Thank you!

Every shearing is a little surprising to me. When I was a kid we loved to hold the shearers' hands bc they were soft and smooth. Katy, where are you and Devon from?

Me too!

Relaxing to watch! I don't know why 😊

They doing a service of love for these animals who all end up loving hair cut day😍😍

Agree, Alpaca wool is great! My favourite yarn! Actually, I'm going to crochet a fluffy blanket for my new grandchild.❤

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I can sort of answer this, the process for rabbit wool processing is sort of similar but on a smaller scale! I have an angora rabbit and a netherland dwarf (they are bonded). Becuase my angora is spayed all her energy goes to wool production. I keep her sanitary areas and chest clipped for cleanliness reasons but once a year I sheer her blanket. I then wash the wool by hand in a plastic tub (the fibers are bad for plumbing), put it in a mesh nylon bag and put it in a salad spinner to try and shake all the water out before sun drying it. Then I go through the process of carding where I make all the fibers lay one way. I usually then dye it and then use a tool called a drop spindle to spin it into yarn. It's a really painstaking process and I went through it just to test it bout but my one rabbit doesn't really produce enough fur to justify it.

I’m sure it involves copious amounts of beer 🍺 🤣

I agree. I don't k ow what they do but there are other videos of home far.ers processing wool at home. I agree with you I'd like to see what's done with this wool.

You want to be careful about washing/drying, because that can cause matting, but wash in a basin outside (birds love wool for nests), dry in the sun, comb (card), dye (optional) and ready to use!

Judy Johnson, alpaca fiber is incredibly warm! Super light, fine, and not knitted anything like sheep wool. The advantage is it has no lanolin like sheep or goat wool do. I break out in hives from sheep or (angora) goat due to the lanolin. For people who need ultra light, fine clothes alpaca and llama suit the bill. If you watch Katie shearing alpaca or llama, you can see what she calls "crimp" in the tracks. I learned so much from talking to people at the Washington Evergreen Fair some years back. At a table were samples and apparel knitted from the various wools and fibers. I was amazed! The lady said cross country skiers, extreme hikers, and long distance cyclists bought everything her flock produces. Paid to be a snoop that day.

Same!

That would be cool!

Beautiful animals who are all happy after hair cut day

Thank you!!!💕🤘🏼