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Lol- my alpacas love to eat. I usually give them crimped oats mixed with calf manna or something to give it a little extra taste. Have a wonderful day!

Hi :) White fiber is harder to wash for sure! So I usually soak white fiber in a 5 gallon bucket with warm water and dish soap. The dish soap allows a bit more to come out. I gently open up the fibers and press a bit- too much and you get a tangled felted mess... so quite carefully. Once the first soak is done, I pull the fiber out as I squeeze all water out. The water will be pretty dirty. I dump the water out and refill with clean warm water, then put the fleece back and and gently press and squeeze to get the dirt out. I repeat this process maybe 4-5 times depending on the fleece. Sometimes that's still not enough and I have to soak in warm water with soap overnight and restart the process. I keep doing until the water runs clear at which point, if all the fleeces are open enough- it should be clean. But I will still find a lock that has trapped some dirt! Hope this helps. Try it with maybe an ounce of fleece to check out the process. I can usually get really small amounts to come out super clean and white...but when I try to wash a few pounds at a time... oh my! It's not easy. Have an amazing day!!!

Hi! Totally hear you!!! I actually don't use the microwave for cooking and it's not even in my kitchen!!! I bought the cheapest one I could find and since I dye often enough, I use it exclusively for dyeing wool, yarn, locks. It's not even plugged in when not in use. I think there are a few other ways I have seen others set the dye but it requires heat of some sort... so it's rather cumbersome. I think you can steam it in a pot on top steamer and I think some use the crock pot. You'll want to see what you can find on YT since I saw it once and said..."that's too much for me!" These days, I bet there are freebie microwaves around if you ask. My first one didn't quite work right but I could manually start and then turn it off with my own timer. Hope this helps! Hugs hugs and have a wonderful day!!! Thank you for watching!

Aww, thank you for taking the time to write this kind message! I appreciate you. Have the most amazing day!

Thank you, Lu! You're so kind to leave me such a sweet message. Have the most magical day!

Yay! So happy to hear you and your cats will enjoy! Thank you for watching- I appreciate you! Have an amazing fun day. Hugs

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I appreciate your kind comment Julie! Thank you! You totally made my day!!! Hugs hugs hugs and have a magical day!

Enjoy!!! This one is a free download- thank you always!!!! Hugs hugshugs!

😊Thank you Jennifer!!! You're always so kind. Wishing you a beautiful holiday season!!! Hugs hugs hugs!!!

Thank you sooo much for your sweet kind comment! I appreciate you! Hugs 🥰

Awww, thank you!!! I appreciate you. Have a wonderful evening!

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I'm on a farm and there's usually chickens and guinea fowls strutting around making a lot of noise. The "pu-rock, pu-rock" sound is a female guinea hen. They are the coolest birds but they are quite loud. They are known to be good birds to alert to something and seem to love their voice! They are great to keep snakes away. I have seen them surround coyotes make a ton of noise. I do hear hens mixed in but mostly, it's the female guinea hen that must have been right under my window! The hens love to announce they laid their eggs and make a huge fuss about that- rightfully so I guess. lol Have a great day!

Oh my gosh- you are soooo sweet and kind to say that. You totally made my year!!!!! I appreciate you and your absolutely thoughtful uplifting comment. Have the most magical day! Happy Holidays!

Hello! Thank you for watching. I don't know Portuguese. I wish I did!!! I send you so much love and magic from Texas.

Hi Louise! Aww, thank you!!! I appreciate you so much. Have a magical day! Hugs hugs

Hi, I purchased my hat mold here www.hatshapers.com/ Hope you greatly enjoy mkaing your hat! It does take some trial and error and practice- but it's so worth it once it all comes together. Happy Holidays!

Thank you so much. Coincidentally, I was gifted with two alpaca fleeces this morning! Guess I better order the hat block. Happy Holidays to you and yours.@@WisteriaSuriRanch

@@BorgaFamily Wow, that's soooo awesome!!!!! Yay!!!! Reach out to me if you need any tips. Hugs hugs

Lol, they are silly and so fun to work with!!!

Hi Renea- what a pretty name you have!! I didn't see your name until now :) I meant to say Hello Renea on the other reply and couldn't see your name when I initially looked ;) Hugs hugs

Hello! So happy you asked! I was sooooo totally stressed out with shearing every year when I was hiring professionals to come do them. The pros are amazing at what they do, but my animals are used to my super gentle ways and they were so upset. I would be a frazzled mess along with the alpacas! So at first, my husband and I took shearing lessons from different instructors. We did it the regular way with tie downs and just going slower and talking to them. This was reallly hard, too. So we got the rotating table and that was a bit better, but that process required a minimum of 3 adults. I was too stressed to use the electric shearers and would be soooo exhausted afterwards because I didn't want to injure them. I did get pretty good but I was like "there's gotta be an easier way!!!!" One spring, my hubby happened to be out of town and on a bit of a whim, I was playing with my super calm relaxed alpaca that let's me do pretty much anything. She's my girl and trusts me. I asked her if I could try hand shearing her, and she just stood there loving the attention!!! I gave her treats and just started shearing away!!! I couldn't believe it- it was FUN! And no one was stressed. So...I decided to try other volunteers and let a few more in to the management area and gave treats and attempted. Some were willing for 10 minutes, others were like "no way!" . That year, I did a few hand shearings and the rest were done with the rotating table. Every year, I'd give everyone multiple opportunities to get shorn with treats standing and over time, they just realized that was easier for them, too. For the first time this year, I couldn't believe how cooperative they were!!! All were amazing and I had the best experience of my life!!!! BUT- I didn't get to this point overnight...it was years of patience and more patience and more patience and developing trust with them. One thing that you can always do is to train them before shearing season. I always like to use a 10x10 feet pen, give them treats and allow them to move away from me if they want, but I touch their back and start desensitizing them. Just a little, every day- and before you know it, they just keep eating and don't care if you are fussing with their fleece. I have quite a few videos on shearing- I think I have a good 20 minute one with Tiffany that shows my process of the shearing itself. More importantly though- is how you train your babies and all alpacas on a daily basis. Hope this helps and please feel free to ask more questions any time or reach out to me through my website and I can give you more info any time!!! Have a wonderful week!!! Thanks for watching :)

