Welcome to Fiber Arts Friday and Crafty Friday!
What a crazy week! I’ll try to keep things short and to the point and in some sort of order without too much babbling. Hope you can keep up.
1. We have yet another new cria! Last Friday I got a call around 4pm saying there was another cria bouncing around the pasture. Sure enough I came home to a very strong 17lb fawn girl who was already dry, up, nursing, and running around with her half sister. I present to you Dutch Hollow’s Fontia.
2. Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival. I did manage to sneak over to the fiber show for only an hour. Next year I want to take classes and stay for a whole day. It was the first time I’ve ever been to a fiber show and WOW, I so wish I could spend more time.
I went for the purpose of talking to my local mill which I did. I’ve got about 30lbs of fiber heading their way to be made into rug yarn.
While I was there I ended up finding another tannery that captured my interest. They claim they can process sheep/alpaca hides and make them washable! I’ll have to contact them when I have more time and learn more. I was under the impression that the chemicals needed to make a fleece washable were illegal in the US but apparently they have another way?
3. This weekend is not only National Alpaca Farm Days but is also National Hunting and Fishing Days. Since my neighbor happens to be the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and hosts the oldest DEC Days in the country I piggy back off them. My farm is not able to handle the thousands of people that come for the DEC show so I set up a booth and bring a couple of my boys over to them. This will be me 2nd year participating in DEC Days and it is a whole bunch of fun with the exception of hunters constantly asking me if they can eat them. I tell them no but they do give you great fiber to keep feet warm while in tree stands!
4. Inventory! With vendor shows comes the need for inventory. Here are some of the hats/scarfs that I’ve been making all week.
That about wraps it up what did you do this week?