HankTheTank and Ownedby3alpacas Journal

[HankTheTank]

Southern- I'm just messing with her I wouldn't really mind if they were with the goats except for the whole feeding confusion. We can't get them anyway

 

[Ownedby3alpacas]

I decided to mail the yarn to my sister in Arkansas. She's better at making things so I want to see what she decides to do with it. I'm probably going to make more though. I should probably spin some Desi fiber too. I wonder how that would look if I ply it with the black or white? Should I try that??

I finally found a use for math!! I figured out how many yards of yarn would be in one fleece. If the fleece is 3 lbs and 100 yards is about 2.5 oz there is about 1920 yards per fleece.

Someone check my math though please! It's been almost 2 years since I graduated so I might not have remembered how to solve it!

2.5 oz 48 oz
--------- = -------
100 yds x yds

x = 1920 yards


I sent my math teacher from high school a Facebook message asking him to double check it too so hopefully someone will be able to help

 

[CocoNUT]

Ok...just remember...are you using ALL 3 lbs of the fleece and are you spinning it consistently? (Hasthat 3 lbs of the fiber already skirted and picked through?) Those are two major factors. Do you wash the fleece before spinning...Alpaca fiber is seriously dusty - so a significant amount of the measured weight could be from dust. Consinstency is key in spinning. So at BEST, I would say your calculations are good...but still approximate. Remember, there IS waste when spinning yarn.
The formula/calculations look correct to me...but I've been out of school for soooo long that the dinosaurs have since gone extinct!
I say ply it with both colors separately. Go for it!

 

[HankTheTank]

This is the card I made our grandfather for his birthday It's actually two thin pieces of wood instead of paper, and I woodburned the design on it. It's taller and less squashed looking in person. The camera on my phone is a bit cantankerous

The goats got a leftover Christmas tree in their pen! I think they're enjoying it so far- they probably wish it was a little smaller so I could just put it in the barn so they didn't have to get their feet wet

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Wow that's good. Very cool!

 

[greenbean]

That's awesome! How long did it take to make it?

 

[HankTheTank]

Once I got the design transferred onto the wood, about an hour to burn the whole thing. In total it took more than that cause I had to put the design on paper, which took a while to get right, and do a couple practice runs on scrap wood to make sure it would look good. So maybe three hours?

 

[autumnprairie]

Great job

 

[HankTheTank]

Thanks

 

[CocoNUT]

Awesome job!