131 W. Court St.
P.O. Box 475
Richland Center
WI
53581
608-649-1700
Biography of:
Martha Shields
Martha was born in Montana and raised in Wyoming. In the late 1970s, she
moved to a secluded valley in Richland County that had been homesteaded by
her husband’s family. She and her husband continue to farm this homestead.
She began working with fiber in the1960s. At that time it was very difficult to find working spinning wheels so her search took her to a sheep ranch near Dayton, Wyoming. There she purchased an imported New Zealand wheel from a shepherdess and began the search for wool The need for good spinning fiber led to a flock of sheep. Her journey into the fiber world had begun and continues today.
After intense study of fiber arts Martha spins, weaves, knits, fulls, and felts a variety of fibers.
131 W. Court St. · P.O. Box 475 · Richland Center, WI 53581
608-604-2838
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