Primitive Intensive with Amy Ross Manko of Ross Farm

In this class, we will experience several breeds of “Primitive” style sheep. Included will be some you may have worked with before and some you may never have even heard of yet! Amy scours (see what we did there?) the fields looking for oddball rare breeds to bring to class and she hopes you’ll find a new favorite! We will start with her favorite primitive which has been used to from a lovely island off the coast of Virginia, and talk about not only the history and attributes of these awesome sheep, but also their application in your fiber arts journey.

Skills needed:

Basic spinning abilities are recommended. However, yarn can be provided for those who only knit or crochet.

About our instructor:

Amy Ross Manko travels the country (and now the world) teaching, researching and writing about her favorite topic - Rare Breed Sheep! You may know her from her feature series in PLY Magazine too – “Sheep on the Edge” or her breed profiles in the U.K’s KnitNow magazine. When she’s not on the road, spreading the gospel of critically endangered livestock, she’s managing her historic farm with her son Drew, which raises 9 breeds of heritage and rare breed sheep, as well as cattle, draft horses, mini-donkeys and poultry. She is the owner of Ross Farm Mercantile Inc and provides love and shelter to homeless fiber equipment in her small fiber studio in Hudson, Ohio.