Tuesday, November 24, 2015
This year, we had all of our alpaca roving made into lovely rug bumps. A bump is spool of rug yarn made from alpaca fiber spun around a recycled cotton core. This is an excellent value-added product because some fiber is shorter in length or higher in micron and cannot (or should not) be used for yarn or garment processing. Examples of this type of fibers are neck, leg, belly fleece – there is now a wonderful process to create a material for use in rugs!
Our rug bumps are 50-60 yards, which m read more...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Whether you are in extreme cold or not, nothing says "I love you" more than a pair of warm, comfy alpaca socks!
And you don't even have to go out on Black Friday at zero dark thirty to get them! We have a variety of alpaca socks that everyone would cherish -- mailed direct to you!
Quality and US made -- which is very important to us. We sell thousands of pairs each year and customers return like the swallows of Capistrano!
Get enough or you'll have people fighting over them! Seriously, read more...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015
We always enjoy our time over at the NW Alpaca Showcase, held in Pasco, Washington. The venue is superb, a nice hotel is attached to the show arena and it’s always a time for socializing with our friends!
This fall, it seemed like we had the least amount of animals to show. Funny how that works, young females that are ready to breed are bred, boys are either pet or show quality and males start their breeding careers in the summer.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Nothing like a chill in the air to get me motivated to start working with alpaca fiber & yarn!
We are overjoyed to sell our yarn exclusively to a local high end retail store and a friend sent me a photo of their display utilizing our alpaca yarn and custom made shawl (9 different animals in this masterpiece).
So, if you are so inclined -- please join me. The days are getting shorter which means more night hours are available for whatever suits your fancy! Crochet - Knitting - Felting, of read more...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015
We were so excited to donate our Liberty Shawl to the Quechua Benefit dinner held in conjunction with the Education with Destination this past weekend!
You see, it all started with a skein of yarn that was won at the 2014 Education with Destination and a “throw down, show down” with another local alpaca breeder who won the same. We challenged each other to bring back the skein this year, made into something! Almost like a boomerang, that yarn came back and we did!
Thankfully, with the exp read more...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2015
What was summer like before being on cria watch, delivering crias, shearing and breeding alpacas? It must have been sooooo boring!
Always something to do on the farm, each year life gets fuller and faster. I’m not sure if part of that is my age, or the fact that our herd is growing or both!
Daily chores, work and after work “work” fills the day with plenty of activity. Ahhh, those lazy days are long gone if you have alpacas in your life (or any other livestock for that matter). But it’s al read more...
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Monday, August 10, 2015
Life as an alpaca breeder during the long days of summer!
There's always work that needs to be done but summer brings extra chores – weighing crias to ensure adequate nourishment, breeding females and then spit testing! Yes, WE want the spits! it’s pretty amazing that some quick breeding gets the job done!
Jeff has the scale duty and I’m the scribe – he steps on the scale since he’s not bashful about it. It’s fun to play with the babies and nice to see them gaining weight and growing.
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