A unique 2 toned alpaca fleece..amazing crimp and softness...I thought the bottom was dirty and would wash out but it's not :)
Hand combed top..you can see the 2 toned colours.
On the combs. I absolutely luv these combs and could not live without them! I am using the smallest hole on my ditz because I plan on spinning this very fine.
This is 'fine spinning' for me. I am spinning three fine singles of this grey in order to make a 3 ply sock yarn. Just waiting on my nylon fibre to arrive to blend with the rest.
This is another beautiful grey alpaca fleece I am lucky enough to own. This fleece has a supersoft, sparkly quality to it. Kid mohair is the perfect fibre to blend with it...they have much in common I think. Using the mini combs for this because it has a slightly shorter staple and I wanted less waste with my mohair.
A close up of this fleece. It's also quite crimpy.
The yarn made from this alpaca/mohair blend is for Lilly of the Valley scarf. I luv that pattern.
These are the little kid mohair rovings. I made them using my handcarders.
Ciabatta made with rosemary and olive oil. Baked on my pizza stone.
A unique 2 toned alpaca fleece..amazing crimp and softness...I thought the bottom was dirty and would wash out but it's not :)
Hand combed top..you can see the 2 toned colours.
On the combs. I absolutely luv these combs and could not live without them! I am using the smallest hole on my ditz because I plan on spinning this very fine.
This is 'fine spinning' for me. I am spinning three fine singles of this grey in order to make a 3 ply sock yarn. Just waiting on my nylon fibre to arrive to blend with the rest.
This is another beautiful grey alpaca fleece I am lucky enough to own. This fleece has a supersoft, sparkly quality to it. Kid mohair is the perfect fibre to blend with it...they have much in common I think. Using the mini combs for this because it has a slightly shorter staple and I wanted less waste with my mohair.
A close up of this fleece. It's also quite crimpy.
The yarn made from this alpaca/mohair blend is for Lilly of the Valley scarf. I luv that pattern.
These are the little kid mohair rovings. I made them using my handcarders.
Ciabatta made with rosemary and olive oil. Baked on my pizza stone.
4 comments:
Oh..I love needlefelting with natural colored Alpaca. It makes the critters look so much more authentic. It looks as soft as a cloud.
Oh gosh what fabulous alpaca and kid moahir. Two of my fave fibres. I have grey alpaca but its not as fine as that and I have been thinking of blending it with either some grey Gotland or grey angora (bunny) that I have.Ohh I want to get my combs out now. Must look into getting a small hand set of combs but I do love my big English ones too.
Those pasties look yummy too ; wish you lived arounf the corner I would be round in a jif:)
To answer your question its the Suzie pro thats the new wheel and I had been debating long enough about which one to get and was torn between it and the Rose . I have just ordered the High speed head for it as well which should be fun ;)
Wish I could get my hands on a Fancy carder but sadly we are in short supply of decent carders here in the UK :(Enjoy and I look fwd to seeing what you think of it
Jody,
That grey alpaca looks beautiful. I have a feeling that it will make a wonderful pair of socks. That Ciabatta looks yummy. I love Rosemary. One of my favorite herbs.
That fiber looks like a joy to spin. Nothing like the beauty of those glorious greys!
The Ciabatta looks yummy! Do you have a recipe?
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