
The last one I saw had repeated plumbers crack. Not something on my wish list but funny as fk. But NO feet shots😂😂😂
You're right about the wool selling issues. People don't realise the many hours of work involved in trying to create a product to a level suitable for sale. You didn't even bring up the delays involved. You can either sell a bale of wool at market value, or you can take it to scrubber, wait, go back and pick it up, then take it to the next process, go home and return another day to collect it... and so on down the line, it'll be days off the farm. Add the costs of packaging, the amount of money you risk by processing so much stock vs potentially limited sales. also you have to tie up money heaps of money sitting in a product that is only going to bought by people who want one small ball to sit on a shelf. You could be shearing the same sheep again next year by the time the whole process is undertaken.
I'm not an expert in the area but I feel like wool lost some of its value and demand when people shifted from natural fibers to synthetic ones. I'm not sure how artificial fibers are done (the process and all that) but they tend to be cheaper and more readily available than pure wool. Wool takes a lot of work but the lack of demand and amount of middle men means you're living on razor thin profit margins (if at all). If you want to profit off wool you need to have the means to process it all (or most of it) yourself, otherwise it's not worth it.
And some people still not getting it is wild to me. "i WoUlD bUy SoMe" yeah great a handful of people that will all require international shipping for a novelty product is really going to make a commercial farm change their entire business model.
@@mcgoo721
And all this with the help of industrialization. Imagine how costly and time consuming this would be if this was all still done by hand. No wonder clothes in the past were made to last... with how expensive (and often times custom made) they were, people couldn't exactly afford new ones every season.
In a way, we're lucky to have factories with the technology to keep up global demand, and in a way that is still affordable. Sure, mass production has it's downsides, but unless people can suddenly afford things 3-5x more expensive for the sake of quality and durability, this is what we have for now.
Clothes were made to last, and also most everyone, but especially women, had knowledge of repairing thing as they happened. The majority of women in the past were taught how to patch, sew, darn their clothes so they lasted longer. And also clothes now are still hand made, its not really feasible for a machine to make it, fabric is just too shifty, so all your clothing is made by someone sewing it, usually in terrible conditions for as little as the owner can get away with.
@@ivoryowlsynthetic fibers are mostly..... Wait for it...... Plastics!!! And so made from oil!!! We ABSOLUTELY need to go back to natural fibers! They are more ecological and more comfortable!
I live in a place where it gets to -30C in winter and wool will always be better!! Sheepskin is also better for boots!
Making a living by farming is much harder than you make it look.
"You know, farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you're a thousand miles from the corn field."
Our Pres. Eisenhower
Every time you get into the ute it spawns another dog
Lol they seem to all be on the back of the utes 😂
"Like or Slug will spin you into wool". I wasn't feeling threatened until that statement. We don't know Typo's skill at spinning. Walking on eggshells❣️
@TaraFarms, I just wanted to let you know a little something about the knitting/crochet/crafting community… they actually are used to paying $20-$30 USD per skein. Every time I go to a yarn show or expedition or go to a new yarn shop, there’s always new yarn to buy… and it’s always pricey! It’s come to be expected. For a while I was buying raw wood and dying it myself, but that gets tricky because like some fabrics, not all wood will take the color the same way. I had even used one color and it came out a completely different one! I’ve knitted myself and a few friends and family members sweaters that cost a fortune! Almost $300 for my ex- fiancé and almost $400 for a matching heirloom baby sweater, blanket, booties set. Sorry for this long comment, but I want you to know that there is a market for handmade/hand dyed yarn. I just don’t know if you really have the time to invest in it with the farm and all! But you seem to have a lot more energy than me, that’s for sure! I’m an old lady of 49 years who couldn’t imagine running around with sheep all day and then are even entertaining the idea of picking up a new hobby… you go girl!
Keen knitters love the experience of using beautiful pure wool. Using commercial product especially acrylic, is like knitting with string. There's just no comparison. Choosing a yarn for a garment you want to put time in to isn't just an economic decision.
