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18 May - Shearing
Shearing has been pushed back till the end of May due to the constant rain here in Alabama. Advance reservations for fiber are being listed in my Etsy store. |
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18 May - Demi
Demi is currently in Ohio for her first breeding. The sire is Dakota, son of the extremely fine fleeced ROCKAMUNDO. |
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18 May - Seriously BLACK?
Serious is fooling us, underneath that lovely deep copper coat he is growing in solid BLACK fiber! Bay or true? We shall see at shearing time. |
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18 May - Marius gaining weight!
After weeks of healing, Marius is finally beginning to put on some weight, he's extremely playful and reliving his lost cria-hood. |
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6 April - MAR Ophelia
Ophelia is going to be bred for the first time this spring to Chase Tavern's Bodie, Rachel's new herdsire. |
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6 April - Fiber news
My drumcarder (Straugh Petite) has arrived and I've been carding lovely alpaca spinning batts, dyed with organic metal free dyes from Greener Shades. I have partnered with My Sweet |
| Alpaca and am in the process of converting almost 100 pounds of fiber into useable products for fiber artists. My first import of bamboo and milk top has been completed and I'm about to import another load fiber. For bulk milk top prices (in 22 pound lots), email me! |
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Marius on the mend?
It's been a few weeks of crossing our fingers after Marius was discovered to be deathly ill with complications due to prologed exposure to coccidia. At 7 months of age he weighs |
| a mere 43 pounds! His last bloodwork showed signs of his liver function being somewhat better, but he is still not putting on weight. Sadly, an xray of his tail confirmed he had an extra bone in there, therefore he's been scratched off the list as a potential herdsire. He'll be gelded once he has fully recovered from his illness. |
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Arrived at the new boarding farm
The majority of our herd has been moved from SC to My Sweet Alpaca in Alabama!
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Farewell, Myra
After just 7 months of life, Myra was found dead in the pasture. We are currently awaiting the necropsy results. We are deeply shocked and saddened by this unexpected loss. |
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Aspecta Medusa
It is done! I've spun the beautiful alpaca/tussah silk blended yarn, 3 luxurious plies, with a hint of golden angelina, and sent the skeins off to Jessie from Phat Fiber who |
| added a delicious, sparkly hand balm that she designed especially for this theme. The whole package is just beautiful, and is accompanied by a suggested playlist while working and dreaming with this yarn. |
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Preparing raw fiber for spinning... WITHOUT carders
Carders are not something most beginning spinners have, yet they want to try their hand at preparing their own fiber for spinning. Can it be done? Of |
| course! All that's needed is a small slicker brush, a flea comb, and a little patience. |
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2009 cria watch
