This week on the farm has been uneventful. After the last week and half of being teased about spring and then being dumped on by snow, I no longer care if it snows. You hear that Murphy!!!!! I don’t care!!!!! However, the sunshine has been nice to see and the animals are loving it. I’m thinking […]
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Well now that we know how milk fiber is process and what it is made up of, I was extremely curious on how it dyes and spins. I used Cushings direct dye in plum and it turned out awesome. Did not run or exhaust the dye bath. I also tried Cushings acid dye in peacock. Also […]
I tried out some milk protein fiber recently. I had to wonder after my experience with corn fiber how much of it was actually still milk and how much manufacturing it went thru. Here is a bit of history:” Milk fiber was invented in 1930’s in Italy and America to compete wool. The fiber known […]
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 […]
Cashmere dyes beautfully. It is a matt coloring as there seems little shine on cashmere. It’s so incredibley soft that I don’t think it matters. Here is what it did when I carded it. I admit I’m pretty new at carding cashmere. I’m doing more research to see if I can card it with other […]
Taking care of angoras is more work than with the other farm animals. They require at least a weekly grooming in addition to pellet food, water, and all the hay they can eat. Rabbits are solitary animals for the most part although many people have had great experiences with combining neutered and spayed animals. Some […]
I went to school yesterday. I know that sounds a bit silly. I went to school to teach 7th-8th grade kids about, making yarn, where fiber comes from, how i do fiber prep, and I even taught them how to spin on a drop spindle. Many people thought the kids would not interested or they […]
