Our fiber animals seem to know that its going to be a serious winter to contend with.
The alpacas and llama are pushing coat slightly faster than the norm, and the sheep...wow.. they have unbelievable fleece already.
The photo is of our huacaya (wa-ki-a) alpcaca male. His name is Ollie, short for Oliver. He is going on 4 years old and has been with us since he was weaned at 6 months. Ollie is a very gentle fella. He is not regestered due to his larger than most size, and slightly crooked legs. The breeder and vet felt this was a deficiency while in utero. He is currently bred to our Mini Llama, Jazzy, short for Jasmine. she is a beautiful rose grey with the most amazingly soft fiber I have ever felt on a llama, and trust me that's ALLOT of fiber I have fingered thru.
we are hoping to keep her wonderful Llama personality, as well as her beautiful quality of fiber, but hope to add some density to hers with her cria. We are hoping that in July we will have a new addition to the camalid part of the farm. I am STILL washing fleeces and fibers, and have to get it finished soon as I Will be needing to make our annual trip to the processor.
As usual, we will have a blend of fibers from the llama, alpaca and sheep as well as angora rabbit. I personally like the colors of nature, so I always leave the fibers their natural color, and in order to create beauty I blend them carefully to avoid muted or muddy colors.
We do still have some fibers left from last year if you are a spinner or felter or would like to try your hand at a braided wool rug. If interested, drop me a note to totrllamas@yahoo.com.
The alpacas and llama are pushing coat slightly faster than the norm, and the sheep...wow.. they have unbelievable fleece already.
The photo is of our huacaya (wa-ki-a) alpcaca male. His name is Ollie, short for Oliver. He is going on 4 years old and has been with us since he was weaned at 6 months. Ollie is a very gentle fella. He is not regestered due to his larger than most size, and slightly crooked legs. The breeder and vet felt this was a deficiency while in utero. He is currently bred to our Mini Llama, Jazzy, short for Jasmine. she is a beautiful rose grey with the most amazingly soft fiber I have ever felt on a llama, and trust me that's ALLOT of fiber I have fingered thru.
we are hoping to keep her wonderful Llama personality, as well as her beautiful quality of fiber, but hope to add some density to hers with her cria. We are hoping that in July we will have a new addition to the camalid part of the farm. I am STILL washing fleeces and fibers, and have to get it finished soon as I Will be needing to make our annual trip to the processor.
As usual, we will have a blend of fibers from the llama, alpaca and sheep as well as angora rabbit. I personally like the colors of nature, so I always leave the fibers their natural color, and in order to create beauty I blend them carefully to avoid muted or muddy colors.
We do still have some fibers left from last year if you are a spinner or felter or would like to try your hand at a braided wool rug. If interested, drop me a note to totrllamas@yahoo.com.
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