I'm sorry I've been silent so long!
Life is just so busy when you're trying to supplement a living with fiber and working another full-time job on top of that!
Updates:
The rabbits are all well. We've started to shear them rather than pluck them, because we discovered that they were getting more coarse guard hairs. Since we started shearing them they have been less day-to-day work (less brushing) and the product has been softer.
We obtained a large amount of free(!) alpaca fiber recently, and we have been busily processing it into batts. We plan to blend some of the batts with angora. We also might blend the alpaca with some cashmere I got at Wisconsin Sheep and Wool this year.
We're busily spinning away! In the last month I have employed my wheel, my heavy low-whorl spindle, and my teeny high whorl spindle. I ended up with a beautiful bulky thick-and-thin wool/bamboo blend from the wheel, a thick and rugged Lincoln/fabric strip art yarn from the low-whorl, and a sportweight and super-sleek silk yarn.
I've been working on knitting a scarf out of my handspun llama. It's so exciting to be working with my own handspun!
We're always learning new techniques. We've been delving into needle felting and nålbinding this fall. I really enjoy nålbinding with fabric strips for trivets and rugs. I hope to learn to do it with yarn for mittens and hats as well.
The website is slow-going. A friend is making it for us and she leads a very busy life, so we're patiently awaiting the day when you can find our products online! If you're interested in angora fiber or yarn, please let me know by emailing us at:
seedorff.family.farms@gmail.com
We hope you are all busily crafting away at whatever fiber art you choose. We are currently employed with Christmas knitting. Only 8 more shopping weekends until Christmas! If you are of the Christmas-crafting persuasion, I hope you aren't as far behind as I am. :-)
