tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post8189246580810174235..comments2024-02-24T13:24:58.723-07:00Comments on Kathryn's Brain: Fiber Arts Friday: Shearing Day, 2013Kathryn Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12990925295124938262noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post-60899524376083820762013-06-01T05:02:11.147-06:002013-06-01T05:02:11.147-06:00Looks like you had a great shearing day!!! Love al...Looks like you had a great shearing day!!! Love all your pictures :) Ours didn't work out so well...May I ask what brand of shearers do you use? Our fiber gear broke twice on ours now :/ We only were able to shear 3 1/2 out of our 13 before sending them in to have the company figure out what is going on. If you want to email the info to me and any helpful advice for our first year shearing that would be great flyingkfarmcsa@gmail.com Thank you so much!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218788367314754793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post-12002360269525887592013-05-31T20:01:08.666-06:002013-05-31T20:01:08.666-06:00Wow that's a mountain of fibre, your alpacas h...Wow that's a mountain of fibre, your alpacas have beautiful colours. If I lived closer I'd definitely come and help :)Cathy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962518540466499644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post-80449952381792593652013-05-31T19:56:48.238-06:002013-05-31T19:56:48.238-06:00We have found that doing a few alpacas each day an...We have found that doing a few alpacas each day and breaking it into 2 or 3 days works better for us. Our prime number is 6 alpacas, so this year that separated into 3 shearing days. But when you shear them yourself, you can do that easily.oak haven alpacashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603968424369860667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post-503506928701432422013-05-31T19:33:00.158-06:002013-05-31T19:33:00.158-06:00look at all of those bags!
hangs head in shame, I...look at all of those bags!<br /><br />hangs head in shame, I haven't even touched mine since shearing last month. I need to get moving. Race ya!WonderWhyGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427923229119655073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post-58245945398661239492013-05-31T18:57:22.198-06:002013-05-31T18:57:22.198-06:00Nice pictures! It must be nice to have your own s...Nice pictures! It must be nice to have your own source for yarn, although I'm sure it's alot of work.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904194139474752108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post-75264184291372521302013-05-31T18:13:12.000-06:002013-05-31T18:13:12.000-06:00I haven't weighed the fiber yet, but it should...I haven't weighed the fiber yet, but it should be on the order of 50 lbs of blanket fiber, or ~800 ounces. It will be a while before it's ready for the mill.<br /><br />Thank you @Vivian. :-)<br /><br />@NotGracey - we can talk. :-)Kathryn Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990925295124938262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post-20429369163059464862013-05-31T17:34:39.792-06:002013-05-31T17:34:39.792-06:00That's a big mountain of fiber! How much yarn ...That's a big mountain of fiber! How much yarn would it come out to? (sorry I only know fiber in the form of yarn).<br /><br />Love the pictures of Gunnar with alpacas, and with you :-)Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391126553849547771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post-35112527959565899672013-05-31T16:52:17.385-06:002013-05-31T16:52:17.385-06:00Glad it all went well this year!!! Hey I am plann...Glad it all went well this year!!! Hey I am planning a trip out your way in July...I'd love to be able to stop and see the farm..is that possible??? It would just be me and my nephew, he's a high school freshman...Gracey is not my name....https://www.blogger.com/profile/08972825777648546397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post-65181544096119668262013-05-31T12:44:40.077-06:002013-05-31T12:44:40.077-06:00So glad Keyla did so well this year! Yippee!So glad Keyla did so well this year! Yippee!Sarah JSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post-8694963174833048602013-05-31T10:06:54.077-06:002013-05-31T10:06:54.077-06:00I am planning to skirt it over the summer and get ...I am planning to skirt it over the summer and get the blankets to a mill for processing into roving by fall. Not sure if I'll have yarn made or not... unless someone really wants a specific yarn. ;-)<br /><br />And thank you @VdV, Gunnar is a cutie. :-)Kathryn Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990925295124938262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post-14515353510313880612013-05-31T09:42:57.247-06:002013-05-31T09:42:57.247-06:00Yeah, I'm with Natalie - whatcha gonna do with...Yeah, I'm with Natalie - whatcha gonna do with all that fiber gold? :)<br /><br />And Gunnar is too cute!!!!!!Voie de Viehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863741631512546821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193450499711699622.post-79253564847722872732013-05-31T07:03:37.725-06:002013-05-31T07:03:37.725-06:00That's a lot of fiber! Do you have someone th...That's a lot of fiber! Do you have someone that processes it for you?Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447113571069402625noreply@blogger.com