Tag Archives: wool

Estes Park Wool Market

Posted on June 4, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

The fam and I are headed up into the mountains this weekend to attend the 22nd annual wool market! If you are in Colorado, have an idle weekend and are even vaguely interested in fiber art and the warm cuddlies that … Continue reading →

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Baa baa Brittany, have you any wool?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Yes, sir. Yes, sir, one bag full! Wait. Alpacas don’t go “baa”. “Mmm Mmm Brittany, have you any wool?” just doesn’t have the same ring though. Mom and Dad sent over pictures of our roving this morning! We have five bags … Continue reading →

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Wait, you’re telling me “baby alpaca” yarn isn’t from babies?

Posted on March 9, 2012 by cliffhousealpacas

Well. Technically, baby alpaca fiber is just the finest (thinnest) grade of alpaca fiber. It has nothing to do with age, only the “micron count”, or width, of the individual hairs. A “micron” is a unit of measurement, actually a micrometer, used … 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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