This week on the farm we had some interesting weather. Monday and Tuesday we were able to get some yard work done. The weather was really nice especially Tuesday. The work mainly consists of getting the rocks out of the lawn so my windows won’t get smashed when we mow. The lawn faces the south […]
Angora
Nylon dyes really well with acid dyes I used cushing’s acid dyes in peacock. I dyed a bit of mohair, blending nylon and firestar. To show differences, in how they pick up colors. Blending nylon, firestar, mohair all done in the same dyebath. All Spun Up it’s striking against last weeks plum colored […]
Nylon is an interesting fiber completely man-made. Nylon was in vented in 1935 by Wallace Carothers who worked for Du-Pont. It hit the markets in 1939 and was an instant hit, especially as a replacement for silk in hosiery. Carothers never got to see the impact that his invention made on society. He died in April, 1937. Nylon is a […]
I’ve come a decision about the direction I want to take this blog in. I still want to inform people about different fibers. However I also want keep to the whole reason I started this blog which is to share my life and my rescued animals with you. To be honest I’m having trouble keeping […]
I know I’ve talked about clipping and plucking. I’ve told you about my Bunnies. Now, I’m going to share with you what to do with all that fibery goodness. The a wonderful thing about angora fiber is that you can just spin it. That’s right no processing needed you can just spin it. There is […]
Continue reading about OH THE FIBER!!!!- Angora Fiber part 2
Angora is the fiber clipped or plucked off an Angora Rabbit. There is usually guardhair and underwool. The softness is determined by the diameter of the fiber , measured in microns. The micron count of angora is around 12-16 microns. For contrast merino wool ranges from 18-25 and a human hair is around 60 microns. […]
Right now the farm is home to 11 rabbits. I thought I would introduce to our fuzzy faced members. The oldest members of my Farm are Little Girl(LG), Blue , and Kali. Little Girl is a tort english-french mix as far as I can tell, she has no pedigree. Her personality is fiesty yet […]
There is some controversy about where angora rabbits originate from, the common theory is that they came from Turkey in the 18th century to France. They were originally just called angora woolers. Now there are 4 different breeds recognized by the American Rabbit Breeders Association. The English Angora, French Angora, Giant Angora, and Satin Angora. The German […]
