Re: [AlpacaTalk] Fleece and Shearing Question

 

Where do you live?  there are several mills around the country who will process alpaca into yarn for you.  Do a google search for fiber mills.  If you e mail me privately I'll tell you who I like, but don't know if something like that is allowed on this list (might be considered advertising)

 

As to keeping the alpacas clean, dust is not a problem.  But alot of VM is a real pain.  Try to keep their area free from alot of hay on the ground, wood shavings, and my personal most hated, is dry fall leaves!  They just seem to crumble into the fleece and are a ROYAL pain to deal with.  Most mills will get out alot of VM, but the less that you have there to start with, the better your finished product will be.

 

Susan in Maryland

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 11:41 AM, jessica67401 <jessica67401@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

I am a newbie to Alpacas so bear with me on these questions. I have 3 Alpacas that I just recently purchased. I have always loved Alpacas and we bought them more as pets than anything. I do spin and knit so they will be my own personal fiber supply and I hope enough left over to help suppliment the cost of thier food and care.

As I'm sure you know, they love to roll around in the dirt and leaves and such and they currently have all sorts of VM stuck in their fleece. Do I need to be concerned with trying to get it all out before they are sheared or do I need to somehow try to prevent them from getting dirty in the first place?

Also, I have heard there are places where you can send the fleece to have it tested for microns and such. Where can I learn more information about that?

Again, I'm new to all this so pardon my ignorance but apart from the fleece I will be processing myself where does one send thier fleece to have it processed and how much does something like that cost?

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