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It has been a busy spring! Back on Feb. 1st, I applied for an artist's grant so I could attend the
Midwest Felting Symposium in Madison, WI this summer. Last night I was invited to give a 10 minute presentation to the Arts Council prior to their scoring of the applications. Man, that 10 minutes flew by like two seconds! This morning after the shearer left I worked up the courage to call and find out the verdict. Woo-hoo! Madison, here I come!
I'll be taking advantage of the "All You Can Felt" special tuition rate. Two days of resist dyeing techniques with
Chad Alice Hagen of North Carolina, and a day of wool painting with
Andrea Graham of Ontario Canada, and a day of needle felted dog sculpture with
SINCO of Japan, and a day of embroidered felted jewelry with
Annemie Koenen of the Netherlands. I will be so tired after all that. But what a great variety of classes, huh?
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Okay, back to the sheep, there were no major cuts, just some nicks. They had their hooves trimmed and got their CDT shots. I've decided I am going to start graining them, they look thin to me. The BFLs and Mules who are due in April will get up to about a 1 pound daily. And the Shetlands will get 1/2 pound daily. Our 10 year old Shetland, Cordelia looks the thinnest - I may put her in with the BFL amd mule group.
And now I have twentyone bags of wool to skirt! I skirted and washed three fleeces on Sunday too. I bought them from a gal who bought three modified ram lambs from me last fall. If I can get the new ones washed and shipped out to Zeilinger's this month I can still get in on that 25% off deal. Lots to do!
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This is McIntyre's fleece sample, neck sample on the left, mid-side, and then britch sample. I'm having a hard time deciding if he's shaela or dark brown.