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Karakul have very distinctly colored fleeces. The lambs are born black with wavy curls and as they grow the curls open and the color begins to lighten. There is amazingly wide range of shades going form black, silvery blue grays, to golden tan,red-browns, white with other colors and pure white. Interestingly [...]
The Karakul may be the oldest breed of domesticated sheep. Archeological evidence indicates the existence of the Persian lambskin as early as 1400 B.C. and carvings of a distinct Karakul type have been found on ancient Babylonian temples. Although known as the “fur” sheep, the Karakul provided more than the beautifully patterned silky [...]
No…. I’m not carding the sweater after blocking it……whew…… just wanted to get that confusion out of the way. I’ve been steam blocking and pulling into the correct measurements. Here is a unblocked sleeve. Looks much better blocked. Amazing the difference it makes. Since I block on the wrong side I had to [...]
Peru Yarn from Blue Moon Fiber Arts Erin colorway from Maine Woods Yarn and Fiber Combed angora from The Fiber of My Being Share and Enjoy: Tweet This Post
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Wow!!! I’m late posting today. I’ve been tweaking and putting new products into the shop all day. I’ve had a slew of new knitting jewelry come in had to get them photographed and listed. Here’s a peek at what’s new!!!!! Knitting Bracelets Stitch Markers Combed Angora Wool Roving Remember to get [...]
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This weekend was amazing great holiday. Awesome meal, great friends, family, in addition Small Business Saturday was great. I also found that I need to fix a few things with the site to make it better. I spent today grooming bunnies, sending out orders and almost forgetting to blog today. I also [...]
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A Herdwick’s grey fleece is not easily dyed, and is coarse, and so is best suited to use as carpet wool. This Fleece seems to shed water and dry quicker than most wool. The kemp can be separated from the wool to create a softer hand. The staple length is about 4 inches on mine. [...]
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