Re: [AlpacaTalk] Re: wow.....skirting :)
Excellent ideas Amanda. We shear on Saturday (its supposed to rain!), and this is the second shearing for me. Last year I missed it, but took the boys down to be gelded so had them sheared then, and did the girls by hand. I am excited to try the "skirt as you go" this year. The first year I was pretty much saving every precious bit of fiber (except the poopy parts), but this year I hope to be a bit pickier. Skirting on the fly might not work because our shearer shears them standing, so it all happens pretty quickly, but I am going to be more brutal with my selection once its home. I find it hard to add that 15 or 20 dollars that a "professional skirter" would add, but am more than willing to muddle through myself
Heidi Christensen
WingNut Farm Alpacas
Graham WA
(253) 846-2168 or (253) 592-0200
www.wingnut-
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From: Amanda Poyner <amanda@bartonalpaca
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Sent: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 2:05 pm
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Re: wow.....
I'm with you Rachelle,
Life is just too short. I am expecting 7 cria this year, but I said
that last year and ended up with 3! The sneaky ladies had re-absorbed
their pregnancies. So, We will see exactly how many we get when
they're on the ground and healthy.
I have been up to my elbows in wonderful fibre these last few days.
I've spent hours and hours in a quiet barn, preparing my fleeces for
showing and for sale. It's just the 4th shearing for us now, and I'm
beginning to get it, about fibre.
It's one of those things that gradually and over time, filters it's
way into the fabric of your daily life. So this year I decided to show
a couple of fleeces instead of animals, and for the first time really
spent some time (a day to do two fleeces) pouring over unrolled
blankets of fibre on the sorting table.
First I skirted the edge of the blanket, shoulders and rump, skirting
very carefully around the shoulders and rump, ending up with the shape
of the absolutely prime blanket.
With one fleece, I started skirting with the cut side down. It was
easy enough being careful not to tear the fibres apart. On another
fleece today, I did it the other way up, with the cut side up. It was
so obvious where the true blanket fibre was and a dream to flip over
the edge to that point and peel away the outer, courser fibres. Those
will do for spinning up for weaving. Leaving lovely uniform and
consistent fibre catching the light crimpily, all ready for the
softest projects.
Anyway, I ramble on and I'm supposed to be doing some editing on a
spinning tuition booklet, but time is going on and I'm ready for bed.
And to anyone who's still listening, remember that there's more in
Heaven and on Earth to worry about :-)) Life is often brief.
Best Wishes to all,
Amanda Poyner
Barton Alpacas
Somerset, England
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