How To Make A Rug From Alpaca Fleece

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How to make a rug from alpaca fleece.

Learn how to make a fleece rug with these step by step instructions. Here s a step by step guide for making alpaca felt from a sherwood teenager who s been making it since she was 8 years. I got my hands on some beautiful alpaca fiber. This is a part of my yule goat costume project to see the finished costume or if you want to support my art go to this post.

The rest of the fleece taken from the alpaca s neck and legs is called seconds seconds are shorter more random cuts that can be used for felting making core spun rug yarn and in the creation of various crafts. These can be made from third grade fleece which is the coarsest of all alpaca fleece textures. You don t have to kill an animal for this attractive faux sheepskin rug. In this article i will show you what i did with my alpaca fleece and tell you whether or not each product was profitable.

I had so much fun. It came from a lovely alpaca named dalma who i m sure was happy to enjoy her summer with a fancy hair cut. Sheep are sheared in the spring of every year some sheep are sheared twice a year but ours are sheared just the once. Icelandic lamb felted fleece rug tutorial.

Alpaca fiber is known for the soft fleece and felt that can be made from it. The making of rugs and baskets however requires some form of training. Making felted fleece rugs is a long process and it all starts at shearing time. The huacaya fleece is preferable for making mitts gloves and socks due to its coarser and shorter length features and how warm they are.

In this felted fleece rug tutorial i am using white icelandic lamb fleece shorn in the fall at around 5 months growth. I m going to teach you exactly how i make a rectangular 2 ft by 3 ft lamb fleece rug. Shearing is an exciting time as it marks the onset of summer. I do prefer fall icelandic fleeces over spring fleeces because they are cleaner less.