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Education is what binds us together
“When we began really studying the alpaca industry as a business, our personal businesses benefited greatly. Now we want to share our Tips & Tricks with our customers.” The alpaca business is not just about breeding stock. It’s also about fiber. It’s about marketing and so much more. That’s why we’ve developed our Full Circle Program™. Both Lisa & Stacy have spent a lot of time studying under national and international alpaca judges, industry experts and one of the largest and most successful alpaca ranch in the country. They’ve studied marketing, sales, genetics, production and fiber. Check out our Educational Seminar Series on Animal Husbandry, Business, Marketing and Show Classes. They now teach others about microns, skirting and sorting for the best end product as well as fiber production and how to integrate genetic traits to improve a breeding program. PLUS, both Stacy & Lisa love to spin, weave and felt. As fiber artists, they love all of the possibilities alpaca has to offer. Check out our Fiber Education Seminars & Workshops They believe it is important to understand (even if you don’t want to implement) how to make the best yarn by either hand spinning or sending it off to a mill for processing. When you understand what it takes to create the best end-product, it enables you to talk more effectively to your customers about your breeding decisions.
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Seminars Studying under several judges, experts on marketing, sales, genetics, production and fiber, has enabled them to put together their in an educational series of seminars and hands-on workshops. They are now certified AOBA speakers! They have developed a series of seminars on Fiber and Farm Management. Ask them how to host this informative and exciting seminar at your farm.
Fiber Education—Taking Care of Your Fiber Business in our “Out of the Bag” Series · From the Bag to the Bank—Processing Your Alpaca Fiber for Profit (Seminar &/or Workshop) · Out of the Bag and Beyond—Best Overall View of the Bridge between “grower & producer” (Workshop) · Mill Prep Your Fleece · Spinning · Weaving · Market your Goods
Business Classes – Taking Care of Your Business · From the Bag to the Bank—Processing Your Alpaca Fiber for Profit (Seminar &/or Workshop) · Building Wealth / Writing a Plan · Selection Tactics / Shopping & Breeding · Creating Income / Marketing
Husbandry Classes – Taking Care of Your Alpacas’ Needs · Halter Training · General Husbandry · Setting Up Shop / Barn
Showing Your Alpaca Classes · Fleece · Halter · Performance |
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By using simple tools and techniques, you will create dramatic results, simply.
The workshops are designed as a hands-on learning experience. They are not power point or lectures. You will take home knowledge and experience plus a certificate of completion and finished projects! Want to customize your own workshop? Yeah, we can do that. Click on this link: How to Host a Seminar. · Mill Prep Your Fleece · Spinning · Weaving · Market your Goods
· More Rigid Heddle Weaving
· 5-Day workshop covering a different skill each day · Dyeing · Make It—Take It · Continuous Weaving on Square & Triangle Looms · Rigid Heddle Weaving · Tapestry Weaving · Felting
· Learn a variety of new skills creating small, finished projects.
· Creating pictures with yarn
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Fiber Art Workshops |
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Customize Your Own Workshop Our workshops can be customized to fit a weekend retreat on your farm!
Tapestry Weaving – create a sampler using a variety of tapestry techniques on an 8 x 10 tapestry frame loom. Discover the unique results of incorporating and blending various fibers. 1 or 2 days Fun with Fiber & Felt – this 2-session workshop offers the basics of creating felted items. Part 1 will be learning the properties of wet and needle felting. Part 2 will be designing with fibers and creating finished products. 1 or 2 days. How to Skirt an Alpaca Fleece – discover the unique properties of alpaca fiber and learn how to properly skirt an alpaca fleece for your own use or mill preparation. ½ day. Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom – this full day workshop teaches how to direct warp this easy to use 2-harness loom. There will be time to weave and complete a small project. 1 or 2 days More Weaving Techniques on the Rigid Heddle Loom – expands on the uses of this versatile loom. Learn how to create the same projects designed for a 4-harness loom without the warping headaches. This class also covers reading drafts and how to gauge yardage needed. 1or 2 days Continuous Weaving on Square & Triangle Looms – learn the art of weaving with one continuous strand of yarn. Discover how to incorporate small shapes into big designs. Small looms allow a project to be completed in one day. 1 or 2 days.
Make It Take It – this workshop is designed to provide attendees with new skills in fiber arts on a small scale. Attendees have access to tools not normally provided at other workshops. 2 Full Days
Talk the Talk – in this class, you will learn how to communicate with the 5 most common fiber art industries. This class teaches the buzz words and the fundamentals of each industry. If you want to talk the talk, market your yarns or just learn more about the knitting, crochet, spinning, felting and weaving industry, then this class is for you. ½ day.
Carding – discover the basics of carding in this full day workshop. Plus, you will learn how to blend fibers and colors for dramatic results. A must for every spinner or felt maker enthusiast. ½ - 1 day.
Spinning – learn how to spin your own fleece into yarn. 1or 2 days
Dyeing – learn how to dye your own fibers, roving or yarn. Various techniques produce dramatic results.
Marketing – how to define, develop and market to your target audience. |
