Tag Archives: batts

Buttery delicious

Posted on October 19, 2011 by cliffhousealpacas

Mmmm. Tuscany’s fiber is every bit as yummy as we hoped it’d be. I got a box in the mail from the ranch with two freshly washed and carded batts of this deliciously soft fiber. It was kind of like … Continue reading →

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Random fiber word of the day: batt

Posted on September 29, 2011 by cliffhousealpacas

If you quilt, or play baseball, you may have an idea of what a batt/bat is. In baseball, it is long piece of wood used to bean people who make you angry. In quilting, batting is the layer of filling … Continue reading →

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How-to: hand card alpaca fiber

Posted on August 15, 2011 by cliffhousealpacas

Note: I’m out-of-town this week, so this post is going up automatically. A long time ago, in a small apartment in northern Colorado, I processed four alpaca fleeces without a drum carder. It was…time consuming. I often spun from the … Continue reading →

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From batts to beautiful yarn: purple rain

Posted on July 11, 2011 by cliffhousealpacas

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 →

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