there were some mishaps... we had a lot of trouble getting them to relax. it was their first time after all. lovey bleeehhhh'd the entire time and made me a nervous wreck. pokey poked me in the eye with his horn, and he also lost his fourth horn which was barely hanging on. i cut myself and bled all over part of a fleece. still, they are frisky, scampering around and happy, and i'm so relieved that there's a whole year before the next shear. off to wash some fleece!
Now that's some pretty awesome wool gathering...
ReplyDeleteThese photos are beautiful.
ReplyDeletehi Dru, what an incredibly interesting blog you have! I don't know why I haven't visited before, in the past I only managed to find your webpage and stopped there. It looks like you live in the countryside surrounded by all kinds of animals, creating all kinds of beautiful things/art. I will return....and thank you for your comment the other day
ReplyDeletei'm so glad you came to visit saskia!! i've enjoyed your blog ever since i found you through grace <3
Deletewow! maybe hand shears would have made it a little bit easier? anyway, the first time is the hardest!
ReplyDeletei'm not ready for the huge hand shears! but that pic shows some delicate tummy work i was doing with my rabbit scissors. for the most part is used my big quilting fiskars and they work great as long as the sheepies cooperate!!
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