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    any spinners? anyone with angora goats?

    I spin goat and sheep. I just started so I'm no Good. Angora is usually better off blended with mohair or cotton or maybe even cashmere because it gets so hot. I've heard blended yarns can be washed cold and layer flat to dry. You can make anything you want really. Hats are quick . Scarves...
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    any spinners? anyone with angora goats?

    They are both known as Angora because of the region the originate from. It has nothing to do with fiber production. They are from Angora, the capital of Turkey, now known as Ankara. Mohair gets more course as the goat ages. For the most part Angora stays fairly soft throughout the life of the...
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    any spinners? anyone with angora goats?

    I want an angora rabbit. There aren't all too common in my part of the globe. ( lower Colorado desert in s. Cal)
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    any spinners? anyone with angora goats?

    I have a single angora goat. And a pygora goat. I too, am a newbie so I can't offer much advice. I just sheared my hoagies last week an whew! Was I scared. Them giant electric clippers are frightening!. Lily did really good though ( even though she looks like crapola). Anyway, good luck to you...
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