My wife and I own a small sheep farm in upstate New York offering for sale our livestock and wool products both online and at festivals and fairs in many states.
But early indications are that the Ryan pick has failed to move any of that small, elusive but critical group of swing voters, while dyed-in-the-wool partisans have just hardened their positions.
The production of tapestries in Aubusson and Felletin provides enough work for three small businesses and ten or so freelance artisan weavers, thus creating a significant volume of related work (wool production and spinning, marketing, by-products, museum, exhibitions and tourism).