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LATEST NEWS

 

A SURPRISE ENDING TO MAY

Convinced that our first baby was due in July we were planning to move Taun We and Snowflake nearer the house after shearing in June. When we arrived home last Tuesday (May 26th) we were thrilled to find Snowflake’s latest baby running around the field with the girls. We have called him Crispus and he is a fine fawn boy with Toft Cornelius - a stunning white Accoyo - his  sire..We’ll look forward to seeing how he develops. We never cease to be amazed at what a superb mother Snowflake has turned out to be . We now have three of her progeny in our herd..

 

We are expecting a Mr Biggles baby(from Abigail) and Claudio’s first baby(from Ariana), later this summer.

 

Meanwhile as we open our little showroom every Saturday - we have a constant flow of customers returning along with new customers - most people enjoy seeing the alpacas as they come to touch,

ogle and , hopefully , to buy our lovely goods and yarn.

Those who venture onto the fields inevitably get a warm welcome and a cuddle ,particularly from Bethany who has been known to roll over on your feet in her enthusiasm to greet visitors

 

 

 

LOOKING FORWARD TO NOVEMBER

 

We are looking forward to opening our showroom on Saturdays in November from 10.00 until 4.00. We are still open at other times by appointment - Please phone first.

A warm welcome will be waiting for our customers old and new.

Come along and see our latest ranges.

Are you interested in keeping Alpacas?? - We can help - come and have a chat.

OCTOBER BUSY -NESS!!!

This month has been particularly busy following the article in Shropshire Magazine.

Harry has also been on two weekend courses at Toft Alpacas in Dunchurch - ‘sitting at the feet’ of world renowned Alpaca Fibre Expert - Cameron Holt who has been leading workshops on Alpaca Fibre Production.

We are very keen to increase our knowledge base at Mulberry - and what an excellent way of moving forward . Cameron was simply ‘inspirational’ - the time spent at his workshops was a privilege indeed!!!

We are continuallly recruiting new knitters who all come along with new ideas - we love the enthusiasm of our band of knitters who so much enjoy working with magical Alapaca Yarn.

 

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What a lady !!!

Shirley Tart’s  recent visit was an amazing experience. Although our Lemon Drizzle Cake wasn’t up to its usual standard that day (Doesn’t it always happen when you have someone special visiting???).

We were greatly encouraged by her enthusiasm and even more encouraged when her lovely article was published in the October edition of The Shropshire Magazine.

 

http://www.shropshiremagazine.com/2008/10/the-bias-of-mr-biggles/

 

Thank you Shirley for all your hard work and to Peter Flemisch from the Shropshire Star for the photographs!

 

June 2008

We’ve been very frustrated this year because of our inability to take the young girls into the show ring due to Bluetongue movement restrictions.

However Harry enjoyed stewarding at The Heart of England and The Three Counties. Both were brilliant shows despite reduced entries.

Chloe nevertheless enjoyed the Junior Handlers section at The Three Counties.

 

 

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SUMMER 2008

What a busy summer - we called it our ‘Silk Purse from a sows ear’ project.

With thanks to Peter our clever and enthusiastic friend and neighbour and his son Nick we have been able to transform a falling down wooden outbuilding into a rather pleasant showroom and workshop.

                 

The most encouraging thing has been the number of people coming back to buy our quality Alpaca products. Our knitters working in various parts of Shropshire and Mid Wales share our enthusiasm as we produce a wider range of knitwear and take more and more commissions for individually made garments

COME AND SEE OUR SHOWROOM