The Spinning Guy

In this blog, I'm going to talk about alpacas, fiber, spinning, and I'm going to generally try very hard to keep my readers posted about what's on my skirting board, what's on my spinning wheel, and what I'm knitting or crocheting.

Sunday, August 20, 2006

A Huge Thank You Wayward Winds Lavender Farm

A few weeks ago, Wayward Winds Lavender (blog, website) posted a better way to remove lavender florets (buds) from the stems in response to one of my lavender posts. I've been meaning to try that technique for a while and yesterday I finally got the opportunity.

What a difference! Instead of taking 30-60 minutes to process a bag of lavender stalks, I processed my entire supply of ten or twelve bags in under two hours. It's a huge difference and a vastly superior process.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

The process is a little messier than my old method, but I'll trade fifteen extra minutes of clean-up for the huge time savings.

Once again, many thanks to the folks at Wayward Winds Lavender Farm.

Our lavender plants are starting to produce a second crop of flowers this year. I was planning to leave the flowers on the plants because the second bloom is usually not as productive as the first and because I didn't want to take the time to process more lavender. Now I'm considering harvesting more lavender.

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