Well, when we bought the 4 alpacas we decided to buy their fleece from their last sheering also. The fleece is divided up into 3 bags for each alpaca (neck, blanket and legs/stomach), so I have 12 bags of fleece from that, plus I bought 2 other bags of fleece from a different farm, that makes 14 bags full. This is not a lot in the alpaca farmer's eyes, but in the starting out crafter's eyes, this is a whole lot.
I started to card Zachary's oh so luscious fleece and got through about 7 ounces (out of 6 pounds) when my carder's band decided to break. Grrr... I have tried to get a replacement, but the guy that said he was going to meet me to measure this thing hasn't called me back, so now I think I'm going to try fixing it with some cotton string or something and see if that works instead of buying a whole new band. So, I will keep you updated on my progress about that.
What I did get done with the carder I have used to make some felted soap, felted pincushions (so cute goblin looking guys) and some felted dog toys (which I allowed my dogs to test and they loved them, so I will be making more of them to sell).
I have 4 ounces that was the nice blanket stuff that I will be using to spin up into some yarn, but I am so nervous of messing up the nice fleece with my not so good spinning skills. So, stay tuned to find out more about my carder and my spinning attempts. :)
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