Fresh fiber, anyone?

Today my mother was visiting and we were able to shear the broken tort. It was about time! Now we need to get to the other doe. She looks like a puff ball right now!

My mother also took a large amount of the raw fiber from previous shearings home with her. She plans to card them using our Louet Junior drum carder and create some nice batts. She also took home several bags of alpaca fiber that our friend/business partner gave to us last fall so she can get those carded up. We might card some alpaca/angora-mix batts! They should be soft, warm, and wonderful.

I recently made a beautiful cowl from a merino/silk blend of yarn that has a bit of a halo to it, and I thought, "I bet this pattern would look beautiful made from angora! The pattern is called Lava Flow Cowl by Laura J Bellows. Here is my merino/silk version:

I can't wait to get some of the black angora spun up and transformed into this beautiful cowl!

So, things to do this month:

1. Shear the tort doe.

2. Card up some angora and angora/alpaca batts.

3. Get those batts spun up and start making beautiful things!

Want some raw angora to card or spin straight from the lock? Want some angora or angora/alpaca batts? Want some angora or angora-blend yarn? Maybe you even want to request a special project made from the yarn? Let us know! Email us at seedorff.family.farms@gmail.com or you can always comment on our blog!