by DesignerLynne | Jul 17, 2012 | Animals, Education, Llama Rescue, Philosophy, Socks & Slippers
Turning a hobby into a full time business venture is a daunting prospect, but elevating the hobby to a fibre arts education centre is an entirely different ball game. Just how the ball started rolling is described in this short and amusingly moralistic story, which I...
by David | Jun 11, 2012 | Animals, Caring For Animals, Homeopathy, Llama Rescue, Philosophy
Daily challenges are the staple foods of personal growth; we need to be challenged to grow and just like plants, if we’re not growing then we are dying. Certainly the challenges have come thick and fast for Llamas in the Raw Sanctuary recently. Rescuing abandoned...
by David | Apr 6, 2012 | Animals, Caring For Animals, Things Llama, Video
Digging through our photographic archive, I found this short video clip and thought it would make a nice little camelid cameo. Although Llamas in the Raw is not a registered charity, several of our llamas are rescued animals, adopted or collected from people who no...
by David | Mar 28, 2012 | Animals, Caring For Animals, Homeopathy, Philosophy
If we choose to keep an animal, we take on a considerable amount of responsibility to care for that animal to the best of our ability and it is a sad reflection of our fast-paced society that animals often aren’t given the same degree of care and consideration as...
by DesignerLynne | Jan 26, 2012 | Gloves, Philosophy, Projects, Spinning Wheel, The Art of Spinning, Tools of the Trade
In my lengthy article yesterday, about the workings of the spinning wheel, I drifted slightly away from the opening statement that had me frustrated with the results of my spinning. My frustrations were the result of trying to spin worsted, when I’ve been spinning...
by DesignerLynne | Jan 13, 2012 | In The Grease, Mitts, Philosophy, Projects, Socks & Slippers, Thrummed Socks
One of the age old debates amongst spinners is whether is it better to spin in the grease. It is purely subjective, in my opinion. If you like feeling the grease on your fingers and you don’t mind cleaning the spinning wheel afterwards, then go ahead and spin in the...
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