Romney
The workhorse of our flock. A long, lustrous, even fleece that spins into bouncy, hard-wearing yarn for sweaters, hats and mittens.
Long woolDurableGreat stitch definition
About our farm
Meadow of wool,heart of the Berkshires.
Prado de Lana is a family-run sheep farm specialising in wool from our Romney, Lincoln Longwool and Romeldale/CVM sheep, grass-fed on lush pastures in Southern Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
4Barcenas: Amanda, Alberto, Sam & Noelia
The family · Est. 2014
We are the Barcenas family.
Amanda, Alberto, Sam and Noelia. Agriculture and sustainable living have always been at the forefront of what we do. Amanda is shepherdess, yarn slinger and shop keep; the whole family turns out on shearing day.
On our very first shearing day we had exactly ten sheep to shear. We don't remember what ten sheep feels like any more, but we do remember the excitement of experiencing another part of the journey from sheep to stitch, and we've kept that feeling.
0heritage sheep breeds
0Great Pyrenees guardians
0%grass-fed on Berkshire pasture
0farm-yarn colourways, named for local towns
Breed specific
Three breeds, three very different wools.
Most yarn is anonymous. Ours tells you which sheep it came from, and each breed brings something the others can't.
Lincoln Longwool
The glamour breed. Curly ringlets that shine like silk, prized by hand-spinners and felters and gorgeous in blends for drape and sheen.
High lustreRinglet locksDrape
Romeldale / CVM
A rare American breed with naturally coloured fleece in greys, browns and creams. Soft enough for next-to-skin knits, and no dye required.
Fine & softNatural colourRare breed
Guardians of the flock
Meet Teddy and Hugo.
Two Great Pyrenees, brave and fearless, live with the flock day and night. Since the domestication of sheep, shepherds have relied on guardian dogs to keep predators away, and the flock finds a deep calm in their company.
They are not pets, exactly. They are colleagues. They sleep by day, patrol by night, and greet visitors with the unhurried confidence of dogs who know exactly what their job is.
Read "Guardians of the Flock"
Where the flock grazes
Scenic pastures at Naumkeag.
You can find our big flock grazing the historic pastures at Naumkeag in Stockbridge, keeping the meadows open the way sheep have for centuries. Rotational grazing, no grain, lots of sunshine.
Grass-fed, year round
Lush pasture in the growing season, Berkshire hay in the snow.
Slow by design
One shearing a year. One small mill. Yarn that arrives when it's ready.
Traceable to the sheep
Ask us which flock a skein came from. We'll tell you her name.
"Our shop has been thoughtfully curated to carry yarn and wool from farmers and small businesses who care about sustainable, environmentally friendly, and simply, truly gorgeous products."Amanda Barcenas, shepherdess
Sustainable
Wool is the original renewable
It grows back every year, it's biodegradable, and a well-made sweater outlives fast fashion by decades.
Traceable
You can point at the sheep
From our own DK to the small farms on our shelves, we know who raised it, who spun it and how they were treated.
Farm focused
A farm first, a shop second
Everything at the station exists to support the flock and the family farms like ours that keep the Berkshires green.
From our pasture to your needles
Knit something that started as grass.
Prado de Lana DK, in six colourways named for the towns around us. Available at the station and online.