Starting a business amidst a global pandemic can be especially challenging, but Kelsey Patton of Stromsburg, Nebraska has learned how to make lemons into lemonade, or more literally, fleece into fiber products.
Behind the doors of the quaint storefront in Stromsburg, Nebraska is a bustling mill with machines transforming fleece into an array of fiber products.
Wool runs through the carder machine to be stretched into roving, essential for almost all products made at The Fiber Mill. The carder machine was manufactured in 1929 and weighs three tons.
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Single-ply yarn is twisted together on the plying frame. Each yarn is tested to ensure correct tension and a properly balanced twist are achieved.
Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com.
Kristen Sindelar
Agriculture Reporter
