Our Story
Sinfully Soft really began with friendship, rabbits, and a lot of time spent together at rabbit shows and fiber festivals. Karin McTeague and I had a wonderful time traveling to events, talking rabbits, wool, and yarn, and enjoying the Angora and fiber community together. Around that time I had started experimenting with blending my own Giant Angora wool with other fibers to create small batches of commercially milled yarn.
When Karin felt how incredibly soft the yarn was, she was immediately hooked. As we compared notes and looked at our individual growing piles of beautiful Angora wool we had, one simple idea surfaced — why don’t we try doing this together? So we pulled our resources together and began sorting our wool. When we finished preparing it for the mill, we realized we had gathered more than 50 pounds of what we lovingly call pure gold — Giant Angora prime fiber. That first mill run became the beginning of Sinfully Soft, transforming luxury Angora wool into beautiful yarns for spinners, knitters, and fiber artists.
The People Behind the Fiber
Sinfully Soft is truly a family effort. While I may be the one teaching, filming videos, or talking about fiber, my husband Kevin is very much the quiet force behind the scenes. He builds cages, helps maintain the rabbitry, loads the truck for fiber festivals, cares for the animals when my schedule gets full, and supports every wild idea I come up with involving rabbits, yarn, or whatever crafty adventure I’ve dreamed up next.
Together we run Fuzzy Vaughn’s Farm, where our herd of Giant Angora rabbits produce the beautiful fiber that eventually becomes Sinfully Soft yarn. Kevin is also the one who often helps me locate my glasses, keys, or tools that I swear I just set down somewhere in the barn five minutes earlier. None of this would work without him.
My undiagnosed ADHD also means my brain is constantly chasing new ideas and creative projects. YouTube is often my source of inspiration, whether it’s discovering a new knitting or crochet pattern, experimenting with a fresh tie-dye color combination, or designing a new sticker. I simply love learning, creating, and sharing the journey along the way.
The Story Behind the Fiber
We have spent many years carefully breeding Giant Angora rabbits with one goal in mind — producing exceptional Angora wool while maintaining the highest standards of animal care and husbandry. As a NARBC Hall of Fame Giant Angora breeder, I take tremendous pride in raising rabbits known for their massive wool production, majestic presence, gentle & playful temperaments, all the while striving to meet the ARBA Standard of Perfection.
Wool is harvested humanely and then carefully sorted and graded so only the best fiber moves forward into wool processing and mill production. In addition to the wool grown here at Fuzzy Vaughn’s Farm, we also work with small family farms that share the same commitment to ethical animal care and responsible fiber production. Maintaining these standards from rabbit to yarn ensures that every skein of Sinfully Soft reflects both the beauty of Angora fiber and the integrity behind how it was produced.
One of my greatest passions is helping raise the knowledge level of Angora breeders. Beautiful fiber starts with healthy and happy rabbits along with well informed breeders. I believe the Angora community becomes stronger when we share what we know openly and honestly. That belief led me to create the Angora Artisan Academy, where breeders and fiber artists can learn how to responsibly raise Angora rabbits, properly harvest and sort wool, and prepare fiber for handspinning or commercial yarn mills. Through teaching, writing, live videos, and connecting breeders across the country, my goal is to encourage authenticity, integrity, and a spirit of learning within the Angora world. When individual breeders succeed, the entire Angora rabbit community benefits.
From Rabbit to Finished Fiber
At Sinfully Soft, quality begins with the animals and continues through every step of the process. Careful husbandry, humane wool harvesting, proper fiber sorting and grading, thoughtful preparation for spinning or milling, and finally the creation of luxurious yarns and Angora creations are all part of the journey. Every stage reflects our commitment to authenticity, craftsmanship, and transparency. From the care of our rabbits to the final product in your hands, Sinfully Soft represents a belief that luxury fiber should always be produced with integrity and respect for the animals that make it possible.
A Heartfelt Thank You
Sinfully Soft would not exist without the early vision and support of Karin McTeague, a founding owner and dear friend. With her calm guidance, expertise, and steady encouragement, Karin helped lay the foundation that allowed Sinfully Soft to take its first steps. We shared two important passions: a deep love for our animals and a commitment to creating truly beautiful, high quality yarns. While Karin has moved on to pursue exciting new opportunities, her influence and friendship remain an important part of the Sinfully Soft story. I am deeply grateful for the time we worked side by side building this dream. She will always be just a message away and forever close to my heart.
Join Our Angora Journey
If you love Angora rabbits, luxury natural fibers, spinning, knitting, or the fiber arts community, you are in the right place. We invite you to follow along as we share rabbitry life, fiber harvesting, educational resources, and the many creative possibilities that come from these incredible animals.
Join us for educational videos, live rabbitry sessions, and fiber arts inspiration on the Sinfully Soft YouTube channel.
We are continuing to work together to celebrate the beauty of Angora fiber and the remarkable rabbits that produce it.