Lisa Westervelt has been visiting with her family on Lopez Island over the last two years, and will share her passion for sheep and wool with the Orcas Island Historical Museum on Sept. 20 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Eastsound Fire Hall during the next History Matinee.

Westervelt will be demonstrating the process of preparing the wool for hand-spinning and spinning the fiber into yarn. There will be samples of the wool from her flock of unique heritage breeds of sheep and what she makes with the wool.

Westervelt has been actively farming for 20 years in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts and has been involved with breeding rare breeds of sheep, historical reenactments and demonstrations at historical museums all around in New England.

“Westervelt’s passion for breed preservation and sustainable farming has delivered an abundance of beautiful yarns and finished goods, both for limited weaving production and one-of-a-kind, handwoven pieces,” say organizers.