I'm so very excited about this blog post! When I was giving a workshop in at WCMercantile in Navasota Texas, I was introduced to Laurence of Blubonnet Hills Ranch. Laurence was one of the first 4 ranches to bring Alpacas to the state of Texas and now has a lovely herd of 85! While Bluebonnet Hills/ Texas Alpaca Fiber has been perfecting their fleeces since 1997, they're new to our Etsy world and I hope we can all show them support!
Of course, I snatched some of this gorgeous bay/black alpaca millspun while I was down there, and I intend to make a shawl (of course!) with it. Mmm so lofty and warm!
We're giving away this beautiful mixed alpaca roving- what a beautiful tweedy/marbled yarn this would make! Just visit Texas Alpaca Fiber (easy to remember, huh?) and find something you love, write about it here in the comments section and we'll be drawing for a winner in a couple of days. We'd so appreciate it, if you would also twitter/facebook/plurk/ravelate about Texas Alpaca Fiber as they are so brand new, it would really help out! We'll count those extra social network pings as entries for this giveaway!
I loved the Woodstock roving! http://www.etsy.com/listing/56175817/woodstock-hand-dyed-alpaca-roving-4-oz
ReplyDeleteI also loved the "Easter Lily's Baby Alpaca Fleece" I bet this is soooo nice!
Caribbean streets looks delicious!!! The colors will stripe nicely :)
ReplyDeleteI was just looking at the woodstock Color way last night! I bet it would spin up so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI love alpaca fiber and Brown Alpaca Blend Roving looks like spinning heaven!
ReplyDeleteI love the Alpaca Yarn - Black with Red Flash. Anything red, and I am your pal for life! Wonderful products.
ReplyDeleteGeorgeous colours, the Autumn Breeze is calling me as Autumn is arriving here xxx
ReplyDeletePeaches and cream looked good enough to eat!
ReplyDeleteI really love Martha's Choice - Hand Painted Alpaca Yarn!
ReplyDeleteFB as well
Oh, I'd love to try some of the Peaches 'N Cream - Alpaca Roving. Bet it will make some lovely yarn.
ReplyDeleteI just LOVE your yarn. Especially the white alpaca/merino/angora blend.
ReplyDeleteI especially love that your yarn has enough yardage to make larger projects!
Red Flash! The the Black with Red Flash alpaca yarn looks great !
ReplyDeleteTwo things caught my eye - the Caribbean Streets, which looks like a wild and random blend of lovely colors, and the Alpaca/ Morrit Merino/Camel Down Yarn. The yarn looks so soft! And camel down? Yum!
ReplyDeleteCaribbean is the one for me!
ReplyDeleteCarribean Streets is probably my fav out of many good choices!
ReplyDeleteI gotta admit, the white alpaca/merino/angora white yarn is what caught my eye! Mmmm, it sounds so wonderful! Nice to see another Texas Phattie. Howdy neighbor! (Yeah, that's right, we can be neighbors at 4 hours apart. It's TEXAS.)
ReplyDeleteloved the black w/ red sparkle so much i bought it!
ReplyDeleteHoly crap, the Martha's choice hand-painted yarn is just gorgeous. Added to my wishlist :)
ReplyDeleteI adore the woodstock roving. Tweeted at http://twitter.com/shekure and facebooked at http://www.facebook.com/russetlodgeknits and http://www.facebook.com/unaspenser
ReplyDeleteThe Martha's Choice - Hand Painted Alpaca Yarn is so gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteOoh ooh ooh I think the brown fleck alpaca w/ a touch of merino looks amazing
ReplyDeletelook at that brown fleck! fantastic for a tweed scarf...
ReplyDeleteBaby alpaca fleece! Possibly the most awesome substance in the universe.
ReplyDeleteOooo, alpaca/merino/angora blend yarn?!... melt
ReplyDeleteI really like the 4oz of the Woodstock hand dyed roving! It looks like a lot of fun!
