Here is a photo of Tempis Fugit - he has earned enough Grand Champion awards at halter to earn his ALSA Halter Champion award!
And here is a photo of his first shearing rovings
I also sent in Tempis Fugit's second shearing fleece. It processed into a similar roving that is slightly darker and only slightly less fine than the first shearing.
These rovings are available for sale. I will probably hold back at least one bump of the first shearing for my personal spinning stash. The rest is offered at $4.50/oz for the first shearing fiber and $4.00/oz for the second shearing fiber.
The first shearing fiber bumps are as follows:
8.3 oz = $37.35
10 oz = $45.0010.6 oz = $47.70
I have an 11.6 oz bump in stock but I think that is the one I will hold back for my own stash.
The second shearing fiber bumps are as follows: (all prices are plus shipping/handling)
8.2 oz = $32.80
10.8 oz = $43.2012.1 oz = $48.40
I had some gorgeous rich dark chocolate brown rovings available from a first shearing of Primoris Filius (First Son in latin - he is Tempis Fugit's first son) but that fiber sold quite quickly. I'm going to share a photo of the llama and the fiber though, because it is so gorgeous!
Here is Primoris Filius aka Fil after shearing
And the bumps of his first shearing roving
4 comments:
Thank you Regi! I love how these turned out. I wish I could afford to send ALL my fleeces in to be processed.
Gorgeous... How does spinning llama compare, say to alpaca? I know, especially with fiber from individual animals, it can vary a lot... but on average, would you say the staple is longer/shorter? Finer/coarser?
Joy: Llama is similar to alpaca. I think most people shear their alpacas yearly and I shear at the most every other year so the staple length on my llamas tends to be a bit longer than most alpaca. The majority of my herd has been hand selected and/or bred for fine fiber so softness and handle-wise my llama fibers are extremely close to alpaca. In fact, many of my llama fleeces are softer than alpaca fleeces I've purchased from alpaca breeders.
That brown is absolutely gorgeous. I can see why it sold out immediately. I always love looking at your llamas after they've been shorn. Such a unique and proud looking animal.
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