Diary of a New Goat Lady...

This past weekend I had the privilege to attend the Michigan Fiber Festival in Allegan along with my husband, Ed.  Awaking after a restful night at Allegan Country Inn, a beautiful & highly recommended Bed and Breakfast situated in the town of Allegan, we toured the various displays of fiber animals at the fairgrounds as well as spoke with many fiber vendors, anticipating the beginning of the first santioned Pygora goat show ever held in Michigan, scheduled for that afternoon.  Many Pygora breeders from various states were in attendance and most brought several of their precious pygoras to the show for judging.  It was an exciting afternoon for all as group after group of pygora goats were paraded into the ring.  I even had the opportunity to assist when a friend had too many goats and not enough hands!!  It was great fun to be involved in such an event and to meet other people with the same love for the breed.  We made new friends and had a chance to catch up with past friends and fellow breeders.  It was a very special time.  The day was topped off with a potluck supper for all Pygora breeders in attendance, where George rallied the group to continue what has now begun and to work together to spread the word about these great goats!  It was a thoroughly enjoyable and educational weekend for this new goat lady.  There is always something more to learn...

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Our Products   Pygora Fiber for Sale                                      See conversion chart below for grams to ounces                    For knitting from rovings, see links below                                                                   Billy Ray's "Vanilla" Roving                                        Sarah's "Vanilla" Roving           100% Pygora (Type A)                                   90% Kid Pygora (Type B) & 10%  Merino     9 X 50 gram bags @ $22.00 each                                 4 X 50 gram bags @ $26.50 each     1 X 29 gram bag @ $12.25 each                                   1 X 57 gram bag @ $30.00 each                           Apricot's "Cream" Roving                                  Ghirardelli's "Soft Grey" Roving         100% Kid Pygora (Type B)                                      100% Kid Pygora (Type B)      5 X 50 gram bags @ $26.50 each                               1 X 50 gram bag @ $26.50 each - Reserved        1 X 50 gram bag @ $26.50 each - Reserved           1 X 40 gram bag @ $21.00 each        1 X 29 gram bag @ $15.50 each                           Cupcake's "Mocha" Roving                                      Midnight's "Smoke" Roving         100% Kid Pygora (Type C)                                       100% Kid Pygora (Type B)         1 X 66 gram bag @ $34.50                                        3 X 50 gram bags @ $26.50 each         1 X 50 gram bag @ $26.50                                        1 X 12 gram bag @ $6.50                             Kid's Mix "Shades of Grey"                                            Kid's Mix "Grey Stripe"       100% Kid Pygora (Type B/C)                                    100% Kid Pygora (Type B/C)      3 X 50 gram bags @ $26.50 each                              3 X 50 gram bags @ $26.50 each      1 X 20 gram bag @ $10.50 each                                 1 X 14 gram bag @ $7.50 each        (Kid's Mix includes fiber from Ezekiel, Midnight, Ghirardelli, Cupcake)

Grams to Ounces Conversion Table   Grams          Ounces         Grams          Ounces         Grams          Ounces       Grams          Ounces   0                   0.00                 21                 0.74                51                 1.79                81                 2.85 0.1                 0.003               22                 0.77                52                 1.83                82                 2.89 0.2                 0.007               23                 0.81                53                 1.86                83                 2.92 0.3                 0.010               24                 0.84                54                 1.90                84                 2.96 0.4                 0.014               25                 0.88                55                 1.94                85                 2.99 0.5                 0.017               26                 0.91                56                 1.97                86                 3.03 0.6                 0.021               27                 0.95                57                 2.01                87                 3.06 0.7                 0.024               28                 0.98                58                 2.04                88                 3.10 0.8                 0.028               29                 1.02                59                 2.08                89                 3.13 0.9                 0.031               30                 1.05                60                 2.11                90                 3.17  1                    0.03                 31                 1.09                61                 2.15                91                 3.20  2                    0.07                 32                 1.12                62                 2.18                92                 3.24  3                    0.10                 33                 1.16                63                 2.22                93                 3.26  4                    0.14                 34                 1.19                64                 2.25                94                 3.31  5                    0.17                 35                 1.23                65                 2.29                95                 3.35  6                    0.21                 36                 1.26                66                 2.32                96                 3.38  7                    0.24                 37                 1.30                67                 2.36                97                 3.42  8                    0.28                 38                 1.34                68                 2.39                98                 3.45  9                    0.31                 39                 1.37                69                 2.43                99                 3.49 10                   0.35                 40                 1.41                70                 2.46              100                 3.50 11                   0.38                 41                 1.44                71                 2.50              200                 7.00 12                   0.42                 42                 1.48                72                 2.53              300               10.50 13                   0.45                 43                 1.51                73                 2.57              400               14.10     14                   0.49                 44                 1.55                74                 2.61              500               17.60 15                   0.52                 45                 1.58                75                 2.64              600               21.10 16                   0.56                 46                 1.62                76                 2.68              700               24.60 17                   0.59                 47                 1.65                77                 2.71              800               28.20 18                   0.63                 48                 1.69                78                 2.75              900               31.70 19                   0.67                 49                 1.72                79                 2.78 20                   0.70                 50                 1.76                80                 2.82                Provided by www.metric-conversions.org

All of our Pygora fiber is hand-picked to remove as much vegetative matter as possible from the fleece before it is shipped to the processing mill where it is commercially washed, dehaired, carded and finished into rovings.  On its own, pygora fiber does not have as good a memory as wool, so some of our rovings have been blended with 10% fine merino wool for your convenience.  Pygora can be blended with many other fibers, each blend creating a unique and beautiful product.  Have fun & experiment!  Pygora adds beautiful sheen to your yarn and with use, develops a wonderful soft halo.  Pygora also dyes beautifully to a rainbow of colours.  Pygora fiber is very warm.  It also goes a long way. The amount produced when spun will vary, depending upon the blend as well as how you spin it (sportweight through to laceweight).  Pygora fleece contains guard hairs and the dehairing process attempts to remove as many guard hairs as possible.  You may find however a few guard hairs remaining in the finished rovings.  These can be separated out while spinning if so desired.

Knitting from Rovings:  http://fibermill.yurtboutique.com/rovinghints.html                           http://www.kathysfibres.com/How-To-Knit-Unspun-Rovings.html