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Lovely buck from summer litters that carries chocolate gene for sale.
Dyeing, Dyeing, Dyeing!
Spinning a hand carded blend of my fawn angora, moorit wool and tussah silk on my Reeves Wheel
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Busy day yesterday cleaning more trays in the rabbit house. The morning was cool and cloudy and I was afraid it would rain, but the sun came out and it was a pleasant day for chores, although a little windy. I had two bucks blow their coats last month just a couple of weeks before they were due for shearing. Annoying when that happens. It seems like one day you're looking at a beautiful coat of wonderful spinning wool, and then the next day it's all dreadlocks and useless. It doesn't happen that fast but it seems to. I think this was triggered by the weird weather we've had; cold then warm and then cold again. One buck is a youngster but the other was here last winter and has produced some wonderful wool. A young cousin and her daughter came over to discuss getting a rabbit for the child, but we decided together that maybe an angora wouldn't be the best choice for a busy family. The coat care is always something I point out to a prospective buyer, and now that the rabbits produce so much wool I stress the point even more. My cousins are interested in fiber arts, so I invited them to come to the shop this summer and experiment. If the interest lasts, there might be reason for them to try a German Angora in the future. A storm last night prevented me from working on the last of the articles about my grandmother. So I crocheted awhile on the mohair purse; it's finally reached a point where it's going along a lot faster. I find with this yarn I have to loosen the tension a bit; the stitches seem to tighten after I make them. Strange. |
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