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Spinning Class

A few weeks ago we had a Beginning Spinning Class at our farm. Instructor Sherry Watkins came from Tennessee to teach us how to spin alpaca fiber into yarn.

Sherry brought Schacht Spinning Wheels, both the Matchless and the adorable Ladybug (which has a tiny ladybug on it – in a different place on each wheel) [...]

June 18th, 2009 | Tags: alpaca, Beginning Spinning, class, fiber, fleece, skirting, spinning | Category: Alpacas, Events, Fiber Arts | Comments (2)

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 [...]

May 22nd, 2009 | Tags: alpaca, Beginning Spinning, Blog Carnival, Dyeing, Fairhope Alpacas, felting, Fiber Arts Friday, Frostglen Alpacas, Sheri Watkins, spinning, spinning alpaca, washing alpaca fleece | Category: Alpacas, Events, Fiber Arts, Fiber Arts Friday, Lifestyle, New Additions, Tending the Hearth, The Alpaca Lifestyle | Comments (4)