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Dec 29
2009
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Hi All from the coast of NC! Time to be thinking of fiber harvest again, we just got word we're on the shearing schedule for April 8th! Earlier and earlier every year, never fails, as soon as they're shorn, we get the windiest, coldest, wettest nor'easter for several days.
To answer a question regarding weight of yarn if you're just starting out. I was advised by a mill owner to spin skeins of sportweight, tripleply. We did and they are beautiful. We actually took dk brown and spun with firestar, a metallic thread that throws reds and golds in the light. Our attitude is that in our area, beachy, that vacationing knitters are more interested in producing something they can wear here while on vacation. We went with something more splashy, coastal wear if you will. Our fawn fiber will be spun with amber silk fiber and our browns will be spun with red bamboos. I actually was able to put my hands on fiber spun this way, it was incredibley soft while very strong with great springback. So we're still providing a pretty organic product with a little splash and twinkle. Firestar is manmade BTW.
Its gotten pretty cold here now, we're really starting to see the new growth fill out.
Leslie Watson Leake
AlpacaNaca Farm
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