@@suewillmott8056 absolutely! Every fiber has its place. Like acrylic is washable which makes it great for baby blankets and afghans. Care instructions are another thing to consider when making something
yeah, I was going to say the yarn I typically buy is about $26 per 100g, and then I have to also pay shipping from Canada on top of that! While I can absolutely see it not being worth the effort, the prices aren't outrageous
i'm trying to learn to crochet!!!!! i am failing miserably.
i can't read the patterns. any tips?? i don't understand what increase/decrease means, i don't know what i'm supposed to increase/decrease.
where can i learn this more easily than 10 videos per stitch i make. it's confusing and time consuming and im not making progress!
@@CocoTheDiamond lots of youtube videos on how to crochet
Tara is now driving a Ewe-Haul hehehe
Good memories. We had a ewe-haul bumper sticker on our live stock trailer growing up
Absolutely hysterical!!!
I'm marrying an American and I can tell you they will buy your wool with a mark up. They will buy it as a novelty. I love your videos, keep at it :)
Hi, as an American with too much money, agree with this. You have to realize lots of us people in America get paid over $100,000 a year just to help old people with their computers.
Also an American. Who wants to be scratchy.
@@Kazihirom I'm sure this is in a different dimension right? The economy here in the States right now is dire at worst and laughable at best. Everyone wants to underpay for any kind of work, it's a recession powered by corporate greed.
I think Tara massively underestimates how invested we all are in their operation, how fascinating it is to watch the processes, and how much we genuinely enjoy her content. Boring as shit? Never!
Same. People who watch this type of content usually enjoy the 'boring' details the most!
Love ya ol mate ❤. Now back in 1950s when i was a kid, wool was worth one pound ( a quid or 20 shillings a pound. No decimal in those days) . Black Leg was a disease back then and lots of sheep died. At 14yo i sold a big trailer load for 500 quid. We had woollen mills in Benalla and Wangaratta. All gone now to fc'n China. Yes and in the 1980s, Hawke and Keating time, they absolutely fc'd up the wòol industry 😮😮 and our sheep industry has virtually collapsed.. I went to the Benalla technical school and studied agriculture, also 3 years of motor mechanics, welding, carpentry and joinery, sheet metal, fitting and turning and lastly wool classing .yep and maths and science and English, social studies, art and clay modelling, solid geometry and Technical drawing. Loved every bit of it. Technical schools closed down in ""yes "" in the 1980s also since then a large number of Agricultural Coleges have closed down. ALL forced to universities THAT HAVE FAILED THE COUNTRY.. So darl'n there's a bit of reality. Keep up ya great videos. Sorry for wafling on. ❤❤😂😢
Good to see green grass on pasture. You guys had a good system working sheep. Typo always looks like she's so unbothered. Always glad to see when you post. Thank you for all the entertainment!!!
Definitely is hopefully we get some good rain to make it grow so we can cut hay. Typo just exists and judges.
And now the Happy Little Vegemite song is stuck in my head. Thanks Tara haha
Excellent. It was stuck in my head after I said it lol
@@TaraFarms 100 years of Vegemite. Glad someone likes it. 😋 I find it too salty for my tastebuds. 🧂😆
Dont sing it on utube. You will get struck . My friend had her channel suspended for having the lovely happy vegimite song on without permission 😢 we had a lovely sing along and then she disappeared for months 😢😢😢
@@ssgtmole8610 on toast with avocado 🥑 😋
Sandi sells her wool for like $30+, they sell out almost instantly. You'd be surprised at what us Americans will pay for TH-camr products. I've been trying for MANY launches to get my hands on some from Sandi, I always miss the launch and even a few hours after launch, the wool is the very first thing sold out. Talk to her ❤ put it this way, can I go to a craft store and get it cheaper, yes, but just like you can go to a regular store to get Disney merch, it's not the same as getting it directly from Disneyland. People don't mind paying premium for special stuff. Your wool classifies as special bc you have built a community online of fans. Be proud of that.
Agree, not afraid to pay premium when knowing all the premium is going directly to the producer, vs all the middle companies that only allows a tiny profit for the producer. I like buying fruit/veg from roadside stalls as I know that they picked em from the fields behind the stall. I'm happy to pay store prices directly to the farmer. I've see Sandi keep her bales until she has enough wool to send for processing. Definitely reach out to Sandi and see if it might be a profitable endeavor.
