Round and Round We Go!
In my efforts to yet again feel efficient and to learn something new I have broadened my horizons yet again.
These lovely creatures you see below are angora goats. It is from the little beauties that we get mohair fibers.
I am trying to secure the little lady in the front, along with her sister, for myself.
Look at these faces! Aren't they the cutest bunch of goats you have ever seen - well except for that dark faced one. That's a sheep. LOL
The little tiny one in the very back is the one I have my eye on. Although I do plan to clip that mess out of their eyes. It drives me insane to see them tryng to peek out from under those messy bangs.
Do you think they would wear a barrette?
On Saturday we took a spinning class. I tested the waters of the spinning wheels trying to decide what would be best for me.
Colby prefers the Julia by Luet. She did spin some lovely yarn on that one. The one in the photo below - I forget the name - was a PITA. We all hated it. We couldn't get anything to spin on it without breaking.
Gracie and I tried several ourselves but we both loved the Symphony by Kromski.
Gracie did real well. As you can see as a first time spinner she spun some lovely yarn. This was a natural camel colored alpaca. It was buttery to the touch.
My favorites again and again are the mohairs and the baby alpacas.
Santa has his job cut out for him. He knows what we want!
What on earth could be next?
Hmm - maybe a 6 or 8 harness loom??
Round and round she goes. Where she stops nobody knows!
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You should create a summer camp to teach everyone to do what you do!
I'm not kidding.
I'd attend that camp! Of course, I've already had a weaving course - but it was so long ago that I've forgotten everything I learned.
Angie, I can't help the feeling that you were born about 100 years too late.
I have been wanting to take "Angie Lessons" for years!!!
Ditto!!
Looks like the Majacraft Pioneer was the wheel you guys hated--too bad, Majacraft has high hopes for that one in the market. (I have a Little Gem II I bought because I loved the way it looks, and on paper, with the high speed whorl, it's a great versatile wheel. But I kind of hate spinning on it. Kind of. I'll probably sell it if I can't get over it.)
The Symphony is a beautiful wheel. My first wheel was a Kromski Mazurka, and I love how each one was signed on the bottom.
The Mazurka left me feeling a bit stressed!
Oh, man! I've always wanted to learn how to spin and weave cloth. There is a cool living history place here in Wisconsin and I love going in the little house where the woman is carding and spinning. They've got several carding paddles (or whatever they're called) on the table in there for people to try. I could spend all day in that house!
Hey Angie!
I'm so happy when I see a new post from you here and I especially love this one. I am getting a spinning wheel for Christmas, too. So now I'm leaning toward the Symphony. I need to know how those feeder pigs did for you and if you milk those goats and make cheese, etc. We're moving from a small lot in town in Florida to six acres in Iowa this spring....a 128 year old farm house with six outbuildings and a huge machine shed on a crushed rock road a mile and a half from the little town of pop. 1000. Sounds like heaven to me!I'm living vicariously through your posts for now, so don't leave me hangin' GF! ;-)-Jan
I would LOVE to learn how to do that! And those goats!! We saw one here and I'd love to get one this year. Wow!! I can't wait to see how you do! How wonderful. Is the spinner hard to use?
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