I may be the only person who plans ahead this much, but I look forward to shearing so much each year that I fantasize about what I'm going to do with each fleece while I'm waiting. Silly, maybe, but it helps pass the time!
Last week a woman from a nearby farm pre-ordered Kara and T's raw fleeces. I was planning on having them blended together into roving, maybe with some bamboo, but I'm excited to see what she does with them instead!
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| T has a bit less fiber this year (he was body shorn last spring), but it is still the best on the farm! |
I will still be showing Kara's fleece this year. I need to decide how many shows I can afford to send it to...
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| I really need a more recent body shot of Kara! |
April's fleece is too coarse for roving, so hers will be made into insoles with the rest of the neck/belly/leg fiber that I shear off the boys.
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| April has many great qualities, but fine fiber isn't one of them! Luckily her crias had it! |
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| The felted insoles I had made last year. |
Duque's fleece is going to be made into a special project this year. I'm going to wash, card, and spin it myself, and then knit a lace piece. Details to come, I can't give too much away!
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| Good old Duque! It is hard to believe that he was born almost coal black! |
And last but not least is Ralph. His fleece is the only one I will have available to get processed into roving! Last year it was processed into a beautiful roving, with 20% brown merino wool and 10% red multi firestar. It sold out pretty quick, so I might just have to repeat the blend!
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| Ralph with his terrible haircut. Hopefully we'll get his legs trimmed better this year. |
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| Ralph's roving blend from last summer. |
Of course you could always purchase his fleece for yourself...it is available as part of our fiber CSA!
And in other news...today is April's birthday! She turns 20 years old, which is quite a feat!
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| Baby April! |
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