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The washed black alpaca fiber looks so soft and squishy!
ReplyDeleteThe Caribbean Streets - Hand Dyed Alpaca Roving is beautiful, though I also really like all the natural colored yarns. They look so soft and squishy.
ReplyDeleteCaribbean Streets - Hand Dyed Alpaca Roving would be the next best thing to a cruise. Or maybe it would be better - no sea-sickness.
ReplyDeleteI like the Martha's Choice hand painted yarn, it reminds me of fall
ReplyDeleteI would like the Washed Black Alpaca Fiber, I have never spun Alpaca. Jane
ReplyDeleteHee-hee! OK, I've spent the last 5 minutes in a solid giggle because all those alpacas are so freakin' CUTE!
ReplyDeleteI would go for the washed black alpaca fiber, Prince William grey, and the brown blend roving. I love those natural colors!
I am loving the Princess Tiger Lily - Alpaca Roving - 4oz!
ReplyDeleteThe Autumn Breeze roving is beautiful!
ReplyDeletePrincess Tiger Lily! - I just love the way the fawn has some white accents.
ReplyDeleteI'm DROOLING over the White alpaca/superfine merino/kid mohair yarn. It would be really lovely to make an Estonian-style lace shawl from this.
ReplyDeleteMartha's Choice Hand Painted Alpaca Yarn is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love the Martha's Choice handpainted yarn.
ReplyDeleteI like the Peaches 'N Cream roving. Alpaca is easily my favorite fiber.
ReplyDeleteThe "Woodstock" looks so cool! I wonder what it would look like spun up...
ReplyDeleteI love peaches and cream, I got some in my box this month and it is sooo soft and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove this! & I absolutely love the martha's choice hand painted alpaca! Tweeted as well!
ReplyDeleteLovin the Martha's Choice Hand Painted Alpaca Yarn. Shop added to favorites!
ReplyDeleteWhat a find! I'm so glad to come across this--Martha's Choice handpainted yarn and Autumn Breeze roving. Beautiful stuff.
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ReplyDeleteWow, love the Martha's Choice Hand Painted Alpaca Yarn. I would love to make a lacey scarf with it.
ReplyDeleteTwitter too.
Woodstock - Hand Dyed Alpaca Roving - 4 oz - Free Shipping This really does capture the spirit of the Woodstock era.
ReplyDeleteI've posted to my blog at http://kitten-with-a-whiplash.blogspot.com/2010/09/thank-you-thursday.html
ReplyDeleteTough decision! I want to take an alpaca home with me! The washed black alpaca fiber is calling my name. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's all gone? Good for them, so I guess I love that they've sold out so quickly! :~D
ReplyDeleteI guess I can't work Etsy too well... I'm going to say my favorite is Easter lily fleece. I love when you see the animal the fiber is coming from
ReplyDeleteI love the Brown Fleck Alpaca, the colour is so soft and gentle.
ReplyDeletemartha's choice is lovely
ReplyDeleteMartha's choice is lovely
ReplyDeleteWhat's not to love? The natural fibers look great and I also like the autumn breeze and woodstock dyed rovings.
ReplyDeleteI really love her Mother's favorite color-way, Martha's Choice. The pops of yellow are great!
ReplyDeleteadore the black with sparkle!
ReplyDeleteEverything looks so soft and wonderful. The White Alpaca Roving would make something lovely to curl up in when the weather turns cold.
ReplyDeleteI'm def a huge fan of the hand painted alpaca yarn with the pink and yellow colours. It's so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteMartha's Choice is nice, but I think I am going for the sock yarn on page 2. Really pretty nice.
ReplyDeleteWoodstock is groovy, but Autumn Breeze really made me smile the most. This is beautiful, touchable fiber. Thank you for turning me on to another alpaca source. Yum!
ReplyDeleteI love the Martha's Choice - Hand Painted Alpaca Yarn - 4 oz - Free Shipping.
ReplyDeletePrince William is gorgeous! The yarn is beautiful too.
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