Angora Borealis! The Process of Crafting Angora Wool
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- See how our local artisan Beth Howley, crafts her beautiful works of art!
Come see Beth and all our other artisans here at the Quidi Vidi Village Plantation! qvvplantation....
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It’s so nice to see such care being put into the entire process! This is why you should always support local businesses, there is no animal mistreatment, and you know that is was made with love!
We are so fortunate to have this expertise and product available at the Plantation. The colours and textures of the various wools are first rate. Thanks Beth for your hard work & thanks to bunnies as well.
Wow I love how she gently handle the angora. Becauae I saw in some posts angora rabits were in pain from the painful pulling of their hair from other companies.
Thankfully this is pretty rare! The footage often used is from one company in 2016 and people reupload the video pretending it's new
Beautiful. Thank you for teaching.
So calming and beautiful
It needs to be washed and set before it's used for knitting.
Absolutely right. After it's been spun and plyed, I soak and wash it and dye it. Angora doesn't have any lanolin and very little dirt so I don't scour it before I spin it.😊
Angora rabbits really do not need a coat when clipped as they can regulate temperature., especially not anything synthetic. They often will chew off that coat . Lots to learn about angora . One type of angora - Satin angora is also the finest of all natural fibers from a domesticated animal . While wild vicuna has an micron count of 4, Satin angora comes in at 8 microns. Angora is the most wonderful and warmest fiber on the planet - 8x warmer than wool and with all the same benefits as wool such as antibacterial, odor resistant, fire retardant, with the ability to wick moisture and breath. Angora also has the best moisture wicking properties of all natural fibers! Since angora also can regulate temperature you are never too warm wearing angora . It not only has insulating properties like other natural fibers that trap air in the bloom between the fibers, but also has incredible thermal properties (because the fiber is hollow ) that add warmth . This thermal capacity unique to angora, means it can increase circulation and alleviate pain by reducing inflammation very quickly so is a wonderful product for wrist warmers and knee warmers for arthritis, carpel tunnel and injuries like whiplash and back pain. It is great for cozy outerwear in very cold climates and even in warm climates a lovely lacy whispy shawl spun very fine is great for cool evenings. German angoras are considered apt sheep as they produce as much fiber annually as a small sheep, averaging as much as 5 lbs a year and no loss to scouring and lanolin. They make wonderful spinner's pets and with 5 varieties there is an angora fiber type for everyone.
Honig süße Kerlchen ❤❤❤❤❤
How many times does she need to fully shear a rabbit for that amount of yarn?
Hi Violetta. The wool collected in this video comes from one searing of one Bunny. I get 3 - 4 hundred grams at a time. I shear them every 90 days.😊
Can she share what brand clipper she is using ?
And there goes Peta lying in the worst way about this
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