The Booty…Or, I think I need a fiber bailout
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009Well, we went to the Great Lakes Fiber Show today. No, I did not come home with a sheep or an alpaca. I just came home with parts of sheep and alpaca.
Behold:
Look at this face! There were a good number of alpaca there today. So sweet. Look how delicate their necks are!
We purchased fiber from two of the alpacas from these folks today.
I have two photos of the treasures we brought home, the acutal color is somewhere in between. Not quiet as red as the this photo, but not as washed out as the next one.
The fleece in back is alpaca, as is the ball in front. The rest is sheep’s wool. The red dyed wool has streaks of burnt orange and yellow in it.
As before, Maverick had to check out the purchases. He stuffed his big ol’ head deep inside the bags of fleece and pronounced it A-Ok!
I don’t know if Maverick has it within him to be a herding dog, however, he certainly could supervise the Quality Control department.
There were goat competitions and sheep competitions being held. There was much fleece and yarn and gizmos. There was a lot of spinning and knitting being executed. Unfortunately, I was so mesmerized by all the happenings that I did not take any pictures. It’s too bad too, because the sheep that were there were really lovely. Ah well, next year. It may take me that long to clean, card and spin up what I bought.
Looking for a drum carder, anyone selling?
