Dolcetto the cria after shearing – totally gorgeous!
The alpacas were shorn at the end of April. I was apprehensive about the cria being done and curious as to what they would look like, but all was well and the result was such super-cuteness as you have never seen. Who knew there were two such little bambi- like creatures inside those big woolly overcoats?
So now I have bags of fleece, which I am working my way through very slowly. I am determined to do each phase properly because I know how important it is to the end result – the yarn for spinning.
So far I have skirted, washed and carded all of Dolcetto’s fleece. It is like a cloud of softness and I am trying to decide what to make the yarn into as I want to do him justice!
I have only spun about 120 grams so far, it’s like having heaven on a spindle!