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I have fleece! Well- TWO fleeces!
The alpaca owner was so nice! Of course, we went out to meet the girls after we perused the fleeces. She knows who every fleece came from and how old they were, and their breeding (they are almost all her own babies). The rose fawn fleece is from a 1st year, and is so fine it feels like kitten fur. The gray one, I fell in LOVE with the color. She said it was a poorer quality and has long black guard hairs throughout it that would either have to be pulled out or would make the yarn feel coarser. And if I bought the rose fawn one, she would throw in the gray free! (she admits she isn't a good business person). So, after looking on the internet at prices, I thought I was prepared for a cost for the one baby fleece. They run $300 or so on the internet from what I could find for an entire fleece. She said is $50 OK for the two of them! (I gave her $75 and still feel like I cheated her.)
So, I am sitting here watching a History channel show on the Crusades and running my fingers through my gray fleece pulling guard hairs out. Which isn't difficult, just time consuming. And gives me an excuse to just sit here and pet the fleece.
The alpaca owner was so nice! Of course, we went out to meet the girls after we perused the fleeces. She knows who every fleece came from and how old they were, and their breeding (they are almost all her own babies). The rose fawn fleece is from a 1st year, and is so fine it feels like kitten fur. The gray one, I fell in LOVE with the color. She said it was a poorer quality and has long black guard hairs throughout it that would either have to be pulled out or would make the yarn feel coarser. And if I bought the rose fawn one, she would throw in the gray free! (she admits she isn't a good business person). So, after looking on the internet at prices, I thought I was prepared for a cost for the one baby fleece. They run $300 or so on the internet from what I could find for an entire fleece. She said is $50 OK for the two of them! (I gave her $75 and still feel like I cheated her.)
So, I am sitting here watching a History channel show on the Crusades and running my fingers through my gray fleece pulling guard hairs out. Which isn't difficult, just time consuming. And gives me an excuse to just sit here and pet the fleece.