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September 18, 2007
Angora Goats
Friendly looking, but our property's probably not zoned for livestock. Since Bob has another nasty rash coming on, I'd be glad to break the rules if goats in fact will eat poison ivy.
Angoras provide abundant fleece that may or may not felt easily, depending on who's providing the information. The Angora Goat Breeder's Association: "watch out when processing!" Mohair yarn producers: "Wash in hot water and tumble dry.!" Suellen, I'll have to experiment.
Childhood memory: my Mother using her 50's-modern stainless steel stove to demonstrate that mohair does not burn easily compared to other fibers.
Would I prefer carding oily fleece, hand-spinning until my fingers blister and my lungs are full of fibers, to auditing until I drop?
Yes, perhaps I would.
Posted by Sue at September 18, 2007 11:33 PM
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