Baylandria
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If you spin or dye, what is your favorite breed of angora?
I am going to have one or two just for their fiber :all-ears:
I am going to have one or two just for their fiber :all-ears:
I have found a REW English buck that I am interested in. I like that they are smaller, as I have 5 small children (old enough to be good with animals while supervised, please no comments about kids and animals! LOL). The Giants are just TOO big for my taste, and the French, while I know are easier to care for, aren't as cute IMO. I love dying sheeps wool, and I am interested in trying my hand at rabbit fiber!
DogCatMom":2ylyhvw8 said:I get the feeling that using the Angora breeds primarily for fiber--gasp!--is a very minority viewpoint.
DogCatMom":2ylyhvw8 said:(If you do find a pluck-able family line of English Angoras, could you please PM me the contact info of the breeder? Thank you.)
skysthelimit":189e8ove said:DogCatMom":189e8ove said:(If you do find a pluck-able family line of English Angoras, could you please PM me the contact info of the breeder? Thank you.)
Just find someone who is not showing, there are several on the FB Angora page, and Ravelry. They raise only for fiber.
Indeed I am; I just didn't feel it appropriate to use her name in this context, when my statements were a lament about the difficulty of finding fiber English on the West Coast due to her diligent work for so long.lonelyfarmgirl":2n5gviqt said:Dogcatmom, you are referring to Betty Chu.
The photos of her own rabbits are stunning; no question. She has had difficulty with her Etsy listings, though.lonelyfarmgirl":2n5gviqt said:Betty was instrumental in developing the english angoras we have today. The insane high quality of the breed is primarily her doing. She has dedicated a lifetime to it. She does spin and has her own etsy store as well.
That was me; I've sent you a PM. Thank you!lonelyfarmgirl":2n5gviqt said:I have a molting line of English. I also have giant fiber for sale for the person that mentioned not being able to find any.
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