Time passes so quickly

Here's some of my stuff. Not many new projects going on but I have a new batch of Angora fiber to spin, and the picker is done so I can process my alpaca finally. Woot! Also working on drop spindles designs and Alla the Lilac Chinchilla Satin Angora doe is about to welcome a new litter, so a lot of stuff coming up shortly.

And Ferra, the last pic is for you. It's my favorite coffee mug my mom got me for Christmas two years ago along with a yarn tote that said "Spinning; quaint, esoteric hobby or kick ass post apocalyptic survival skill?" :lol:

Ferra, thank you for the answers and response! I'm glad to know that I haven't messed up by making the finished yarns in an unusable length... although I, too, prefer big [yarn] balls. :lol:

PSF, your yarn looks so soft and squishy! Gotta find me some Angora to spin, that halo looks lovely.
And good luck with the incoming litter!

I've taken the last few days and finally finished these 6 holes. It was a Three Stooges epsiode around here for a while when first the initial room they were created for isn't plumb or square, so after they were completed they didn't fit. I refused to make one end cage smaller so that it would fit.... and now, I've moved a few more steps towards craziness and the rabbits are fully in the house now. Of course the room my husband grudgingly agreed they could go in, it was impossible to angle the cages into the door.... so... I've had to move a ton of things and the storage room is now a bunny room. Oh my goodness.

I am about to lay out the fourth and final fleece from my sheep. This one is the finest but also the largest (by like twice the weight and a lot of bulk).

Midget's fleece (Double coated, not very Icelandic like though)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRqtKKrBxQR/

Pigpig's fleece
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRohe4HBt0j/

White ram's fleece (most likely a rambouillet cross) This is the giant one I am about to dive into.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRhhmZUhalL/

And I don't have pics of Pythagoras' wool (shetland) right now.
For those not used to instagram if you hover the mouse over the pic a little arrow will show up to click to the next pics for each post. On a phone you can just swipe side to side.

I also have two big trash bags of alpaca fleece to pick and wash, and spin half of each for the person. Keeping the other half as payment. I am excited to blend some of my half with some wool.
...mixed alpaca fleeces from another person. Doing spin half, keep half like above.
...6 mixed lamb fleeces, I have only got one gone through and all spun. The rest is still in bags raw.
...an unknown white medium/coarse wool I want to prep and spin for a sturdy fabric project.
...the remainder of the white dorset fleece that is picked and washed.
...a pretty grey unknown breed fleece that needs re-washed with hot water to wash out the tackiness from the first wash.
...a really gorgeous white Icelandic fleece I bought at a fiber festival that got another fleece set on the bag so it needs re-carded and spun.

......and probably tons more I need to re-find.. Hahahhahaha...

3ply yarn spun from the above mentioned dorset fleece. The rest of the fleece still fills a tote.
carding it (VOLUME on the video clips. didn't realize it was loud on the computer)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRH0WMuhZJE/
close ups of the singles bobbins
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRKdQhyhLT3/
ended up with two skeins and a mini skein of the small remainder as 2ply.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BRRQ7egBI6P/

This is so neat. I wish I could pick up a skill like that. My other hobbies and work and everything though would stop me. Is it possible to sell just the unfinished wool? When I move back home (My parents are getting up there in age, and there's 80 unused acres out there that just need something...) I wanted to get into sheep with my bunnies. But I don't know if time invested + feed would = an income to live off of, other than hopefully feeding themselves and my family.

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This is so neat. I wish I could pick up a skill like that. My other hobbies and work and everything though would stop me. Is it possible to sell just the unfinished wool? When I move back home (My parents are getting up there in age, and there's 80 unused acres out there that just need something...) I wanted to get into sheep with my bunnies. But I don't know if time invested + feed would = an income to live off of, other than hopefully feeding themselves and my family.

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Managed right and every part used and a lot of blood sweat and tears, I think you could probably sustain and have some spending cash off of 80 acres and a properly managed flock.... but boy would it take a lot of work, and you're not going to be driving a new car, ever! LOL!

Growing up we had 115 sheep. It was a lot of work, and because my parents worked, we did very little ourselves. We sold off lambs when the price was the best we could manage, we didn't shear our own sheep, or do anything with the wool. We pretty much gave away anything that would have made money, because no one had time to do the work necessary to make a finished project.