I would say though, on top would be the Australian postal prices, which is more than Canadian
Well said, a fans would buy your hair for $100 to put in perspective
She is right Tara we will spend lots. Find someone that could make felting kits for you and sell those. Trust me I am trying to get our little market going so we don’t have to milk a million cows to make a living 🙄🙄retail dollars is better than ag wholesale dollars
At 8:17 I've found my sheepy twin! All the other sheep hop off the trailer normally. One falls off backwards, trips on it's own leg, checks to see if anyone noticed... Pretty sure that's me a dozen times a day.
😂
I also can relate. Bawhahaha
Yep me also
yyep!
Thought I was the only one who saw and felt that. 🤣❤🐑👀❤
The mind of a sheep is crazy to me. Theyre afraid of everything but once theyre caught theyre just like "welp. Guess ill just die."
Tara,
Wanted you to know. Your biggest fan is here in USA. Hes 10 months old. I put you on in the background when he couldnt even open his eyes and hed fall alseep to the sounds of your lambs. Now he laughs and stares at the screen for you and Asmongold. He started crawling by himself to get closer to the TV just to see you better.
Thank you for being Will`s introduction to farming content. He cant wait for your next video he says...I think? He mostly babbles.
that's adorable 😭
What you call boring and mundane, I find absolutely fascinating. I like watching the processes of my food.
Congrats on 300k subs, I legit thought you were past 1 million but you'll get there in no time.
So, something to keep in mind, Tara… in America, we can’t get 100 grams of solid wool for $6. I nearly cried in Spotlight. 😂 Just checking our version of, well, technically probably more like Lincraft, but whatever, and 50 grams of wool starts around $8 - $10. If I want 100 grams of American wool, I can look at paying around $18. And none of that is, of course, the nicer small batch yarn… but you might wanna spend a little time looking around American yarn shops to see what people spend on small batch wool yarn,… I think you might be surprised!
Now that’s interesting info, cheers!
Export costs as well as securing biosecurity permits make it difficult
@@agentvictoria4021 What biosecurity permits are you thinking of? (Tara already covered shipping, and that’s not going to be a huge issue for yarn people, especially since we are accustomed to paying for shipping for online yarn purchases.)
That’s really interesting, thank you
@@TaraFarms My husband also pointed out that if we DO want Aussie or New Zealand wool, Americans are often looking at $30-$50 per 100 grams. (And all my figures are in USD.)
(I’m very seriously just going to shop for 100% wool on Spotlight or Lincraft and ship to my father-in-law, and have him send it to me. It’ll still be cheaper than buying in America!)
i nabbed a bita wool from a local sheep farm and gave spinning it a try, fuck me it was an eye opener (as someone raised in london lol) it took faaaakin ages, made myself a handhelf spindlethingy, combed it out with a fine dog hair brush and DIY all sorts lol, yeah it took fucking forever and i literally didnt have enough to make a pair of socks with (probably)
the rant brought all that back. youve got such character, i love hearing you speak! fingers crossed some local spinners reach out that would be a cool thing for the universe to make happen
“I don’t want to Yuck other peoples Yum”
“I just need someone to Spin the Fckin’ Sht”
🤣♥️♥️♥️ I love you Tara lol
Love that first shot of lambs unloading in the paddock.
And the "boring" time lapse in the shed was actually fascinating.
Thank you for sharing your world with us!
Slug is such a good dog. She wanted to just play and have fun with those lil ones but was so good listening to you.
Awesome team!!!!!!!
There is something great about watching work done, and you've shown it beautifully with music at the same volume and the video sped up slightly. It's a perfect way to show it, imo.
