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Whether you’re thinking starting an alpaca farm or are a seasoned rancher the question is always the same. What do you do with all that fleece?! I’m surprised to find that many folks shear it, bag it, and store it without doing anything at all. (FYI Fiber does have a shelf life). Since many folks [...] Hello Fiber Arts Friday, Crafty Friday fans and DIY Craft Linky! As promised here is the tutorial on how to make and use a peg loom! (video at end of post) Peg loom or peglooms are a popular fiber art in the UK but I could not find any information readily available in my internet [...] Welcome Back Fiber Arts Friday and Crafty Friday Folks Sticking with my theme from last week I’ve been researching homemade looms and decided to try one of them out. I picked a simple picture frame loom to start with and though the loom is simple apparently the technique for use is not. Picture Frame Loom [...] Hello Fiber Arts Friday followers! A while back I told you about the unfortunate passing of my alpaca Miracle. We ended up processing her hide and sent it off to be tanned and made into a lap robe. Well the good news is our Miracle Blanket is finished! I picked it up from Sivko Furs, [...] I’ve got it! It took me a week of annoying my husband stretching cord all throughout the house but I finally got the hand of making rope. The projects I have been working on this week are all for sale. See our Shop for what is available. Next thing on the list is to dig through [...] I’m so close to having the “ah ha” moment and it’s killing me. Check out these photos. Beautifully twisted rope made out of alpaca and I did a core color of Blue so I could see what that devil was up to. Sure enough that lousy core keeps getting caught up into my twist. I [...] Since the weather has not been the greatest for riding my horses I find myself spending these winter months doing little projects while I dream of spring. I might be in “English” leather country but I’m a cowgirl at heart and love the feel of a mecate or rope reins in my hands. The weight and lay [...] We’ve all seen portraits of Lincoln but did you ever wonder what that infamous black coat, vest and trousers were made out of? Why alpaca of course! How do we know? Lincoln was the first president to have a paparazzi following. Letters, articles, editorials were all written about him and [...] |
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