<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Healing Hearts Alpacas Creations </title><link>https://www.openherd.com</link><description>Let the Magic Happen</description><item><title>Look what we have!!</title><link>https://www.openherd.com/article-list/6446</link><description>&lt;p&gt;We are SO PROUD to have in our Mill Spun Yarns which are 100% Alpaca. Huge skeins for all of your crafting needs...... I can not wait to get my yarn swift out and ball winder to start knitting this yummy yarn into creations to sell. Roman Rezart is still holding a fine fleece with so much density. And his brother Spirit Hawk ( Both from same mother Wallace) is close behind his half brother!!!! Contact Cynthia at &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:hhalpaca@gmail&quot;&gt;hhalpaca@gmail.com&amp;nbsp...</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 19:17:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Life Is What We Make Of It</title><link>https://www.openherd.com/article-list/6399</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;It has been awhile since I have written about our tranquil farm in Indian Trail, N.C. Where do I start? Covid has effected so many people and farms in the past 3 years and has also shifted our vision .&amp;nbsp; We must learn to adapt to unforeseen circumstances. Either we become stronger or we loose ourselves in the things we can not control. I chose to become stronger. Hard to believe that 11 years of showing, events, and educating others about Alpacas ...</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:48:28 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>As the Fleece Grows</title><link>https://www.openherd.com/article-list/5785</link><description>We are getting excited to see this years harvest of yummy oh so soft Alpaca fleece! Shearing is right around the corner and our 10 alpacas are really growing some bright fiber. After our fleece is shorn I then skirt the fiber getting out any vegetable matter like hay and dirt. Then I grade my fleeces then take off the hairy parts around the chest and belly. This I’ll use for dryer balls later. After which I’ll bag up the fiber and ship it off to a local fiber mill to have processed into Cloud, R...</description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:44:07 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Creating From Alpaca </title><link>https://www.openherd.com/article-list/5786</link><description>I am an Artist and have always worked with clay, watercolor, pastel and acrylic mediums but  I had never created with alpaca fiber until September of  2012 when I was gifted my first two female alpacas. I took many classes through local alpaca organization’s and I was influenced by other fiber people in my life. I’ve taken Nuno Felting classes, Felting hats, alpaca husbandry courses and even how to birth alpacas !  Not to mention the 8 years I volunteered at the Carolina Alpaca Celebration and t...</description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2022 13:20:14 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Roman Rezart Of Healing Hearts</title><link>https://www.openherd.com/article-list/4741</link><description>Wonderful Wallace just had her first cria. It's A BOY!  He was born on May 9th,2017 which was his due date. Wallace is an amazing first mom with lot's of rich milk. We named him " Healing Hearts Roman Legend" because he is our first boy born to our small farm. He is our legend that will blaze a new trail for our farm!  Roman weighed 19.8 lbs and at 1 month old now weighs almost 30 lbs. thanks to the rich milk his mom gives him.  Nice crimp,and very dense. He looks like a poodle , some say on Fac...</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2019 00:18:24 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>