Highlights from the CTRC Show in Austin on May 3

I showed two English Angora Does. Both received good comments and did well, overall.

Processing English Angora Wool for Spinning

This is how English Angora wool may be processed to spin into yarn. I processed this nice batch of wool to trade for a very nice hand spindle.

 

 



The wool is collected:

 I take out of bag and prepare it to be carded.

Here is the wool in my drum carder.

 

The wool is carefully removed from the drum carder and placed on a chair so I can care work the rolag.

 



I carefully prepare the rolag into small bundle and set aside. In this case, Here are five bundles of fluff. I like to store my wool in paper until I am ready to use it. In this case, it was going out to a lady that is anxiously awaiting these bundles of softness.

Once prepared, I store the wool in ziplock bags. In this case, I removed the air from the bags and squished them as much as I could to fit them in the envelope. The great thing about angora is that once the ziplock bags are opened, the bundles will fluff up again as if nothing happened.

 

 

I am often asked if I spin the wool myself and sell. I typically do spin the wool into yarn, which I either sell or knit or weave to give out as gifts. Not all angora breeders use the wool themselves, but I do. I love to work with the wool and create nice useable items.

Central Texas Rabbit Club Show on Saturday May 3rd! Come join the fun!

We are quickly approaching the Central TX Rabbit Club Show. Make sure you get there on time.

Address for the show venue is:

Travis County Expo Center, 7311 Decker Lane, Austin, Texas 78724.

Although Angora Breeds are not Sanctioned, there will be several showing and competing along all the awesome breeds. If you are interested in learing more about Angoras, please visit with us at the Show. We are always eager to answer questions and help new comers learn about our Angora rabbits.

Betty Chu at the Steve Harvey Show

The legendary Betty Chu, blogger and Angora Rabbit Enthusiast,
was invited to a taping of the Steve Harvey Show. Betty brought with her some amazing English Angoras and her knitted products from their wool, for which she is very well known.

For pictures please visit Northern California Angora Guild.

Below is the link for the YouTube short segment. The show aired yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0S5yOpPxv8

Texas Cavaliers Reception "San Antonio River Parade"

Our company was a Grant Recipient from the Texas Cavaliers Charitable Foundation. We were invited to partake in the Reception as they prepared for the awesome San Antonio River Parade.