The Story of JG Switzer Wool.    

At JG SWITZER, our painter’s palette is provided by local and Heritage breed sheep. See how we create our "painted" wool pieces. See the artistry behind the craft. We “paint with wool” using a locally farmed canvas of Dorset and Suffolk wool from Bodega Bay. 

Wool Nerd, Artisan, + Founder Jessica Switzer Green  Through an amazing group here in NorCal called FIBERSHED, we set out two years ago to shear some sheep, and in doing so came across industrial felting machine, one of a few in the USA.  We took her home to The Barlow, an industrial maker and craft person space in West Sonoma county, California.   Painting with Wool at the Design Workshop   We call her LUNA the loom.  She weighs 7.5 tons and has 10,000 needles and makes the most amazing creations from natural fibers. We are often in the wool...