WOODLAND, Calif. —

In the picture-perfect pattern of rural Vacaville, Robin Lynde is part of the community's fiber.

Lynde began weaving 45 years ago. It is a passion that is still woven today.

"Yeah, unfortunately, I still like it,” she laughed.

But she now has a problem looming on her hands

"There is this element of feeling like man, I have to use up this yarn, I'm not getting any younger,” Lynde said. “I have a lot to use up before I can't."

Lynde's love led her to start Meridian Jacobs , her at-home business, where she creates and sells her creations. And of course, what would a weaving business be without wool?

"Some are more pet than others," Lynde said as she showed KCRA 3 the 80 sheep she raises.

Every January, they are all sheared, and the fleeces are sent for processing

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