Sandy did a " why I don't sell wool " episode as well way back when. I was a knitter but last made a sweater 20 yrs ago. The price in wool alone to make a sweater was close to $250 Cdn. Never mind pure Merino/alpaca/cashmere. Don't even go there. Easily over $400 Cdn. Labor? Don't even try to factor that in. You have to put some 400 hrs in for free. I stopped knitting.😂😂😂 Love ur channel Tara. You and Sandy. Both so different but so fabulous and hardest working shepardesses on the Internet!!! ❤️ From 🇨🇦
I love time-laspe of lambs, they always get up to something, their antics are flippin' adorable!
Love to see the normal stuff like this...real work, real planning, real professional. Please do more of these long videos. I may never get to work or tour a real sheep farm, so this is great. Almost as good as in person, but no poop smells.
Looking at all the wool in my wishlist differently now. Its expensive to even get all the wool you need to crochet one blanket. I knew there were a lot of steps before it was even made into the 100g ball of coloured wool that you buy, but I didn't realise how expensive it was to do so little. The return would not be worth it in the long run.
Very insightful video, Tara. This kind of thing isn't talked about enough.
Woooohoooo 300 000, well done Tara & Slug, u deserve it coz ur awesome n now u need a moistening 😅
Thank you pretty cool to slide past that one!
Congratulations Tara, its nice to know that myself and 299,999 other Subscriber's love your videos....It's funny how becoming an overnight success takes years of hard work and effort, and I think you deserve all your success and much more to come!!!
Thanks for the great videos and sharing how much work goes in to producing all the things that we just take for granted (guilty as charged) when all we have to do is fill up a supermarket trolley. And we don't even have to do that now; they'll just bring it to your front door. Thanks to your videos I've got a renewed respect for everyone that works the land and puts food on our table. We don't appreciate farmers enough in Australia, so I'd just like to pay my respect and appreciation.
Hi Tara. Just wanted to add a couple bits of data if you were interested. You're definitely in the ballpark on the costs of processing the wool, as someone who's been on the fringes when other people considered doing this (in Australia).
I've bought semi-bulk quantities for dyeing before, pre-pandemic, and I was looking at minimum US$11-12 per 100g for hanks of undyed merino yarn (minimum 10 per style, US$250 minimum order), and that was from a pretty massive processor (and the shipping back to AU would add at least a third if not more). It would probably be more now since we are five years on, maybe someone can enlighten us?
Good brands might sell hanks of dyed merino yarn as cheap as US$17/100g but it's generally US$25+. Merino usually does carry a premium over other breeds.
Merino is definitely more because of what it is. I rang a few places not many will spin small amount and those who do charge heaps for it. I think most wool is shipped to China then processed and returned back here as product.
@@TaraFarms Too many people are shipping raw materials to china in my opinion. But that is based on growing up in an america that actually produced products in the 1960s to 1980s. Corporate greed killed the majority of manufacturing in the US.
Paying a living wage is still profitable in america - I was earning $30 US/hour at a union biscuit (cookie) factory making name-brand products.
You make more money selling manufactured products then you do just selling raw materials - that was from one of my high school classes 40+ years ago.
When I first found you I was looking up working kelpies and you came up, you only had something like 10,000 people on your channel 😊 now look at you, so many more people on your channel ❤❤❤ keep up the great work, you bloody riper 😂❤
I'm very happy to see that y'all have been getting rain and that the grass/crops are growing, I hope it continues for as long as you need it!
I'm a hobby felter so for me the wool would only need to be cleaned, maybeee carded too for batting and filler mostly, BUT it is still A LOT to deal with so I don't blame you one bit for not wanting to get into all that! If at some point down the line you ever decide you want to, and find a way for it to really be cost effective for you, I would be interested.
Maybe it can be a patreon perk lmao (jk)
I know it's not easy having a farm and now a bigger social media presence on top of that too so thank you for going out of your way to educate us and show us what you do. 💖🐑
Another fantastic vlog tara thank you for allways making my Wednesdays
Your welcome, thank you for always watching Pauly!
