A visit to Alpacas in Windy Hills to kick off the weekend.  What a delightfully fun, enriching day spent felting some Churro roving with their felting machine.  What we'll make of the matts will be left to be seen.  I think we've got some marvelous ideas to use this new craft.  

was kind enough to guide us through the process, slowly. methodically and gently we embarked turning some unused churro roving into useful felt squares.  the possibilities are endless.  The matts were a pleasure to put through the felt loom.  someone had to be on the back side to catch the product after it had been felt needled 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 times through. When it got home it was discovered after 8 passes that there were still some slight slits needing a fill.  Deb threw a mat into hot water and the dryer which improved the consistency effectively. 

 The matts will be offered to the guild members the Harvest Sale or online to offset the amount of money that was paid for renting the felting facilities.  

I'm incorporating our videos and photos we took with our phones of both the Alpacas, some just born hours before our visit, another born the day before and in the felting shed.  So adorable and amazing watching them explore this brand new world on their little lovely legs under the watchful protection of their mama Alpacas.  

 

 

here we see Teresa & Debra lining up the next batch to go through the felt loom

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