[Nfb-krafters-korner] Alpaca Yarn

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Linda,
 
So when can we buy some?
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
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In a message dated 4/3/2011 9:31:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
denise.shaible at att.net writes:

Hey, Lynda,

that's so cool.  I have a question,  though.  I'm vegan vegetarian, which 
meanns I don't eat meat of any  sort, including fish and chicken or dairy 
products or eggs.  Although  I still wear leather, I don't believe in 
harming 
animals for their fur or  down.
I'm wondering if the owner of the farm has to harm the animals to get  
their 
fur to create the wool.  I've heard that even if they're  sheared, they can 
still be harmed by the shearing process.  I'd like  to know because I love 
alpaca wool.  I'm also wondering if the blends  will be less than 50% 
actual 
wool.  Please let me  know.

Regards,

Denise


----- Original Message -----  
From: "River Woman" <riverwoman at zoominternet.net>
To: "List for  blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent:  Sunday, April 03, 2011 6:33 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Alpaca  Yarn


>I have not been on the site for quite awhile as I am super  busy with 
>projects. I wanted to share something fun that I am doing  right now 
though.
>
> I belong to a knitter's group, the  Knit-Wits. We meet every Friday 
night. 
> One person who belongs to the  group owns an alpaca farm and is in the 
> process of getting her store  set up on the farm. She'll be selling the 
> yarns and other alpaca  products produced at her farm. Right now, some of 
> the group members  are knitting up swatches and samples of the various 
> alpaca yarns and  blends she will be featuring in the store.
>
> But, the best part  is this:  some of us in the group will be creating 
> yarns that  are alpaca blends and will be sold in her store. The brand of 
> the  yarn will be "knit Wits" after our group.  Each of us will create a  
> yarn that will be exclusive to her shop. And, we will be knitting  items 
> made with "our" yarns, that will be featured in her shop so  that 
customers 
> can see what the possibilities are and to inspire them  to make something 
> from the yarn.  The yarn I am designing will  be 50%Baby Alpaca, blended 
> with very fine Merino Wool, and Silk - I  have not yet chosen the amount 
of 
> each. And, I am thinking that I  want my yarn to be the vintage color 
that 
> would have been called  "Ashes of Roses" which is a twilight gray 
> lavender/blue. That will be  my first experience of making my own yarn 
and 
> I am so excited about  it.
>
> Just wanted to share one of my projects with you all here  on the 
> KK....today, I will be busy knitting soem swatches of two  different 
alpaca 
> yarns for the shop.  Always something in the  works here at River Road 
> Studio.
>
> Lynda River  Woman
> Lynda Lambert
> 104 River Road
> Ellwood City, PA  16117
>
> 724 758 4979
>
> My Blog:   http://www.walkingbyinnervision.blogspot.com
> My Website:   http://lyndalambert.com
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