Not boring! Show us it all. I love watching what you do every day. It’s very interesting. And with your humor well perfect vlog imo 😂❤
You do you! It's never boring. It's educational, yes, but also entertaining. Your commentary is spot on with delightful sarcasm but also keeping it honest and real. And then there is the SLUG. Typos skills have improved so much as I have been watching. Nothing beats that look of non amusement he gives sometimes. Lol 😂 My grandfather helped to raise cattle for the nearby dairy, and we always loved visiting his farm. My life turned in many directions and these days the closest I get is helping my landlords with their horses when they go out of town. Nothing is more rewarding. Keep up the great work!! Be yourself and your people will watch faithfully. If not Slug can chase them away!! ❤❤❤
Wool is a fantastic fabric. It does not need to be washed often, is thermo -regulating, holds dyes well, and is now very comfortable to wear next to the skin. It is less resistant to tearing than synthetics and susceptible to moth infestation, but I still end up wearing it and buying it at twice the cost of synthetics or cotton. I even have some Tasmanian wool cycling wear.
Tara !!! Thanks for sharing all of this one with us all!!! I appreciate you and your family! Stay safe stay great and keep up the good work!!!
Thank you, appreciate you watching!
You do the drenching etc like a well oiled machine. Also, there has to be one in every crowd, loved the lamb who decided sliding backwards down the ramp was more effective than hopping out frontwards like all the others 😂
Don’t feed them after midnight and don’t get them wet. Love the green grass. Hope you get more rain for more grass. Still making coats. I will send them when I have made lots.
Thank you, I just started putting your last lot on these lambs. I think after this lot I'll be good for the rest of this year, only have 2.5-3k ewes left to lamb. I'll need to go through them all and see what's still good enough for next year :)
@@TaraFarms Let us know when you figure it out - I think I finally figured out the crochet pattern!
@@TaraFarmsI am still making them so you have a good supply for next year.
I love how the lambs keep going back to the door like, "Is the door open yet? Nope? Well, check again later!"
You could consider asking some reenacting groups around australia if they would buy some of the raw wool. The fibre artists do be crazy.
I have NEVER been bored watching your channel! I brings me a bit of peace.
As an American who knits i an used to spending between $20 to $40 usd for 100 grams of wool from small sellers. Yes i can get it for a little less from large box stores but half the yarn i buy is from smaller sellers.
Enjoy your videos occasionally,they provide interesting subjects with great commentary,thanks for the work in producing,all the best.
Thank you very much!
@TaraFarms pleasure,didn't mention,you are attractive too,no need for a further reply,cheers.
It makes me so happy hearing Australian references. I watch a lot of American TH-camrs so hearing some of our quotes and slogans makes me so happy
I'm in the US and was very excited to see a new Tara video! I didn't have pleasant dreams, so waking up to wholesome content was a godsend!
It makes me so happy to see how much you care for these animals and how much space they have
Thank you Tara for the giggles this morning.
Your videos really are the highlight of my Wednesday lunches, I'm so glad I followed you.
I do think that some of your followers would absolutely pay $30-$40 per 100g of your pet sheep's wool. (I absolutely would if I could afford it.) It probably still wouldn't be worth it from your end, though! That's an awful lot of effort for not a lot of payoff.
Anyway. I hope you're having a lovely day/night/timezone and I hope all is well :)
Nothing is “boring as shit” on this channel!
Omggg I wish I could do the spinning for you! Even production spinning is slower than millspun, tho. I will say, knitters def spend 27 on a hank of wool 😅 the hard part is the marketing!
I loved crocheting but it was a very expensive project and hobby. I wanted to make my grandsons special birth blankets, I wanted Bernat fluffy wool and at the time I could only get it from America I needed 6 ball per blanket for a cot sized blanket I think it was like $160 per blanket. I’m glad I did it but it is to expensive for me not to mention I’m legally blind and can’t any more . I never understood the whole spinning yarn bit . I love wool but I can totally understand why your farm doesn’t sell it’s wool. It’s not worth it and farmers have rough times ,like you just had to feed the animals due to no rain not to mention a dry summer then that’s another story. All that to say I understand . Gosh watching your videos makes my legs tired for you , oh to be young again lol.thanks Tara as always a great video. Btw I will tell you what I used to say to Sandi. We come for the lambs but we stay for you ❤have a great rest of your week xox
Absolutely when you're doing big projects like blankets you go through so much wool! Problem I have is I'm usually bored of big stuff before I finished it lol
@@TaraFarms yup I hear you ,I stopped doing blankets once my son said two babies were plenty lol. I did a few tote bags and if friends asked I’d do a lap blanket for them but that was it. I taught myself well TH-cam taught me when I was bed ridden for a few months, it got me through some long nights . Anyway you’re doing enough sweet more than enough xox
In the song by "Men At Work" called "Down Under" there is the reference: "...gave me a VEGEMITE Sandwich."
