Chamelin Shearing

I will be continually updating this page and adding links to some good sites about shearing and sheep as well as many of my clients sites as well. Keep checking back as I will continue to add sites throughout the shearing season! Also I want to add that as a sheep shearer I get to handle beautiful fleeces from all breeds of animals as well as seeing some very nice animals from great flocks. If you or anyone you know is a spinner or craftsmen or just someone looking for a particular breed to put out in your pasture, feel free to contact me for a list of potential people you can call! Many of my shearing clients are looking for buyers for their wool and many flock owners are trying to sell decent animals without sending them to auctions so if you are in the market for fiber or stock PLEASE send me a note and I will get you connected with as many wonderful people as I can who are eager to help you out in any way they can and many times you can buy superior fleeces at lower prices then you can get at some of the fiber festivals or shops!

• Im on YouTube!! Check out my Sheep to Shawl Team at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCt32vZt6QE

•  New YouTube Video up on me:) this is a good one...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L62EmEsacEY&list=UUoHZE3L0RRiS3vZ177DxXjA&index=1&feature=plcp (It is titled "Sheep Shearing with Hand Clippers" by Handcrafted Traditions

•  http://danrouthphotography.blogspot.com/search/label/Sheep This guy does some AMAZING things with a camera. Check him out.

• Im on YouTube shearing Beatrice the sheep:)               http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0Oyx1eAecM&feature=fvsr

• Im on YouTube shearing goats in Rhinebeck:)               http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4UO3neCRGk&feature=related

• Here is an article about the Sheep to Shawl Contest http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/336868
  

• Neat video about blade shearing taken in Denver- http://photos.denverpost.com/mediacenter/2011/01/shear-entertainment-2/

• http://home.ponderpictures.com/
  

• Fantastic Shearing Website... http://www.ramshornstudio.com/shearing.htm   

• New Shearing Network... http://www.shearingnetwork.com/index.htm

• Shepherds Songbook...   http://www.ramshornstudio.com/songbook.htm

• Juniper Moon Farm (Fiber CSA) www.fiberfarm.com

• I am on YouTube!!! Check out some pictures of me there taken by some wonderful photographers over the years and Lisa from Feederbrook Farm (below) also has a clip of me shearing posted...check them out! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEA_nq8w_ww&feature=channel_page, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXLpW2WDG1E&feature=channel_page

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36lvYbkMiHE- This is a YouTube Video of me shearing a Llama...check it out

• http://www.sweitzersfencing.com/- If you need fencing supplies, advice on fencing, quotes on how much fencing will cost or fences installed...Call Merle! He is not only a great person to work with, he really knows his stuff. Plus he keeps in stock a lot of good equipment, with more variety then your local TSC. Check out his site before you go anywhere else.

• http://feederbrook.com/ Feederbrook Farm- Wonderful farm dedicated to Shetland sheep and other fiber animals as well as educational programs for all. She also has some great before and after pictures of her sheep that I sheared so check them out for a look at my work! Thanks Lisa!! http://www.feederbrook.com/gallery.htm

• http://www.grindstoneridgefarm.com/ Dawn Richardsons wonderful farm website. They have a growing flock of Blueface Leisters and (one of my new favorite breeds) California Reds. These people are wonderful and you have to check out the color of their barns! Feel free to contact them if interested in fleeces from their breeds. They also have farm fresh eggs, angora goats and alpacas.
• New site I found called BE NICE TO YOUR SHEARER!!!

• http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/articles/shearart.html Another Be Nice To Your Shearer site:)

• http://www.danekeclublambs.com/BeNiceToYourSheepShearer.html

• Website on Wormers and Parasite Control- http://www.wormx.org/

• Looking for good Club Lambs? I shear for one of the best on the East Coast. Check out his site as well as his winning record. http://beattysclublambs.com/

• A great power point about wormers and proper worming- http://www.sheepandgoat.com/PPT/dewormresist.pdf

• Some informative links on sheep and goat health and care- http://www.sheepandgoat.com/programs/09LKSchoolNotebook.html

• Maryland Small Ruminant Page- So much information here- http://www.sheepandgoat.com/

• http://www.stargazingfarm.org/projects/shearingmethods.php. Anne does a wonderful job of explaining what to expect on shearing day. Check her out. She is a wonderful shearer.

• <a href="Sheep">http://www.thumbtack.com/md/westminster/sheep-shearing/sheep-shearing">Sheep Shearing</a> I am listed on Thumbtack if you ever need to find me!