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Alpaca fleece preparation

Sun, 26 Feb

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Harcourt

Learn how to prepare raw alpaca fleece for a variety of fibre and craft projects. - how to assess alpaca fleece and decide its suitability for projects - skirt and clean it before sending it to a mill or spinning it yourself - how to store your fleeces - how to use coarse fleeces and pieces

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Alpaca fleece preparation
Alpaca fleece preparation

Time & Location

26 Feb 2023, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Harcourt, 191 Eagles Rd, Harcourt VIC 3453, Australia

About the event

In this 2-hour workshop, alpaca breeder and fibre fanatic Rita will show you how to prepare raw alpaca fleece for various fibre and craft projects. Whether you have alpacas and want to use their fleeces, or you are a fibre enthusiast who wants to learn how to buy good quality alpaca fleece and prepare it well, this workshop is for you!

What you will learn:

- How to assess alpaca fleece and decide its suitability for projects such as spinning, yarn, felting, etc.

- How to skirt and clean alpaca fleeces before starting a project. 

- How to properly store your fleece to avoid moths and other disasters.

- How to use coarse fleeces and pieces, so that nothing is wasted.

Tickets

  • Fleece workshop

    $100.00

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