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FAF: Spring Fever

Good day Fiber Arts Friday lovers!

What a tease all that warm weather was.  Bouncing from 80 degree days to snow they are calling for tonight stinks.  I was even planning on shearing early but I think I’ll hold off and watch the weather some more.

Speaking of shearing our Raw Fiber CSA shares are open!  If you want to reserve the prime blanket off of any of the alpacas listed now’s your chance!  The shares close when they are all sold our or on June 9th.  Whichever comes first.

I’ve been spinning!  Yippy so much fun and relaxing.  I even was able to drag my work out onto the front porch and watch the alpacas mow my lawn for me.

This week I’ve been working off of some batts that Seven Spirits Farm carded for me from 2 of my alpacas.  Alejandro and Crystal I think.  Pillowy clouds of super soft fiber and it has been a dream to spin!  I can definitely tell the Accoyo difference in their fleeces.   Super fine, very dense, and with the crimp Alejandro’s fleece has spring to it like a sheep!  I’m so thrilled to have them both in my breeding program.  FYI if anyone wants a driveby breeding special there’s still 1 day left to our March madness deal.  Only $250 to breed to Alejandro!  Whoot!

I’ve been trying to get back into crochet but cannot find a project that agrees with me.  I started up to 5 different projects yesterday only to rip every single one of them out.  Here’s the latest mess. Blah

So while the alpacas were mowing my lawn they also decided to do some trimming of my snowball bush.   It was getting a little gigantic anyway so I don’t mind the work they’ve done.

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FAF: I did something!

Hey Fiber Arts Friday Fans!

Yippy Look I actually sat down and spun up a bobbin of alpaca goodness this week!  My only motivation was because it was half done, taking up a bobbin and I wanted to spin some LOVELY bats from my white alpacas that Seven Spirits Farm carded up for me.  I can’t wait to show you.

Speaking of spinning.  Here’s a photo from TheLCN from October that Clover Hill Farm recently sent me.

Look I’m Weaving!  Errrr… no I’m not.  Might explain the perplexed look on my face.

If the weather was as nice as it has been here in WNY I hope you’ve been able to get out and enjoy it!

Happy Spinning!

 

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FAF: Time Flies

Hi Fiber Arts Friday Fans!

We lost an hour of sleep thanks to DST and boy do I feel it.  I’ve been dragging all week.  I even had to add new batteries in my headlamp because my morning chores are in the dark again. Blah.

Speaking of time have you guys seen this clock?!  I cannot figure out how to buy one but I SO want it!  It was made as an art project but I hope someone picks it up and commercializes it so fiber freaks like us can buy one!

As for what I’ve been up to.  I had my dye pot going last weekend and worked up these new colors for Lollypop Yarn.

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So far the first $100 was raised from the sale of this yarn and was donated to Lollypop Farm last week.  Keep the sales coming, there’s plenty of yarn left and it goes to the local Humane Society to help care for the sheep that provided the wool!

 

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FAF: Back to Crochet

Hi Fiber Arts Friday Fans,

Wow I’ve been MIA for a while now.  We’re down a man at work, new boss and crazy hours, another horse added to the herd and little hours to enjoy with fiber.

Here’s a project I started a few weeks ago but I’m trying to figure out Row 6.  The pattern isn’t making any sense to me yet.  I’m hoping for an “Ah ha” moment soon because I really like the look of this hat!

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This is as far as I’ve gotten

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FAF: Lollypop Yarn for a Cause

Hello Fiber Arts Friday Fans!

Last spring I had helped our local humane society re-home an alpaca.  While I was there they were kind enough to give me several bags of wool sheared from their sheep the weekend before.  I made the promise then that I would process the wool and sell the yarn and give back the profits to Lollypop Farm.

The road to getting the yarn was a bit bumpy.  I had no clue that I was allergic to wool!  After skirting 2 fleeces I had totally broken out in hives from head to toe and stayed that way for over a week.  Yuck.  I guess that’s one reason why I raise alpacas.

I then shipped out the yarn to Battenkill Fiber Mill and thanks to one thing or another I didn’t have the funds to have them process it so there it sat.   Back in November I gave them the go ahead to work the fiber and the finished product just arrived at my door step.

Of course I have to fret the hives issue one more time as I wind the yarn up into skeins, wash, dye, dry, re-skein or wrap into center pull balls.   Whatever, it’s all for a good cause.

So, here it is!  The skeins are priced at $20  1/2 is for processing fees the other 1/2 goes right to Lollypop Farm.

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I’ve also got some nice Cranberry currently cooling in the dye pot.  It should be ready by tomorrow.  If anyone would like a custom color let me know.

Lastly, Here’s a photo of my dog Brindee.  She just looked so happy on all those pillows.