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We have Alpaca Yarn

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:11:32 +0000

We have received our first shipment of yarn from our alpaca fiber and it is WONDERFUL. We are so pleased with how it turned out. The knitters we have shared it with have been very excited about it. We decided to do a mix of the dark animals for a rich medium brown yarn. The light animals where put together to form a warm beige. This yarn is perfect for dying if you are interested in working with home dying of your yarn. We are still waiting for mix that should produce a more caramel color. From that batch we will also have some cones for weaving.
I am also doing some hand spun yarn from some of the fiber which was made into roving. Learning to spin has been a wonderful experience and alpaca is a great fiber to work with.

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Alpaca Fiber Symposium in October

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:42:57 +0000

Save the date! October 23-25, 2009 will be the next Alpaca Fiber Symposium to be held in the Denver area.

Registration is now open!

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National Alpaca Farm Day One Was GREAT!

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:32:51 +0000

Considering that it was overcast and rained most of the morning and part of the afternoon we had a pretty good farm day. We had about 75 people. Some just came to see what these alpacas were all about while a few were thinking about getting some an…imals in the future. A benefit of the day was I finally learned to spin on my spinning wheel. Our guest spinner was a great teacher. Tomorrow is my next lesson.

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National Alpaca Farm Day

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:55:10 +0000

On September 26 and 27, alpaca breeders from across the United States and Canada will invite the public to come to their farm or ranch to meet their alpacas and learn more about these inquisitive, unique animals. From 10 to 5 on Saturday and 11 to 4 on Sunday, Encore Alpacas, 4 Musketeers Alpaca Farm LLC, Blue Oak Acres, Teal Water Ranch LLC will welcome guests to join them for many activities including alpacas, fiber spinning, alpacas agility demonstrations and much more, all FREE!

Encore Alpacas is located at 9711 19 Mile Road, Marshall, MI 49068 (269-781-2351 or 269-275-5533)

4 Musketeers Alpaca Farm is located at 13201 Brady Road, Bellevue, MI 49021 (269-763-3625 or 269-420-1533)

Blue Oak Acres is located at 25180 M-78, Bellevue, MI 49021 (269-763-2753)

Teal Water Ranch is located at 1312 N. Ionia Road, Vermontville, MI 49096 (517-726-0899)

To find out more about National Alpaca Farm Days visit www.NationalAlpacaFarmDays.com. To learn more about any of the farms call 269-781-2351 or 269-275-5533.

Reprinted from the Battlecreek Enquirer

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