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“THE GREAT YORKSHIRE LLAMA”
In the November 27, 1852 edition of his twopenny weekly magazine Household Words, Charles Dickens gives this lively fictionalized account of Sir Titus Salt’s innovative manufacturing of alpaca fiber. I hope that you will find it as entertaining and enlightening … Continue reading
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Grades of alpaca fiber and what they mean
Have you had your alpaca fibers graded and sorted and still not sure what to do with your fiber or confused about all the terminology? Hopefully these charts and explanations can help you out a bit. WL : Woolen … Continue reading
So you are thinking about owning a fiber animal?
I was contacted by someone yesterday that wanted to know what it would take to raise a sheep to the point of fiber harvest. She asked for a brief description. I could probably make it into a short story, but … Continue reading
Videos coming to our website!
We’ve finally bit the bullet and started working on some instructional videos. Today we recorded and uploaded a few on spindles, spinning with a spindle and using a niddy noddy. We’ve previously recorded a welt felting workshop and color blending … Continue reading
“On Handwork”
“On Handwork” is a 4.5 minute video by Renate Hiller on what it means to be a handworker. I think she does a great job of summing up what most of us feel when we are creating something. The rewards … Continue reading
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Cat toys for sale
set of 3 toys $10 These toys are hand made with alpaca yarn and stuffed with alpaca fiber. Bag of 3 with small bag of cat nip $10 1 toy with bell & 1 round $7.50 2 round toys $7 … Continue reading
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Vermicomposting and our first guest blogger
Thanks to Cheryl from KC Farms for this invaluable information. I hope you will look her up and keep reading her articles. We are finally worm (Eisenia fetida, aka red wigglers) parents again. I know there are few out there … Continue reading
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Tagged compost, gardening, grit magazine, kc farms, red wigglers, vermicomposting, waan be pioneer woman, worms
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The Fleece & Fiber Sourcebook and why you need it
I’ve never reviewed a book before, but I’ll give it a try. One of the things I like about this one is how current and relevant the information is. As an alpaca owner, it’s frustrating to find so much information … Continue reading
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Tagged alpaca, Finn sheep, fleece, sourcebook, spinning
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