tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526281462187001651.post8358245140232733416..comments2023-09-11T07:59:40.409-07:00Comments on Master Ian's Slave: Ten Penny Nails and Darby HandcuffsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526281462187001651.post-45694028180888284122014-01-16T19:42:35.869-08:002014-01-16T19:42:35.869-08:00Lamas and Alpaca are sheared in the spring. I'...Lamas and Alpaca are sheared in the spring. I've contracted a man to come to teach me how to do it so that I can eventually assist him. I'm sending the fur out to be cleaned and carded. I'm getting some of it sent back as roving so I can spin it into yarn and most of it spun into yarn then sent back to me. <br /><br />I have friends back in my hometown who own a Merino Sheep farm in New Zealand. They have the wool from their sheep turned into suiting material that they have made into suits for their own wardrobes.<br /><br />I'm more interested in weaving yardage for blankets and throws. I have a loom that I can weave fabrics up to 100 inches wide.Master Ian's Slavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125100645724123206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526281462187001651.post-33211210719356364512014-01-13T14:01:13.842-08:002014-01-13T14:01:13.842-08:00OK thanks.
Do you use their coats for weaving or s...OK thanks.<br />Do you use their coats for weaving or selling? There's a small Alpaca farm about 3 miles from here and they shear them regularly I think, either that or they simply shed and it's collected. Always kids standing by the fences looking at them. slavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754541028673429502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526281462187001651.post-51656667717386360122014-01-13T10:44:13.775-08:002014-01-13T10:44:13.775-08:00Tiny clothespins - I have two plastic cups with 50...Tiny clothespins - I have two plastic cups with 50 clothespins each. I found them at a vendor at International Mr. Leather in Chicago a few years ago. I looked for them on the internet last night I couldn't find the same design. Check out craft stores.<br /><br />Alpacas and Lamas are like puppies when the owner or caregivers are with them. They love human touch and contact. They gently butt, lick, kiss and brush against me when I work with them. If they are threatened or angry they will spit. I've only been spit on once and that was when we brought a new male out of a truck to the pen. He was terrified after a long trip and seeing a human that he didn't know trying to handle him. Master Ian's Slavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125100645724123206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526281462187001651.post-77817223494672222222014-01-13T08:06:38.388-08:002014-01-13T08:06:38.388-08:00That was a hot story --well, except for the Alpaca...That was a hot story --well, except for the Alpaca licking! <br /><br />Nice of you to share your toybox with your friend. <br /><br />I was going to ask about those clothespins, too. <br /><br />--slavejackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1526281462187001651.post-89140397979592238852014-01-13T01:38:42.327-08:002014-01-13T01:38:42.327-08:00Sounds like the perfect Sunday.
Are those partic...Sounds like the perfect Sunday. <br /><br />Are those particular clothes pins still available to buy?slavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754541028673429502noreply@blogger.com