Re: [AlpacaTalk] what can you do to help
I thought the course was ONLY for SOJAA members to my knowledge, but I am not positive. I assume they have first dibs...I went with my mom Sheri Hewitt to a fiber sorting seminar with Robin Kuhl put on by SOJAA and there was such a great response, a great number of people wanted to take the course. Since Olds College is in Canada, they worked it out so that the days after AlpacaMania (Ruth is judging) she would stay and teach the course. Apparently, Ruth will be selecting people since there are only so many seats available. I hope I didn't step out of line by announcing it publicly! Ruth teaches the course at Olds College. You have to sort 500 fleeces before you can actually call yourself a sorter. The course itself is three grueling days from what I understand. But well worth it! Robin has a sample of black woven fabric that was 30 microns. It was very soft on the skin just because it was properly sorted, so there were no prickles or shedding. And, the fiber that is MOST
useful in the industry is 20-26 microns. Not 13 or anything. Everything under 19 microns gets put into the same pile, so all those "average" alpacas are better when it comes to the processing!
I think it is a good idea to have people get together to sort fiber. I think that would get the job done, but also make new friends out of the day. It would be hard though unless everyone knew what they were doing. It is simple, but also complicated.
I am sure we will hear more about the Pendleton thing. I think it would be great if AFCNA could send fiber there. Anything it takes to get alpaca into the mainstream marketplace. I just hope that the people who came up with the idea get the credit! Again, I heard it was Peter.
Till next time...
Steph
"M.Korshoj" <mkorshoj@comcast.
Paul and Pendleton and AFCNA...just what I thought he had said, but haven't heard more. I know he started the talks with Pendleton and then I thought he was going to get together with AFCNA about it. Have no clue what's happening with that.
I know lots of people have so much fleece after shearing that they don't have time to take care of it (de-vegging and sorting) before sending it to AFCNA. Otherwise, they probably would. It just keeps stockpiling.
I still think a good old get together like barn raising, for fiber sorting would be fun and get the job done for lots of people who are buried in fiber and no time or funds to send it out for basic services and then the products.
Now to check on SOJAA. Thanks for the tip. :^)
Margie
Margie Korshoj
mkorshoj@comcast.
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