You're so kind! Thank you :) Have a wonderful day!

Thank you for your kind comment! I appreciate you! Have a wonderful day!

Hi Julie! Thank you for watching and your sweet message! I appreciate you ;) Have a wonderful day!

Awww, thank you Emilia for your kind message! I appreciate you. Sending you lots of love and appreciation. Hugs hugs

Thank you!!! Have a magical day!

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Awww, thank you for your kind words Mellissa!!! You totally made my day :) Let me know if you have any questions any time! Have a wonderful day! I appreciate you ;)

Thank you for the great tip! I appreciate you!!! Have a wonderful day!

Hi! Thank you for your question. Yes, I use roving for the fairies. There are different kinds of roving- the super fine strip like ones are usually called pencil roving. The suri alpaca one I use for the face, arms, and legs are usually the pencil roving just because that's how the custom mill made it for me. Most rovings are usually wider/thicker like the one you see in the pink wool roving in the video. What makes the roving different from a batt is- roving looks more like a rope (and usually used in spinning, also additional step to make it more like a rope from batt form). Wool batts are usually taken right off the drum carder (fiber processing machine) in sheets. Most batts are used in stuffing, wet, or needle felting. Hope this helps and makes sense :) Have a wonderful day!

Thank you, Audelia! I appreciate you so much! Have a magical day :)

Hi Kaylee! Thank you for asking :) Yes, I sell on Etsy and here's the link to the listing. wisteriasuriranch.etsy.com/listing/1353708164/felted-fairy-tutorial-needle-felting?Copy&ListingManager&Share&.lmsm&share_time=1691769262552

Awww, thank you Debbie for your sweet kind words! You totally made my day! Sending you lots of love and gratitude. Hugs

Thank you! Have a beautiful day. I appreciate you!

Thank you for watching and leaving a lovely comment! I appreciate you! Have a magical day :)

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Hey Sandra, Thanks for taking the time to comment. Pattern is free and will give you plenty of info to make it without watching the video. You can also mute and watch at 2x speed to get the gist. I actually have to agree with you that this is my lesser organized tutorial- I usually put in 20+ hours of just prep by working out each step but it's been a crazy summer and even to get to this point, it took me about 10 hours between prep, recording, and my little editing I could do. The project was a bit more complex as well for me. I do this for enjoyment and to share fun projects with my friends and fellow felters :)

Thanks Martha! Wow, that would be awesome!!! An overhead camera- I'll have to look into that...or maybe I can just move the camera behind me for certain parts... I'll try and see if I can improve that issue. Thank you for the great suggestion! Have a wonderful day- I appreciate you!

Thank you!!! This was fun but a challenging project for me :) Have a magical day! Hugs!!!

Yay, so happy you are needle felting! It's so much fun and I am still learning, too!!!! Enjoy the process. Thank you for watching!!! Have a magical day :)

Thank you! What small breeds would you like me to try? Did you want it in this sleeping style or different poses? I have a free mini poodle one that has free downloadable pattern so far. I absolutely love dogs so would be happy to try more dogs. I am working on a reindeer request right now, so once that is done real soon- I will try more dogs. Thank you for the great suggestion!

Thank you for watching! I hope you enjoyed it ;) I appreciate you!

lol~ I've been melting in Texas hehehehehe~ once I solidify, I'll definitely give it a try :) Sending you lots of hugs and more hugs! We are well- just melted partially~~~ how are you?

Thank you!!! I appreciate you :) I'll add it to my list to work on. Thank you for a great idea!!! Have a magical day 🥰

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Awww, thank you! Enjoy :) Have a wonderful day!

Lol, I bet it's cuter than you're giving yours credit for :) I did have to practice as well~ hehehehe. I actually have a really fun wet felt snake tutorial I made years ago. It's more of a fun craft to do with kids- but I had so much fun wisteriasuriranch.com/fiber-tutorials/how-to-wet-felt-a-snake/ Ohhhh I love wolves- I'll put it on my list to work on! Hugs to you- and thanks for watching! Have a magical day!

@@WisteriaSuriRanch Thank you!!!

lol~ thank you!!!! That's sooo sweet of you! It's a fun one to make and would probably make your fairies and angels happy!!! lol Hugs

@@WisteriaSuriRanch wondered if you would ever do a stag/reindeer...I love them xx

@@jenniferbrow6619 They are beautiful!!! I'll have to see if I can get a prototype- some totally flop lol :) they look a bit more challenging~ hugs hugs

@@WisteriaSuriRanch you can do it I have every faith in you!! You did the Alpaca without a problem x