Fiber Arts Friday
This Friday I will be getting a crash course in the Fiber Arts! My guest this weekend is 
Sheri Watkins from Loudon, TN. Sheri and her husband, Bill, own and operate Frostglen Alpacas. They have been alpaca breeders for 20 years!
Sheri is teaching a Beginning Spinning class here at our farm, Fairhope Alpacas, tomorrow. I am so excited to learn to spin. Today she plans to give me tips on dyeing, felting, and more. Sheri is also going to walk me through washing the fleeces. At this point, having over 100 fleeces to wash seems to be an insurmountable obstacle, but she’s going to show me how to do several at a time outdoors. The kids and I should be able to knock it out the first month of summer. (I realize I can send them out to be washed, but that adds to the cost with the washing AND shipping – I’m going to weigh my options at this point.) And in this economy, I am reminded every day to do more for myself and rely less on paying others to do things. (I’d love to have 6 employees, but that will have to wait for the economic upturn!)
It is my intention to blog everything I can and even take some video this weekend. So check back to see all the fiber trouble we get into!
Please tell at least one fiber friend and ask them to participate in Fiber Arts Friday! And be sure to mention Fiber Arts Friday in your blog posts and link to it. Can’t wait to see what you’ve got going on this week on your blogs!
Fiber Arts Friday Blog Carnival!
To participate:
- Add the permalink to a specific blog post that features something Fiber Art related, rather than your general blog address and not your Etsy store. (Please DO put a link in your blog post that takes us to your store though.)
- Link back to Fiber Arts Friday from your post so that your readers can come and see everyone else’s projects! Use the button or a text link to http://www.alpacafarmgirl.com.
- Visit as many of the other participants as possible and leave comments! That’s what helps us all connect!
- Double-check to make sure your link works and goes to the right page so it doesn’t get deleted.
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May 22nd, 2009 at 7:38 am
Can’t wait to see what “fiber trouble” you get into
Since I didn’t get into much fiber trouble myself this week, I blogged about some of the fiber art folks I admire on Flickr.
Carolyn B (vintagepix)s last blog post..Fiber Arts Friday – Eye Candy
May 22nd, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Can’t wait to see your progress. I found a new fiber-related charity that I’m talking about today. When I finish my 2 pending projects, I’ll start one for them (never mind the one for me in the closet!)
TexasRed Quiltss last blog post..Project Linus – Providing Security Through Blankets
May 25th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
I love your Fiber Arts week! I miss spinning and weaving so much! I am going to try and work some on it weekly. I still want an alpaca!
May 29th, 2009 at 4:32 am
Sorry about my technological snafu this week! I was so busy doing Fiber-y things with Sherry while she was here that I accidentally had the post on “PRIVATE” for awhile without knowing it. Doesn’t go much good if only I can see it and you can’t post. Oops! ya live, ya learn.