Camel Photos

[monstersinthedungeon]

Okay, somehow I've managed to hijack not one, but two threads yappin' about our new camels.

So rather than continue stomping all over everyone else's threads, thought it may be easier to just put the piccys up here.

Introducing Gera and Alice:

Gera is at the front, Alice at the back. Fingers crossed everyone, that Alice is pregnant and in about nine months we will have either a Camelia (thanks Tas) or a Humprey (thanks Icy)!

[icyfroth]

So what was the prize-winning name, braff?

[cat_mioux]

Gorgeous pair of camels!

You are a lucky girl having a such a diverse range of animals.

[tasfleur]

[i-once-was-bump]

They are lovely, Monsters, I hope you will be posting pics of a little one!!:)

Do people spin camel down?

Sure do, mixed with a1 mulberry silk it is a beautiful yarn but oh so expensive.

Camel down sells from about $250 per kg (thats with no guard hairs but not best quality).

Spinners usually only get about 50 grams for blending with other fibres.

I have a camel down, angora (rabbit) and silk scarf I spun and knitted as a lace scarf many years ago and it is still one of the most expensive items I have ever made for myself.

[crystal**flake]

Cool camels!!!!

[vintage-star]

Bump!!

Oh my goodness!...... You are obviously well versed in the art of spinning and creating an art work!!:).... Thanks for replying to my question, I didn't know about the plucking and spinning of camel downl      Hang on a sec!!.... Don't they make camel hair coats?..... Lol!.... I just reminded myself of that.

[monstersinthedungeon]

Sure do, mixed with a1 mulberry silk it is a beautiful yarn but oh so expensive.

Camel down sells from about $250 per kg (thats with no guard hairs but not best quality).

Where's the bulgey eye/rolling dollarsign eyes emoticon?  $250 A KILOGRAM!???!! 😮

Holey moley, goin' out tomorrow to start pluckin' me some camels!

Actually, nope, I'm not. Still a little on the terrified side. :^O

[thebraff]

So what was the prize-winning name, braff?

Icy, it was Humpedorey

[tasfleur]

"The camels run away thinking they are going to be plucked"

[icyfroth]

Icy, it was Humpedorey

ok thanks 🙂