thistlebloom
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Pretty hens, I like the speckled gold ones. That blue hen on the left looks gigantic! Was she ruffling up?
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I did it. I dry picked all that wool. Which wasn’t even that much wool considering I skirted off over half of it lol
I made 28 rolags and have already spun 5 of them. It’s fun.
I didn’t feel like waiting for my drop spindles to arrive, so I made one out of a pencil, cardboard, and wire with some glue and tape to hold it together. It works
I’m making yarn from the fleece of my first sheep that I bottle fed, raised, then sheared all myself. It’s kind of crazy to think about it.
I still have a few things more to do before I can actually use the yarn, but I’m pretty happy with my progress so far. It’s bizarre to think I started all this just a week ago
I made 28 rolags and have already spun 5 of them. It’s fun.
I didn’t feel like waiting for my drop spindles to arrive, so I made one out of a pencil, cardboard, and wire with some glue and tape to hold it together. It works
I’m making yarn from the fleece of my first sheep that I bottle fed, raised, then sheared all myself. It’s kind of crazy to think about it.
I still have a few things more to do before I can actually use the yarn, but I’m pretty happy with my progress so far. It’s bizarre to think I started all this just a week ago
Baymule
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You are inspiring! I'm enjoying following along with your progress.
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I got my spindle full enough that I decided to wind it onto a tp roll while I repeat the process. Then I’m going to spin them together to make a 2-ply yarn.
It was nice and sunny this morning (if cold) and Woolfie was feeling full of herself. Kept trying to convince the others to play. Foxy accepted
Kit and Dingo were smart enough to stay out of it and focus on the hay I was getting for them
It was nice and sunny this morning (if cold) and Woolfie was feeling full of herself. Kept trying to convince the others to play. Foxy accepted
Kit and Dingo were smart enough to stay out of it and focus on the hay I was getting for them
Baymule
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Look at you! Yarn! Give yourself a big pat on the back for your progress!
farmerjan
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I'm impressed. Very neat and pretty inventive to make your own drop spool thing. I don't have the patience or talent to do that. 
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Yeah, I’m actually pretty proud of myself Considering it wasn’t something I ever intended to do, I think I’ve done pretty well. As for being inventive, I come by that trait from my Mom. She’s always been good at making due with what she has on hand and taught me to be the same way. It’s a skill/trait that certainly comes in handy!
So, I took a big fat bird perch I had lying around and a few tp rolls and plied the yarn together for a small length of 2-ply!
It’s currently hang drying on the bird perch over a dish towel
If (and that’s a big if) I did the math right, it’s about 114 feet long. Not sure if it’s enough to make anything out of (maybe a hat?), but it’s a start. In March or April, I’ll have my ordered spindles and four more fleeces to spin into yarn...you know, once I shear, wash, dry, pick, and comb through them all
Might be next winter’s project since I’m hoping to be a mad hatcher before then
Oh, and bonus pic of baby eating his toy car this morning lol
Considering it wasn’t something I ever intended to do, I think I’ve done pretty well. As for being inventive, I come by that trait from my Mom. She’s always been good at making due with what she has on hand and taught me to be the same way. It’s a skill/trait that certainly comes in handy!So, I took a big fat bird perch I had lying around and a few tp rolls and plied the yarn together for a small length of 2-ply!
It’s currently hang drying on the bird perch over a dish towel
If (and that’s a big if) I did the math right, it’s about 114 feet long. Not sure if it’s enough to make anything out of (maybe a hat?), but it’s a start. In March or April, I’ll have my ordered spindles and four more fleeces to spin into yarn...you know, once I shear, wash, dry, pick, and comb through them all
Might be next winter’s project since I’m hoping to be a mad hatcher before then
Oh, and bonus pic of baby eating his toy car this morning lol
B&B Happy goats
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Boy ...he is growing fast 
Baymule
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Living the dream on the farm, beautiful baby boy. God is good.
