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Saturday, September 24, 2016
Pearl getting a few pellets
Saturday September 24, 2016 Come Join Us
It's Fun and it's FREE!
Join us for our 6th annual open house on National Alpaca Farm Days. We are joining alpaca ranchers across the US and Canada opening our ranch so you can meet the alpacas face to face. Walk through our pastures and experience the gentle nature of our alpacas.
Bring your camera to take pictures with the alpacas. Learn about the alpaca and the life style directly from your local alpaca ranchers. Watch demonstrations of spinning, weaving and other fiber activities.
Start your holiday shopping early in our boutique where you'll find alpaca apparel and products.
Bring your knitting or crocheting and join us for the afternoon.
Cali getting lots of attention
Alpaca Talks
Hot Dog's and Water
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Saturday, March 26, 2016
Diplomat BEFORE
Join us on Saturday, March 26,2016 from 10 AM to 3 PM
Rain or Shine
LEARN about alpacas.
WATCH the annual harvest/shearing of their fiber.
SEE fiber artists processing the fiber.
SHOP in the boutique for alpaca products and gifts.
ASK about our SPRING ALPACA SALE
ENJOY a beautiful day in the country.
Where: Arapaho Rose Alpacas
10702 Arapaho Dr
Redding, CA
Kris Shearing
Diplomat AFTER
Gettin a new hair do
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Saturday, December 5, 2015
I want to thank Colleen for the great class on weaving a scarf. Fun was had by all and some beautiful scarves where created.
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Friday, September 18, 2015
Fleeces waiting to be judged
This is the third time I have hosted a fleece show in my garage. It's also a great way to be sure the garage gets cleaned at least once a year. The good news is the fleece show was only a week before the Open Ranch and National Alpaca Farm days. This cleaning is a step in getting ready for that event.
Fleece room for West Coast Alpaca Show
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Saturday, September 12, 2015
This is the 6th year we have participated in this festival. The festival staff came by and told us that people are calling them to make sure the alpacas will be here this year. :)
Honey Bee
Booth @ Honey Bee
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Sunday, April 5, 2015
April 11 & 12, 2015
Dixon Fairgrounds, Dixon CA
F R E E A D M I S S I O N !!
You and your family are invited to the Tenth Annual California Classic Alpaca & Fiber Show. CALPACA returns the Premier California Alpaca Show again this year to the DIXON Fairgrounds April 11 & 12. A multitude of ranches from all over California, Nevada, Oregon and Arizona will be represented. What better way to learn more about the alpaca industry than to talk to alpaca breeders and meet 200 alpacas face to face plus, get your hands on their luxurious fiber? Admission is FREE! Be sure to bring your camera!
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Sunday, April 5, 2015
SATURDAY, MAY 16TH 10am to 3pm
$80 Includes all supplies - Pre-registration required at mycopigments.com/upcoming-events or email questions to Alissa Allen [email protected]
Many wild mushrooms and lichens contain permanent, intensely colored dyes. In this workshop, you will explore a multitude of local dye mushrooms.
Wild foraged fungi and ethically harvested lichens will define our palette. Using 10 species of urban and woodland fungi, along with eco-friendly mordants, we will create a full spectrum of incredibly rich colors - about 20 in all! Learn about foraging, ethical practices, basic identification concepts, and get hands on experience extracting mushroom and lichen dyes for wool and silk.
Shibori dye techniques will be demonstrated and you will take home a beautiful hand designed silk chiffon scarf, a rainbow of dye samples created in class, recipes and complete instructions for recreating the dyeing process at home, and a color guide to the best local dye fungi and lichens.
DO NOT MISS THIS unique educational opportunity to learn about the brilliant dyes found in wild mushrooms and lichens.
Pre-Registration is required
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Sunday, April 5, 2015
Sunday April 19th 10 AM - 2pm
Instructor: Colleen Harvey-Arrison, [email protected]
$20 Non-Members
No weaving experience necessary. Please email for your reservation.
BRING: A lunch. If you plan on practicing on a pre-warped loom, please bring yarn and a stick shuttle (if you have one)
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: Colleen will be demonstrating weave structures most commonly use on a rigid heddle loom:
Anything but "plain" plain weave
Finger Controlled lace Weaves
Pick up for warp and weft floats
Warp and Weft faced cloth
Using 2 heddles for finer setts and double layers
Variable dent reeds
Colleen will warp a loom in less than 40 minutes: measuring, sleighing, beaming and threading using the direct warp method.
After lunch, student will have the opportunity to experience weaving on one of the pre-warped looms.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Join us on Saturday, March 26,2016 from 10 AM to 3 PM
Rain or Shine
LEARN about alpacas.
WATCH the annual harvest/shearing of their fiber.
SEE fiber artists processing the fiber.
SHOP in the boutique for alpaca products and gifts.
ASK about our SPRING ALPACA SALE
ENJOY a beautiful day in the country.
Where: Arapaho Rose Alpacas
10702 Arapaho Dr
Redding, CA
Diplomat Before Shearing
Diplomat After Shearing
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Amelia took Second Place
The results are in.....
Commercial Halter:
Amelia Second Place
Cora Lee Second Place
Gypsy Sixth Place
Lindbergh Fifth Place
Commercial Division of Fleece Show:
Amelia First/Color Champion
Malika First/Reserve Color Champion
Mulan First/Reserve Color Champion
Calif Dreamin First/Reserve Color Champion
What a fun show. At the herdsire auction I was high bidder on a great breeding that will bring new genetics to my herd. I also purchased a beautiful Black Suri that is pregnant and over due. Yahoo!
Lindbergh took Sixth Place
Vantaggio Offspring
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