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General
Alpaca and Fiber information
Alpaca
Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA)
P.O.
Box 1992
Estes Park, CO 80517
Phone: 970-586-5357
AOBA
Library
For
list of available titles contact AOBA or
On
the web site, go to the bottom of the page and choose library
The
Alpaca Book
Management,
Medicine, Biology, and Fiber
By
Eric Hoffman and Murray E. Fowler. DVM
Secrets
of the Andean Alpaca
Assessing
Fiber Characteristics and Conformation
Maggie
and Richard Krieger
Alpacas
Magazine
Official
Journal of Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association (AOBA)
Alpacas
Magazine - focus on FASHION Issue
Textile
Traditions of Ancient South America
By:
Margaret Young-Sanchez
Thousands of
Years of Fashion
By:
David Stensland
Fiber Micron Testing
Yocom-McColl
Testing Laboratories, Inc.
540 West Elk Place
Denver,
CO
80216-1823
Phone
(303) 294-0582
Official
Alpaca Color Chart
The
Alpaca Registry, Inc. (ARI)
P.O.
Box 87
Kalispell,
MI 59903
Phone
: 406-755-3158
General
Fleece Information
American
Fiber Coop of North America (AFCNA) Clip Care Manual
P.O.
Box 12356
Decatur,
TN 37322
Phone:
423-334-4298
Magical
Farms Fleece training center
Fleece
shows - Judging
Attend
a fleece show and listen to the judge
Rules
- AOBA Show Division Handbook
Fleece Total points = 100
- Handle
and Fineness -20 points. Handle - how fiber feels to the hand; Fineness -
Diameter of fibers, also sensory perception of fleece
- Uniformity
- 20 points. Consistency throughout the fleece of fiber diameter ,character,
staple length (measured from cut end to tip), color, absence of guard hair
- Character
- 20 points. Luster -Sheen, gloss or shine - how well it reflects light;
Architecture -qualitative evaluation of crimp (waviness of the individual
fibers), staple length and lock structure (how the fibers lay within the
locks.
- Volume/
Weight -20 points. Annualized yield - Weight multiplied by 12 then divided
by number of months of growth.
- Preparation
/Husbandry - 20 points. Soundness - fiber that breaks, is brittle or has week
tips is not sound.
Points deducted
for debris, staining, weathered tips, matting, cotting (webbing - precursor to
matting) , 2nd cuts
Spin Off Total points = 85
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First
impression (5 points)
Cleanliness
(10 points)
Lack
of Guard Hair ( 5 points)
Ease
of Preparation (10 points)
Softness
( 10 points)
Luster
(5 points)
Loft
( 5 points) |
Sample length (5 points)
Lack of second cuts (5 points)
Lock Structure ( 5 Points)
Ease of Spinning ( 10 points)
Crimp or Curl (5 Points)
Texture ( 5 points)
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Shearing
Classes
SHEEP STUFF
6426 Bordman Road
Romeo, Mi.
phone : 810-798-2568
Michigan
Fiber Festival
Held
each year in August in Allegan, MI
Northerm
Michigan Lamb and Wool Festival
Held
in September in West Branch, MI
Ted
Chepolis' Shearing video
AOBA
library or Quality Llama Products.
Gateway
Farms on-line shearing lessons:
www.home.earthlink.net/~johnwmerrell/AlpacaShearing.html
Shearers
Jodi
Wever, Poco Lago Alpacas,
Knightstown,
IN
765-345-5838
Dave
Binkowski
Ionia,
MI
616-527-1137
Suzanna
McFall
Rising
Sun Exotics
Green
Bay, WI area
Brent
Winslow
507-437-7840
MN
area
Roger
Douglas.
(608)
868-2964
WI.
and northern IL.
Dennis Pace
Pacesetter Alpacas
Beloit WI.
(608) 879-2770
Spinning Books and Videos
Books by Paula Simmons
Very detailed about various aspects of spinning
Hand's On
Spinning
by Lee Raven -good for beginners.
Interweave Press, Inc.
