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:
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Louise Fairburn raises award-winning and rare Lincoln Longwool sheep. She loves them and loves their fleece. Why not incorporate her beloved sheep into the most memorable day of her life – her wedding day?
The bride wore a dress she designed from one of her favorite sheep, Olivia. Her groom wore a woolen waistcoat. The ring [...]
Last week’s Alpaca Bunny Smackdown was fun, and it was great to hear the feedback from Vtknitboy about alpaca and angora. One of the things that I have learned this year about alpaca fiber is that each fleece has its own personality. Some are really shiny, some are really soft, some has lots of crimp [...]
This has been a really fun, busy week with the Alpaca Bunny Smackdown going on. We’ve had lots of giveaways. (there’s still time to enter). Everyone has been waiting, with baited breath, to find out who the winner is. The Bunny Or The Alpaca. Our esteemed judge reminds us that this contest was actually on [...]
I’ve been working hard to get my house and farm ready to put on the market. My friend Jodi made me go through my closet to straighten it up and get organized. You know what I found? I have a stash! As a newbie wannabee Fiber Artist I was so excited that I actually have [...]
This beautiful wall-hanging entitled “The Lullaby” was made by Artist Susie Williams. Susie describes her inspiration for this amazing piece:
“The Lullaby” began not as a visual concept, but as a feeling. I wanted to create a piece that would feel like a hug. Inspired by my neighbor’s llama who loves cushioning under the sunlit pines [...]
Knits For Needs
Knits For Needs is a knitting and crocheting charity that accepts and donates any and all knit or crocheted items. They are based in Atlanta, but they will donate warm items to homeless shelters, hospitals, food banks, and to other people in need all throughout the United States. This [...]
This knitting basket looked so good to me, full of fiber yumminess. Then I found out – IT’S A CAKE! Now it’s even more delicious. Cake decorating is such a fun art. I always like to watch the Gingerbread House Decorating Contest on the Food Network around Christmas time. Piece of Cake Decorating Blog has [...]
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.
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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 [...]