You are a wonderful example for young women considering a career in the ag industry. Ignore comments which diminish you. You will always get those.
So happy to see that green grass for you all!
"get keen, get excited!”
*protracted struggle with trailer gate*
for real though, glad you do the explaining of the intricacies of each day of farming and giving us townies a glimpse of the immense amount of knowledge and skill it takes to run a farm, and the sheer grind of it. we take it for granted just going down the shops, and i'm glad to have the understanding, myself.
You have pretty lambs , they must be a different breed than Sandy .. I love hers too yours are just different
Ugh, only back in the USA a week from Australia, and just seeing the low winter sun and big blue sky is a pang of homesickness… and I’m not an Aussie (yet).
How did you enjoy Australia?
@@TaraFarms Oh, love it. Third trip over; benefit of being married to an Aussie and all. Went up to Cairns to see the reef and just relax for a few days before getting into three whirlwind of “haven’t been back since 2016.” (We were supposed to go in 2020… and then last year, but my husband shattered five ribs, collapsed a lung, and shattered his ankle in 5 spots 3 weeks before we were due to leave.) Drove from Cairns to Brisbane, with stops at Mackay and then a few days in Hervey Bay for a wedding, then hopped a plane down to Adelaide for the remainder of the trip, to spend time with the family. We are very seriously considering a move to Adelaide in the next couple of years.
Only thing I was salty about was the utter lack of seeing wildlife. I was napping when the cassowary popped up alongside the road (thank everything for having the GoPro recording the drive!), and other than that…. 🤷🏼♀️ We didn’t find any wild kangaroos til the very last evening we were there, I saw no wombats at all, I only saw the butt of a possum… I did finally see a lot of fruit bats, which was glorious, but still. It was incredibly anemic compared to my other trips.
We’ll be back in 2026; when there aren’t pandemics or moves for jobs, we’re on an every-two-year trip cycle. Takes about that long to save up for the business class tickets and lodging. All I know is that I’m hoping to drive from Brisbane to Sydney that trip; then I’ll have driven the distance from Cairns to Adelaide, and how many folks can say that?
I have learned so much from you. Thank you for taking the time to explain the wool and other aspects of Aussie sheep farming. We had a cattle farm when I was little and i wondered about the process but was unable to ask the relevant people and was too young to remember. Anyway. Really appreciate you sharing what actually goes on as a farmer
never have i been so early to a tara vlog. 1 min
Same!
Yeah same
Same lol
The lambs are looking good. That is a lot of shuffling for you and Slug 😊❤️
We even know how to sing the “happy little Vegemite” song. Thanks Tara for your video.
Green is such a beautiful color especially after such a worrying wait!
Hopefully we get more rain so we can get enough grass to cut hay!
@@TaraFarms I‘ll try to send some over from Germany - it’s summer and it has been raining almost every day so we have some to spare 😂
Yeah, prepping and then shipping merch products from your wool would be incredibly expensive and time consuming. Sandi Brock gets her wool processed and made up into products but she's been able to find a couple of vendors to do all the prep at one time, and then all the product prep, but it still takes a LOT of time and effort. Us fans appreciate the effort and sell her out of her launches pretty quick, but like you said, a good part of us are in the States so shipping is just a bit more cost effective since she's just over the border in Canada, although it is still not cheap. I completely understand why you decided to nix the wool merch. I' m hoping other merch may be easier to handle - I'd love a Tara t-shirt with one of your custom drawings on it! 😄 Thanks as always for the content you share of your farm and life, and Slug, of course! Cheers from here in Summerville, South Carolina, in the States. ❤🐑❤
You are so amusing to watch!! Shocking to see Australia cold while Canada is warm!! Absolutely love the content!! I don’t find any of it boring, I usually wouldn’t have the attention span to watch a entire 27 min video but I lived on a farm for a few years so I just find it so cool to see everything you do
I'm so glad that you finally got enough rain to grow some grass.
