As a person who has grown alpaca fiber for over ten years, the purchase of my first spinning wheel is a BIG deal for me. My youngest kids are in school now and I have a little more time to discover my inner “fiber diva”.
My first attempt at spinning was a complete bust. But I [...]
This week I’ve been dyeing alpaca yarn and fiber using Fall colors. Since we live in the South, summers are our most challenging season on the farm. This makes Autumn my favorite season. It brings such a welcome relief from the seemingly endless hot, humid days.
What better way to revel in the season than creating [...]
Yesterday I voted for my favorite hand spun yarn in this Etsy Contest. Wow! It was a hard choice. And Inspiring. In the process, I visited lots of Etsy shops and added several to my list of favorites. If you haven’t voted already, please do! While you’re on Etsy, visit the Alpaca Farmgirl Shop, which [...]
This week I found this fun video on dyeing. Hope you like it!
Loved this video, and loved that she used alpaca fiber!
So what have you been doing with Fiber this week? Link your blog posts here:
Fiber Arts Friday Blog Carnival!
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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, [...]
Since I am gearing up for our Beginning Spinning Class at the farm on May 23, I have spinning on the brain. I’m trying to learn a little ahead of time so that my brain doesn’t explode the day of the class. Here’s a helpful video on pre-drafting alpaca fiber for spinning.
In case you missed [...]
Start Spinning Book Review & Giveaway
I just finished reading Start Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn by Maggie Casey, and I have to highly recommend this terrific book. It has excellent photographs and she walks you through things slowly enough that you don’t get lost.
Ms. Casey begins by answering the question [...]
Welcome to Fiber Arts Friday! Next week we will have Mr.Linky set up so that you can link us with your Fiber Arts post or web page. We are looking forward to showcasing the many different fiber arts and all of our readers’ amazing projects.
Today we are featuring Mariann’s felted hats. Mariann is a fiber [...]
