Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Lots of Weaving

We're finally getting rain and plenty of it. I'm grateful - we needed it badly. The pastures were dry and crunchy with not much grass left.

I've been busy with a lot of commission work lately. Two orders are for hand spun, hand woven blankets. One design is left up to me, the other is to be a re-creation of the Emmitt coverlet. The original is shown below.



I'm looking forward to this. The Emmitt coverlet is one of my favorite pieces. Working in overshot is great fun and the suri alpaca fiber gives the yarn gorgeous luster. I'll be spinning the yarn from Liberty Belle's fleece. She's a beauty with very fine, soft fiber. The warp will be dipped once into my indigo vat for a robin's egg blue while the weft and tabby will be natural white. Photos to come some time in the next couple of months.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Hello!

After making excuses for the last few years as to why I don't have time to write and maintain a blog, I've finally given in. I will be writing about what works and what doesn't work for me and everything in between. Lots of stories about the llamas and alpacas will appear as well as records of my various projects. I also plan to share my thoughts about sustainable farming and producing yarn and fiber products using green practices.

It's just about time to head to the barn for evening feeding so I'll leave you with the above photo of our most recent addition. He's a weanling huacaya alpaca, blue grey, sweet as pie, and unbelievably soft. His registered name is Native Son. Isn't he a cutie?