8 Years in the Army. 8 Kids. One Wool Mill. | Wellsville, Utah
Renee Uncharted
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Join Renee Uncharted in Wellsville, Utah — one of Utah's oldest small towns in Cache Valley — for a cinematic travel documentary about finding the softer side of life.I came here to see how wool becomes yarn at the Crooked Fence Mill. I found something deeper. Meet Isaac, a veteran who after eight years of military service and battling PTSD, found healing and purpose in the rhythmic work of fiber processing. With his wife Keri and their eight children, he is building more than a business — he is building a whole new life.
This immersive travel film follows the complete process from raw fiber to finished yarn. Watch the quiet craftsmanship of sorting wool and alpaca fiber, the meticulous washing, the mesmerizing carding, and the final spinning onto spools. Nothing goes to waste here — even leftover fiber becomes dryer balls and insoles. You'll also meet Joseph, the costume maker, and local weavers who bring this small town America community to life.
This is hidden gems America at its most human — a slow, peaceful look at rural Utah, honor-system sheds, and a family making room for a stranger through shared work.
If you love cinematic travel documentaries, small town America stories, and the healing power of handmade craft — you're in the right place. This is an immersive travel documentary about craft, family, and finding peace after service.
Was there a craft someone older passed down to you? Tell me in the comments — I'd love to read those. If you enjoy seeing how things get made, a like and a subscribe genuinely helps this channel continue finding these quiet stories.
Chapters:
0:00 A Softer Side of Life in Wellsville, Utah
1:45 Meet Keri & Isaac at Crooked Fence Mill
2:28 Isaac's Story: From the Army to Wool
3:10 Step One: Cleaning & Sorting the Fiber
4:18 The Washing Station & Drying Racks
6:41 Separating — The Picker Machine
7:35 How Isaac Found Healing Through Knitting
8:47 Carding the Fiber
9:51 Meeting the Alpacas at Enchanted Hollow
10:56 Wellsville's Honor-System Sheds
12:04 The Costume Maker
12:57 Spinning, Cones & Skeins
13:54 Dryer Balls, Insoles & the Felting Machine
15:04 Blending Wool & Alpaca — "From War to Wool"
15:45 Isaac's Keepsakes: An RPG Tube & Ammo Belt
17:00 What It Took to Build the Mill
19:08 Trying the Spinning Wheel
19:30 The Letters Isaac Wrote Before Afghanistan
20:31 Gifts & Reflection
21:23 Next Stop: Idaho
#cinematictravel #traveldocumentary #hiddengems #4ktravel #immersivetravel #WellsvilleUtah #CacheValley #Utah #smalltownAmerica #yarnmaking #veteranstory #ruralAmerica #ourwyominglife #JoeandNicsRoadTrip
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8 Years in the Army. 8 Kids. One Wool Mill. | Wellsville, Utah
Renee Uncharted
57,821 views
Join Renee Uncharted in Wellsville, Utah — one of Utah's oldest small towns in Cache Valley — for a cinematic travel documentary about finding the softer side of life.I came here to see how wool becomes yarn at the Crooked Fence Mill. I found something deeper. Meet Isaac, a veteran who after eight years of military service and battling PTSD, found healing and purpose in the rhythmic work of fiber processing. With his wife Keri and their eight children, he is building more than a business — he is building a whole new life.
This immersive travel film follows the complete process from raw fiber to finished yarn. Watch the quiet craftsmanship of sorting wool and alpaca fiber, the meticulous washing, the mesmerizing carding, and the final spinning onto spools. Nothing goes to waste here — even leftover fiber becomes dryer balls and insoles. You'll also meet Joseph, the costume maker, and local weavers who bring this small town America community to life.
This is hidden gems America at its most human — a slow, peaceful look at rural Utah, honor-system sheds, and a family making room for a stranger through shared work.
If you love cinematic travel documentaries, small town America stories, and the healing power of handmade craft — you're in the right place. This is an immersive travel documentary about craft, family, and finding peace after service.
Was there a craft someone older passed down to you? Tell me in the comments — I'd love to read those. If you enjoy seeing how things get made, a like and a subscribe genuinely helps this channel continue finding these quiet stories.
Chapters:
0:00 A Softer Side of Life in Wellsville, Utah
1:45 Meet Keri & Isaac at Crooked Fence Mill
2:28 Isaac's Story: From the Army to Wool
3:10 Step One: Cleaning & Sorting the Fiber
4:18 The Washing Station & Drying Racks
6:41 Separating — The Picker Machine
7:35 How Isaac Found Healing Through Knitting
8:47 Carding the Fiber
9:51 Meeting the Alpacas at Enchanted Hollow
10:56 Wellsville's Honor-System Sheds
12:04 The Costume Maker
12:57 Spinning, Cones & Skeins
13:54 Dryer Balls, Insoles & the Felting Machine
15:04 Blending Wool & Alpaca — "From War to Wool"
15:45 Isaac's Keepsakes: An RPG Tube & Ammo Belt
17:00 What It Took to Build the Mill
19:08 Trying the Spinning Wheel
19:30 The Letters Isaac Wrote Before Afghanistan
20:31 Gifts & Reflection
21:23 Next Stop: Idaho
#cinematictravel #traveldocumentary #hiddengems #4ktravel #immersivetravel #WellsvilleUtah #CacheValley #Utah #smalltownAmerica #yarnmaking #veteranstory #ruralAmerica #ourwyominglife #JoeandNicsRoadTrip