That's right. An alpaca (well two) have been added to the Christmas list. We visited a local Alpaca farm with our coop, and we have left totally in love with this beautiful animal. We went knowing very little and learned an immense amount in a small time. (especially that we love them and want to have some....did I mention that Chris?)
They are gentle animals, who like to live in herds. Their fleece is incredibly soft. There were different hands on stations set up for us learn through. One had fleece out for us to feel. The raw and washed alpaca fleece felt almost identical, unlike sheep's fleece which had such a contrast because of the high lanolin content prior to being washed.
There was a spinning wheel to watch, hand spinning to try and a wonderful loom that each of the kids got a chance to work with. They generously gave us the piece of weaving the kids worked on, we plan to use it as part of a centre piece for our potlucks.
The kids enjoyed some time to run around afterwards at a nearby park, the adults a chance to chat and connect.
No comments:
Post a Comment