Cria Pictures and Updated Catalog

Here are some pictures of Cailin from June 9. She's already bigger (29+ pounds as of yesterday) and fluffier. They grow so very fast it is hard to keep up sometimes. In fact, she's chasing a Kildeer around the pasture as I type this -- wish I had the video camera out and ready.







I've put Anna's 2006 fleece on the fleece page in the catalog. I'm only offering half the blanket for sale because I'm greedy and I want to spin the other half of the blanket for myself.

F052 Anna 2006 Half Blanket
26.2 ounces of bright white and soft huacaya fleece for $75.00. Excellent brightness in a truly white fleece. This is not a faded cream fleece. This is white -- or it will be once it is washed. Can be dyed any color or used where a true white is required. Good crimp. Good staple length. This is a first fleece from an alpaca that was not tip shorn, so there is tip felting and debris at the tips. Some tips will require trimming, but this won't cause a problem with staple length. Will pass the chin test with most people. This is a little bit of a project fleece, but it is the sort of fleece to really reward the investment of time. Currently asking $75.00 and I will be asking $85-95 for this fleece after skirting.

Fiber Stats:
Average Fiber Diameter: 24.2 microns
Coefficient of Variation: 26.5 (Std Dev 6.4)
Comfort Factor (percent of fibers under 30 microns): 82.5%
Staple Length: 130.0 mm
Curvature: 31.8 Dg/mm

F053 Anna 2006 Seconds
19 ounces for $35.00. Seconds, but very nice seconds. Similar to Anna's blanket above, but slightly shorter staple with greater variablity in both staple and texture.