Homespun and
Hand knit
Caps
socks mittens & gloves
Edited by Linda
Ligon Interweave
Press
Spinning
Llama and Alpaca
by Chris Switzer. Switzer
Land Enterprises P. 0. Box 3800
Estes
Park, Colorado 80517
The
Ashford Book of Spinning
by
Anne Field
Shoal Bay Press
Victorian
Video Productions
Box 1540, Colfax, CA 95713
For catalog call 1- 800-848-0284
Videos by Patsy Zawistoski
Basic Spinning Techniques
Spinning Cotton, Silk & Flax
Very complete and include wheel mechanics, fiber prep, spinning and ply
Spinning Information On-line
go
to Spinning, then Introduction to Spinning
Spinners
/ Weavers Magazines
Interweave
Press
Spin-Off
Dept.
I-DS
201
East Fourth Street
Loveland,
CO 80537-5655
Handwoven
Interweave
Press Inc.
201
E Fourth St.
Loveland,
CO 80537-5655
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Shuttle, Spindle, Dyepot
Handweavers
Guild of America, Inc.
Two Executive Concourse, Suite 201
3327 Duluth Highway
Duluth, GA 30096-3301
Guilds
For listing by state see
Contact local yarn shops for
local guilds
Felting
Making
Felt the Easy Way
by Vicky Dodge of the Quacky Alpacky Ranch & Studios
Felt
Making Techniques and Projects
by Inge Evers
Lark Books.
Felting
by Hand
and Felt Craft
by Sue Freeman
Unicorn Books
Feltmaking
by Beverly Gordon
The Felting Book
booklet from Louet Sales Co
Dyeing
The
Colour Cauldron
by Sue Grierson
Step
By Step Spinning and Dyeing
by Robert and Christine Thresh
An
Introduction to Natural Dyeing
by Robert and Christine Thresh
Hands
On Dyeing
by Betsy Blumenthal and Kathryn Kreider
Spinning
and Dyeing the Natural Way
by Ruth Castino
Synthetic
Dyes
by Linda Knudsen
Vegetable
Dyeing
by Alma Lesch
Storing
Fleece
"Fiber
Talk" Storing shorn llama fleece with protection against mildew, wool
moths and carpet beetles.
by Mike Brown
Journal of the RMLA, Feb. 1998.
"Growing,
Harvesting, Cleaning and Storing Lama Fiber"
by Rebecca Abbott
Fiberfest Magazine, Winter ’93-‘94
Fiber
Sachets for stored fleece:
6
Tbs Lavender-dried (or Pennyroyal, tansy or red cedar chips)
2
Tbs Chammomile flowers 1 Tbs crumbled bay leaves
1 tsp ground cloves
2 crushed
cinnamon sticks (or 3 Tbs ground cinnamon)
1 tsp orris root
powder
1 Tbs salt
Mix and store
together in an airtight container -shaking it once a day for a week then put about
2 tsp. in each sachet. To make sachet: Use cotton material (old sheets, etc. )
and cut in pieces about 6" x 3". Fold to make 3" by 3" and
sew around entire edge, except for the last 2" or so. Turn right side out,
put in mixture and sew or glue shut. Put in 1 for each bag of fleece. The
recipe makes about 20-25 sachets. Note: This recipe was shared by Liz Mitchko
of Whirlwind Ranch in Missouri. It is a modified recipe from one that appeared
in the Spring 1996 Alpacas Magazine.
Fiber
Co-op
Alpaca
Fiber Cooperative of North America, AFCNA
America’s
Alpaca
P.O.
Box 12356
Decatur,
TN 37322
Phone:
423-334-4298
Non-Profit
Contact
before sending fiber
Carla Gomz
Tapetes de Lana
HC 80 Box 206
Las Vegas, NM
87701
Fiber
Pools
New
England Alpaca Fiber Pool
Contact: Jan
Hensle
P.O.Box
519
Adamsville,
RI 02801
Phone: 401-626-4184
Midwest
Fiber Pool
Contact: Lee Ann King
21826 Co. Road B-SO
Stryker, 0H 43557
Phone: 419-682-1427
Scouring
Wool
Tierra
Wools Fiber Scouring
91 Main Street
P. 0. Box 229
Los Ojos, NM 87551
PH: (505) 588-9215
Pat
Tirrell
Centennial
Farm
700 Tirrell Road
Charlotte, MI 48813
PH:
(517) 543-7395
Fiber
Processing Mills
Blackberry
Ridge Woolen Mill
3776
Forshaug Rd.
