Shearing Day

Heidi 's turn to be sheared today ....

Here she is in full fleece.

                

Here she is sporting a used sweatshirt.

Here is a year's worth of fleece.  Maybe a pound of raw fleece is harvested. Pygora is very light and fluffy. 

  It will need to be washed and dehaired before it is ready to be dyed, spun into a yarn, and or blended with another fiber.  Heidi yeilds about 50 % usuable fiber. That means I will get about 8 ounces of fleece from one goat! Fortunately, a little pygora goes a long way.

Pygora is a very special fiber :) The goats are nice pets too.