Shearing Day Event
My family and I went down to the Millennial Way Farm to watch their spring shearing. We had such a great time! They have several Jacob Spotted sheep, a few Alpacas and quite a few Angora rabbits.
We watched the shearing, got to pet the new baby lambs, and the super soft Angora bunnies, bought roving and a drop spindle, and learned so much about all these fascinating animals and their very nice owners at Millennial Way Farm.
Six-day old baby lamb
More precious lambs
Mr. Lead Man himself (aren’t those horns nice?)
Mr. Smith shearing one of the ewes
Mr. Smith shearing another sheep
We got to touch the fleece right after it was shorn. Look at the spots. They’re so pretty!
This is what an alpaca looks like
before shearing….
….and here’s what an alpaca looks
like after it’s shorn (this is a different animal than the white one
up above). Quite the weight-loss program, huh?
Look at these sweet angora bunnies!
This is 4 oz. of Jacob/Angora/Alpaca roving I bought from Millennial Way Farm, and it’s soooo soft! OOOH!!
My maple wood drop spindle made by Mr. Smith of Smith Shearing Services in MO. After he got done shearing, he brought up a bunch of these beautiful drop spindles to sell, and his wife gave drop spindle demonstrations for us.
Here’s a single I spun from a tiny bit of the roving I bought today. I put the safety pin next to it to try to show a scale of how thin it is. I’ve not been spinning for more than a couple of weeks, but this is half the diameter of the singles I’ve spun so far.
What’s on the needles: 2 verigated tank tops for my girls, my Norwegian sweater, and a baby blanket. I had started a charity blanket for a new charity group I belong to, but it’s not the right gauge, so I ripped it out and need to cast on again to get the measurements right.
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