We invite those of you in and around Douglas County, Oregon to visit us at the Roseburg Christmas Craft Fair December 2-4 at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. We're sharing a booth with two other alpaca farms featuring a wide variety of alpaca and related… more »

Actually, two skeins. Two skeins of nice, soft, fluffy, light fawn, handspun alpaca.I've been working on this batch of fiber since July. If feels really good to finally be finished!To say my day job has cut into my spinning time all summer is to put thin… more »

This is a story that should have been told just after Black Sheep Gathering -- back in the late June to early July time frame. It didn't happen then and since I have some time today, I think I'll make it happen now.Pam isn't a spinner, she doesn't croche… more »

Black would seem to be a single color, but in alpacas, there are many shades of black. It's rather like that drawer full of black socks. After a couple dozen washings, the socks that started out similar shades of black start to look very different. In to… more »

As I sit here writing this, there are probably fifty American Goldfinches fighting over the thistle-seed feeder outside the window. Acorn Woodpeckers, Dark-eyed Juncos, Spotted Towhees, and House Sparrows are also at the feeders. The maple in the front… more »