Mt.
Horeb, WI 53572
www.Blackberry-ridge.com
608-437-3762
Briggs
& Little Woolen Mills, Ltd.
Canada
www.
Briggsandlittle.com
800-561-9276
Cedarburg
Woolen Mill
Cedarburg,
WI
800-947-9665
Custom
Carding Cottage (thrums)
Spinderellas.com
Custom
Twist
2650
Salk Ave.
Richland,
Washington 99352
www.
customtwist.com
509-371-9403
Fantasy
Fibers
26516
S. Hwy. 170
Canby,
OR 97013
www.Fantasyfibers.com
503-263-4902
Frankenmuth
Woolen Mill
570
South Main St.
Frankenmuth,
MI 48734
517-652-8121
Gulf
Islands Spinning
British
Columbia, Canada
(250)537-4342
Harrisville
Designs
Center
Village, PO Box 806
Harrisville,
NH 03450
www.
Harrisville.com
800-338-9415
Jehova
Jireh Farm
23232
M-43
Paw
Paw, MI 49079
www.
Woolmill.com
616-628-4340
Lightfoot
Farms
PO
Box 1275
29
Wakefield Rd.
Kennebunk,
ME 04043
www.
Lightfootfarms.com
888-426-6631
Little
Barn Inc.
173
McKee Rd.
Harvest,
AL 35749
www.
Littlebarninc.com
800-542-3275
Mother
Lode Alpaca & Fiber Company
4515 Escondido Canyon Rd
Acton, CA 93510
www.motherlodealpaca.com
661-269-2266
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Mountain
Rose Woolery
5124
53rd Street
Rocky
Mountain House
Alberta,
Canada T0M 1T1
403-845-5841
New
Era Fiber Proccessing Company
273
Keith Evans Road
Dawsonville,
GA 30534
www.
Newerafiber.com
706-265-8014
Ohio
Valley Natural Fibers
8541
Louderback Road
Sardinia,
OH 45171-9603
www.
Ovnf.com
937-446-3045
Ozark
Carding Mill
RR4,
Box 130B
Warsaw,
MO 65355
Royal
Fiber Spinnery
Rod
Dakan
1610 California Ave SW
Long Beach, WA 98631
360 642 8763
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Starry Nights Mill
23100 NE Mountain Top Rd.
Newberg,
OR 97132
www.alpaca-r-us.com
503-538-5673
1-888-317-9960
Stonehedge
Farm and Fiber Mill
2246
Pesek Road
East
Jordan, MI 49727
231-536-2779
Sweet
Gum Fiber Farm
RR 2 Box 150-C
Ridgeland,
SC 29936
www.
craftassoc.com/sweetgum.html
843-726-9271
Taos
Valley Wool Mill
PO
Box 567
104
Lower Hondo Rd
Arroyo
Hondo, NM 87513
www.
Newmex.com/woolmill
505-776-1374
Quail
Hill Carding
11707
Quail Lane, Hillsboro,
Wisc.
54634
608-528-4640
Yolo
Wool Products
41501
County Road 27
Woodland,
CA 95776
www.
yolo.qpg.com
530-666-1473
Zeilinger
Wool Company
1130
Weiss Street
Frankenmuth,
MI 48734
www.
Zwool.com
877-767-2920
Knitting
Services
Laurel Hill Farm
Carl Robitaille
1860C South County Trail
West Kingston, Rhode Island 02892
www.laurelhillfarm.com/knitting.htm
401-789-2471
401-212-1555
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GLAA
provides this list as a resource. It does not constitute a recommendation or
endorsement.
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