RE: [AlpacaTalk] Snark

 

I have to agree. I send my fleece to different mini mills and have
roving, yarn and felt made for resale, but I personally know people who have
YEARS of yarn sitting in their barn. I would think getting rid of it would
be a distinct advantage over sitting on it year after year.

I only have 20 alpacas and was so relieved to drop off the last of
my fiber to the mill a few weeks ago. If and when the time comes I don't
need it processed for resale, I might just take someone up on an offer of $3
lb. Not much, but more than zero, imho.

Laura Roberts
R Half Pint Farm
Spotsylvania, VA


-----Original Message-----
From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of aeroranch
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 1:29 PM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] Snark

Here is what I don't understand,
someone out there is working a model to buy fleece and produce a product.
They are forthright about their payment structure and requirements. Instead
of being praised for actually DOING IT they are maligned. I don't get this.

Don't like the structure? Great, don't sell them your fleeces. Don't like
their product? Great, don't buy them.

But the fact is they ARE buying fleeces which is a tremendous start. And for
some a bit of cash flow from their fleeces is a positive thing.

There is a constant hue and cry that a fleece market is a must. But when
some one takes that step, invests in the infrastructure to produce a product
and then offers to buy fleeces there is a whine about it being at a low
price. Guess what, THIS is what the range is when we are talking commodity
pricing. Will I be sending them our fleeces? Nope. I will however praise
them for actually making something happen. More power to them!

Blue Skies
Jennifer Powers
Aero Ranch Suri Alpacas
Browns Valley CA

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