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| Meet Wilma! Meet Wilma! Wilma and her sister Reese are the newest additions to Rainbow Acres Farm. Wilma is a french angora rabbit that I just purchased. I am so excited! Look at all that wool! This crop of wool is sort of a bust because she wasn't groomed regularly, but I am excited to see what will be there in 4 months. Wilma and Reese came after a longing to raise wool on my farm. I wanted fiber so bad, and it only seemed right to be able to provide my own angora yarn since I knit so much. The Reluctant Farmer was not to excited about this experiment, but as I reminded her, it could be worse. I could have brought home an Angora goat! |
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Wooly Wilma!
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These are some big bunnies! Do you spin your own yarn? I have a wheel but I need lessons, I just don't have the hang of it.
ReplyDeleteYes, they are very big bunnies! The French Angora is actually a meat rabbit with angora wool, so they are very large (9-12 pounds). I don't spin yet, but there are lessons in the works! We have a very nice knitting store here, and the lady teaches spinning. I start in 2 weeks, and I am excited! :)
DeleteWilma is a beauty. My son raised more than 50 rabbits when he was young but he never had an angora. I always wished for one to show up... I can hardly wait to see what you make with the wool and I hope you'll be able to share a tutorial on how to card the wool too. hint, hint. I'd like to learn someday. Thanks for sharing and have a great week.
ReplyDeleteYou put up with 50 rabbits, and not one angora for him mom?! We need to speak to him! :) I will definitely post pictures of what I knit. I start classes in 2 weeks to learn to spin my wool, and the woman at the yarn store said she would teach me how to dye wool too. As far as carding angora wool, I was told (I am still very new at this though...) that you actually don't have to card the angora rabbit's wool. I guess I will figure it out as I go along, but if I do I will be sure to post a video on how this is done. Thanks for reading my blog!
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