RE: [AlpacaTalk] skirting a pinto huacaya fleece...repost
Hi Amanda,
I understand you.but I'm wondering how the judges know it is a p into if we
skirt off all the white? Isn't it by definition necessary to leave some of
it?
Such a wonderful fleece to work with and so very, very soft.just like
pashima or quiviit.but even softer. I wonder if it is worth it in the end,
but I'd like to show it off somehow before I spin it up! Last year the
shearer made one shallow cut right in the middle of the saddle so we could
not show it and the year before we had a different shearer who insisted on
shearing them standing.her first shearing.and so when she bucked and jumped,
it flew down about her legs in pieces and chunks.so could not be shown. I'd
like to get just one chance to see how the hand stacks up against similar
fleeces---even with the light crimp and not the most dense!
It would be nice if some other folks would chime in as well.I thank you for
taking the time to answer.you were the only one.
Best Regards,
Allison
From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Behalf Of Amanda Poyner
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:31 AM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] skirting a pinto huacaya fleece...repost
Hi Allison,
If it were me, I think I'd try going back beyond the margin between
brown and white, right into the brown by half to one inch; whatever was
necessary to do a clean job of seperating the colours in one hit,
without fiddling with individual fibres. They just tend to float about
in the air and seem attracted back to the fleece.
Does this make sense; I hope so. Good luck.
Best Wishes
Amanda
Barton Alpacas
Somerset, England
Allison Moss-Fritch wrote:
>
> Hello list,
>
> I'm still hoping that someone out here can help me with skirting a pinto
> huacaya fleece.No matter how hard I try, it seems as if I'm skirting out
> most of the white edge fiber and leaving the bayblack "saddle"
> fiber.but the
> little bits of white and the neps and second cuts are white on black and
> black on white.I have spent as much as six hours dampening fingers and
> picking single fibers off the opposite color..only to find that, upon
> folding for bagging.I've totally recontaminated the fleece. No wonder I
> don't see many in the pinto classes at shows.
>
> I dearly want to show this fleece. This is a fleece from a production
> girl.her crimp is not the most obvious, but she makes up for it by having
> the best hand on the farm, bar none. Her fleece is in hit 4th shearing and
> is still under 20 microns in the darker portion with lovely luster and
> staple length. It is not the most dense, however.but it is worthy of
> notice
> if I could figure out how to skirt it!
>
> Allison E. Moss-Fritch
>
> New Moon Alpacas
>
> Santa Clara, CA
>
> 408/248-3581
>
> http://www.newmoona
>
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>
>
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