Alli, Samantha and I have been working on a fiber business for about a year now. We started by working with Angora rabbits. Angora is soft and beautiful. Both girls have learned to spin and make beautiful yarn. This summer Alli added an angora goat and a pair of Shetland Sheep to our fiber animals. This fall we took in Natalie's Romney sheep (Violet) until she can get her own place to keep her and then just last week we took in an angora goat wether (Darby) from Tina Cameron.
A phone call to Grandma Bellairs a couple months ago brought on the name change from Bellairs Rabbitry to Bellairs Fiber Farm and Rabbitry. The Bellairs have had a fiber farm for years but Grandma could no longer keep the business going after her stroke. She was excited when she found out that the girls wanted to take the name and put it together with their fiber endeavors. The girls have a lot to learn from Grandma and are eager to keep the fiber business going.
With the fiber from the animals we are making lots of beautiful items. The yarns are gorgeous, warm and soft. We have wool blends with angora, alpaca and mohair. Our Etsy store is up and running and doing good business. Another product we are unveiling is goats milk soap. This is a wonderful homemade blend that is all natural and so good for your skin. Check out our website and Etsy store for our products.