Thank you Tara & Typo ❤😊
300 k subs Congrats .
Thank you :)
Tara, thanks so much for talking about ewe beauty. After seeing it on your channel I decided to try some items and they have now become one of my favourite places to shop!
Getting a chance to catch up on your videos from our summer - happy to watch basically anything you post - the footage of you working lambs was great.
I'm watching this wearing an Australian merino wool crew-neck top. It's mega-cold here in Nelson Bay, NSW and I'm toasty warm.
PS. My late mother-in-law was promotions manager for the Australian Wool Board in the 1950s or 1960s. She organised fashion shown in Paris, Tokyo, etc. It was a big, profitable business then.
It definitely was, people use to keep merino wethers back then because of how much their wool was worth!
@@TaraFarms Too much invested in plastic fiber clothing and fast fashion these days. 😞
@@ssgtmole8610 true dat!
@@TaraFarms I can remember a single bale selling in Geelong for over $1M in, I think, the 1990s. Japanese buyer.
Great video, always look forward to them ❤
Tara: gotta eat the beans because PROTEIN!
Also Tara: minerals have the .... minerals. 😂😂😂
Just kidding, we love Tara 💞
Appreciate all the info on the wool! Enjoy your content. Wish you could ship to the US!
Hello from Korea. Out here on my adventure ❤. Another wonderful information about bringing wool to market ❤
I was interested in watching the vaccinations and drenching, so I’m glad you included it - it wasn’t boring at all!
3:48 you know the joke is good when you can hear her giggling in the background 😂
Congrats on the 300k
A lot of the wool you see online is blended with acrylic etc to make it less expensive. I love spinning Merino top. Been spinning wool, alpaca, cashmere (blended with silk), quiviut, and other fibers since the 1990s. I also weave (floor loom), needlefelt, and knit. You’d be surprised how much I’ve spent for white ultrafine micron count Merino. Good wool is a joy to spin and then weave or knit a gift for someone else
Some beekeepers use raw wool in horizontal hives for insulation. They put the wool into pillowcases and put it in the hive.
Seeing slug in the mirror while you're driving was adorable!
Tara, you and the guys are true blue hard working Ozzie ledgends. Awesome videos. You leave me always wonting more. 🤙🤙🤙
Thanks Tara!
They have been experimenting with treat wool as a cavity insulation.
I have been looking at fibres to strenghten concrete and thus reducing cement, so saving carbon.
I love those little critters. And Slug too.
OMG I LOVE THE STICTH SHIRT
I love this young lady. Please don't ever stop being you honey. You really know your business.
I am so glad there are folks like Tara and Slug...Sheep look like a lot of dang work!!! I'll stick with my course of employment no where near sheep thank you very much!!
The market for wool has also collapsed, which resulted in the market being flooded with wool making basically any wool thats not merino or higher quality not even worth shearing. Also fucken love your videos mate, im a 16 yr who is trying to get into shearing, bloody love working with sheep. Keep your content going mate, love from Farwest NSW
You love your animals so much. It's lovely
If there's anything I learnt from this channel, it's how ridiculously little farmers get paid for male sheep and wool.
One of my favorite books as a kid (IDk why) was The Goat in the Rug. It goes through all the steps of making wool into usable yarn and then weaving it into a rug, including the natural dyes used in North America to color the yarn which I always found fascinating.
I love watching videos (like Jillianeve has a series where she’s done it) where they buy a whole fleece and do the spinning themselves. Like people will buy unwashed fleece at one price tier, and buy scoured and carded wool at another.
I think for you, the profit margins would make more sense to do it that way. Even if you just did that with your pet sheep.
I love your videos. If you decided to do that, I think people would eat it up! Keep up the awesome work!
❤ love your videos Gal!