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mini quilt i made this week

it’s not super neatly made but i like the colors

#ran outside took these photos super fast and then ran back inside to hide from the wasps #i also didn’t really have a pattern for this so i’m really glad it fitted together #anyways i have a couple of larger quilt tops that i have mostly or complete finished #but i don’t really like them so im gonna keep fiddling with them before i actually quilt them #trying to get back in the groove with some smaller projects #so i made this and i have a baby sized quilt top that im gonna back right after this #fiber stuff #quilting #my art

Oh look, my fiber stash is actually pretty small and manageable right now 😊 because I've been too broke to buy any more. Four ounces of rooed Shetland wool (two ounces each from two different sheep), four ounces of Shropshire wool, a four ounce orange Merino braid, and a four ounce purple Merino braid.

...just ignore the two and a half pounds of Romeldale CVM wool I still need to comb and/or spin, and the 5 pound Tunis fleece I still haven't even started washing yet. Those aren't in the picture, soooo they don't exist.

#... does everyone sell everything in 4 oz bundles or do I just keep selecting 4 oz bundles?#hmmmm #wool #sheep wool #wool spinning #spinning wool #hand spinner #hand spinning #handspinner #handspinning #fiber stuff #fiber stash #fiber arts #sort of lol

Well Nikki decided to drop all her fiber at once this year! It took about 3 days doing one hour sessions to comb this all out but it's nice to be done! I got a nice thirteen gallon trashbag worth of fleece off of her, wich for it's size is only 10.2 ounces of fleece! So next time you look at cashmere and think damn thats expensive just remember that the average cashmere goat only produces around 5oz in a year (also localy produced fiber is always a better buy ;)) So good job Nikki! I'm excited to process this to sell this year, though I'm not sure if i should process it fully into yarn or leave it as cloud for others to spin. Lots of decisions! I have four other goats to comb out and I'm excited to see how their fleeces turn out this year since Nikki's is looking so lovely!