It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was a day of easy births, it was a day of dystocias (difficult births), it was a season of tiny babies, it was a epoch for a rather large baby. One cria was up and running around, the other was weak and [...]
This shawl is from the World Alpaca Conference Fiber Arts Competition. There were many inspiring entries into the Contest! I will be working on a slideshow of them for next week.
What kind of Fiber Art have you been making?
Fiber Arts Friday Blog Carnival!
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We are thrilled to announce that our Alpaca Farmgirl Farm Business Blog has been added to Alltop, the magazine rack for online news and popular topics. Specifically, we have been added to the top small business news and the top rural news sections.
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This month’s Alpaca Farmgirl Interview is with long-time Alpaca Breeder and Fiber Artist Sherry Watkins of Frostglen Alpacas. Sherry and her husband, Bill run a herd of around 80 suri and huacaya alpacas in Tennessee.
Q: How did you learn about alpacas?
A: I fell in love with an alpaca sweater in London. The feel of it was so glorious. It [...]
During the World Alpaca Conference I had the chance to stop by my friend Holly William’s vendor booth. Holly is from Lasso the Moon Alpaca Farm. She is a talented glass and fiber artist. Holly’s latest favorite is nuno felting.
Holly also teaches fiber arts classes, including needlefelting, nuno felting, and wet felting. She and her husband, [...]
From now through Sunday I will be blogging live from the World Alpaca Conference. I will post some general interest items here. For people who want the nitty gritty alpaca info, you will find those posts on our Farm Business page.
It’s easy to see why we love barns. They are a symbol of the American farm. Barns are a tribute to the farming way of life. They are where our beloved animals live.
As we look forward to relocating our farm, barns have often been on my mind. I was thrilled to learn of a great barn company through [...]
OK. I procrastinated. (If you’ve never done that, you should probably leave right now because we may not get along very well.) I waited until only a few days before the trailer hits the road for the National Alpaca Show to begin halter training one of the alpacas that I am taking.
What? Colt, you don’t [...]
