Singing_Falls

BSN 127 The Moyer Bedspread The Moyer Bedspread has been finished and sent to its intended destination. We are so pleased that it "far exceeded" the expectations of Ms. Moyer (who has now become a dear email friend). Alexandra has focused her most recent BSN article on the production process of the bedspread, tedious and slow as it sometimes was but quite rewarding because of its regal beauty, and I have included just about all of the images we've taken along the way. The page dedicated to The Moyer Bedspread Project can be found here.

There have been major rain events and a wonderful second influx of salmon throughout the watershed. The schools arrived just a few days after the rains calmed down. This group of fish far surpasses the population numbers we've seen previously. Be sure to look at the December/January Salmon update. The engineering page has been updated and it has links toimages and movies of the effect the recent rains have had on the streams. Be sure to take the time to see and hear why the Native Americans called these falls Singing Falls. The movie is 2 megs.

Read about it on our stream restoration page and our Salmon Habitat Restoration chronicle page. The USFS posts what is known as a SOPA document for a public comment period. The SOPA for the stream project can be found here along with an attending image found here Also, we have published an article entitled, Broken Wheel for the Umpqua Explorer. The version on our site has the grammatical corrections :) .

Doll makers and artists far and wide are using our white and colored mohair to create lifelike dolls. See some amazing Reborns.

We still have the masonry furnace How-To CDs available. Info concerning them can be found here.

The Singing Falls is a special place filled with legend and lore. We are adding to the history of this homestead, initially granted to Captain Wm. Thomason by President Ulysses S. Grant, by making this the home of Singing Falls Mohair, a natural fiber cottage industry. We are shepherds, hand-spinners and weavers of mohair, but there is much more to see here at Singing Falls. Our lives are intertwined with work, spirituality, philosophy, creativity and the wonders of the creation. We feel compeled to extend the richness of our rural living toward those hungering to be here.

We realize that one picture is worth a thousand words so images on this site have been compressed for easy processing by your browser. Please take the time to let them download and come back often. We plan on keeping new information posted all the time. If there's something you see or that we say that strikes your fancy, e-mail us and we'll try to keep in touch.

Aside from the mohair fiber industry, we garden with raised beds and tend a small fruit orchard and vineyard. Gradually we are adding low impact techniques of farming and animal husbandry that will make this land productive and self-sustaining.

The angora goats, both white and colored, are our mainstay. They provide us with the exotic natural fiber, mohair. The tendrils are hand crafted into high quality heirloom throws, scarves, and yarns. We also sell whole mohair fleeces to other hand spinners and long length mohair ringlets for doll crafters. The colored angora goats are our particular focus, and we sell high quality breeding stock when it is available. Be sure to see the pictures of the angora goat herd, the craft, and mohair fiber pages. The gallery contains many of our fiber arts products.

We hope to make this web site an exciting place to visit for those who love the homesteading lifestyle, or natural fiber crafts, whether still stationed in the city or already pursuing their own country dream. We present our mohair products as a meaningful part of our lives, an extension of our entire lifestyle. We believe in what we are doing and hope to establish communication with like minded folks everywhere. The webring navigator bars below will lead you to other folks with similar interests. If you have questions or comments feel free to contact us. We'll do our best to catch up to you.