East Anglia Alpaca Mill, Alpacas Of East Anglia & Exclusively Alpaca Shop

Happy girls post shearing.
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Spent most of today preparing this first fleece for processing. Had a degree of VM in it but now free of all VM and ready to process into 2 ply ready for Worstead Festival in July (unless it sells before)! Fleece generously grown by Isotope, dam Honeyfield Tickety-Boo, Sire AEA Atom.

Complete mixed bag of weather here in Norfolk for the bank holiday. One day beautiful blue skies & sun, another day overcast & just as warm with heavy showers and today has been much the same. Grass is so long we are having to top already and may get a chance to spray off those remaining paddocks. Best of all our youngest family member visited the shop and made friends with Tilly dog.

Just a chillin’ not too far from the water trough!

Feeling accomplished; all (skirted on the day) fleeces weighed in and now in their cage awaiting batching for processing. Delighted with our fleeces this year, some big but fine fleeces with great uniformity. We have a lot of lovely fleeces which we will turn in to an assortment of different & special yarns, some for me to ‘create’ with!

Our alpaca fibre harvesting aka shearing is complete! All are naked and we are keeping a close eye on them and the weather. All have access to their respective polytunnels and ate looking in great condition. All fleeces were skirted as they came off and have now been weighed in too and added to our database. Some will be available for sale, most will be processed to yarns.
Huge thanks to shearer Nigel, Wade and our band of merry helpers!

Great to work with Paul Vallely again - too long since we did the last training together! Brilliant day had by all. Next training day in the pipeline already!

Looking forward to tomorrows 'Fibre Master Class' with Paul Vallely.

One of our lovely clients posted this review: 'Being a Newbie with my first ever precious fleeces, Emma and Chris made me so welcome and comfortable. They both took pains to share their knowledge and passion for this amazing enterprise that is exactly what anyone with the unique product that is Alpaca Fleece needs for processing it into heavenly yarn. Their service is exceptional. Therefore it is thorough and time consuming resulting in a quality product. So excited to see and feel the finished product that started out as 6 fleeces from 6 gorgeous Suris!!!''

With shearing almost upon our herd we ate hoping for some warmer weather next week. We have had torrential rain which has been very welcome but there is a very cold wind still. We are extremely busy in the mill with people wanting to clear space for this years clip. I would like to dispel one myth - if your fibre has been stored correctly for several years it remains perfectly useable so please don’t despair or dispose of it! We have recently processed fibre which was sheared 7 years ago, with no problem. Do get onto the waiting list (without obligation) as lead times are increasing.

Great workshop today! Next ‘Learn to’ will be crochet Day 1 - Saturday 22nd June 1-3 Day 2 - Wednesday 26th June 1-3 Learn the 4 basic crochet stitches from which everything crochet stems! ... Advance booking is essential - either pop into the shop or pay via paypal - drop me a message!
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Drop Spindle Spinning workshop today! feel free to come and join in and learn this oldest art of spinning. This is a beginners course so don't be shy - we work in a fun and friendly environment! 1-3pm TODAY (Wednesday) - find us on Lingwood Long Lane, Beighton using postcode NR13 3JU.

Mill shop open as usual today 10-2pm - fund us using post code NR13 3JU. We are on a single track lane with ample free parking, between Beighton & Lingwood.

Busy day today with two clients visiting to talk through their plans and projects. Shop open again tomorrow & Saturday - don’t forget to book your place on any of our workshops - Drop Spindle and/or Crochet. New craft skills for life in a fun and friendly environment. ‘Experience Alpaca’ vouchers available too - come and meet our beautiful alpacas at close quarters and interact with them too. Full details instore.

At Norfolk Community Hub this morning - indirectly alpaca related!

‘Learn to Crochet’ informal & fun workshop for everyone. Dates: Saturday 22nd June 1-3pm Wednesday 26th June 1-3pm Venue: Exclusively Alpaca Mill Shop, Lingwood Long Lane, Beighton NR13 3JU Cost: £7.00 to include teaching materials and light refreshments... Please book in advance - PM me or pop into the shop. Places are limited to ensure everyone gets the tuition needed.
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Stuck for something to do today? Why not drop in and join us for a craft workshop 1-3pm. Learn how to spin using a drop spindle! Fun for all. £10 inc all materials and tea/ coffee. (£7 in advance for next workshop 8th May) Venue is Exclusively Alpaca Mill Shop, Lingwood Long Lane, Beighton NR13 3JU. Everyone welcome.