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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Trip gets his first monthly checkup
It’s hard to believe, but Tripoli is one whole month old! The vet came out to do his checkup, and Mom and Dad had to catch him to weigh him. Which resulted in the most addorable picture of a proud … Continue reading
From batts to beautiful yarn: purple rain
In only 10 hours, you too can take a batt (it’s a sheet of carded fiber) to two ply yarn. But wait, there’s more! Recruit friends and family for the first dozen steps in the process, and you only have handle the … Continue reading
Posted in fiber art, how-tos
Tagged art yarn, batts, carding, hand spinning, hand spun, roving, spinning
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CliffHouseAlpacas.com is here!
CliffHouseAlpacas.com is officially up and running! Your current links will redirect to here, but if you want to change them to something shorter, go ahead. Still no new baby, so here is a picture of Mom holding Tuscany last year, … Continue reading
Mikayla’s baby update
Our Mikayla is due to have her baby any day now. It has been hot hot hot down in Castle Rock, with no afternoon thunderstorms to cool down the atmosphere (and everyone living beneath it). Poor Mikayla is now 11 months pregnant, and … Continue reading
New yarn type: bubble yarn
I’ve been spinning for about a year now. Like most people do, I started on a drop spindle. I stuck with that for months, going slowly but steadily, learning to love the feel of yarn created beneath my fingertips. Now I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged art yarn, hand spinning, hand spun, spinning, spinning wheel
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Drum carder review: Pat Green’s Happy Hybrid
Cliff House Alpacas finally bit the bullet and invested in a drum carder. We agonized for long months about which carder would be the right fit for us, and finally settled on the the Happy Hybrid by Pat Green Carders, LTD. … Continue reading
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