Amakamela, Yaks, Imbuzi kanye namaLlamas "Ngumndeni" eTregellys Fiber Farm
Ngiyazi omama ababili abangakwazi ukugcina amagama abo izingane zabo ngqo. Ngakho-ke, ngangihlaba umxhwele njengoba u-Ed Cothey wabingelela ngokufudumele amakamela, ama-yaks, izimbuzi, ama-llamas, izimvu, izimbongolo, izingulube, ama-turkeys kanye nezinja ngamagama njengoba asitshela izilwane ezingu-150 noma ezihlanganyela ekhaya lakhe eTregellys Fiber Farm e-Hawley , EMassachusetts. Yebo, ngithi amakamela!
UCothey nomkakhe, uJody, bathenga ipulazi le-1806 iDodge ngonyaka ka-1994, kanti le ndawo ephambili yepulazi yamazambane ebheke emagqumeni aseMassachusetts aseMassachusetts manje ikhona izilwane ezikhiqiza izintambo kanye ne-studio enkulu kunazo zonke zemvelo eDestern Coast , Shades Natural Kettle Dye Studio.
Ukuguqulwa kwempahla kwaqala ngokubonakaliswa okungenacala. I-Cotheys badayisa izinkuni zezinkuni ezimbalwa, futhi uTregellys, igama elithi Cornish elisho "indlu efihlekile," yazalwa. Izimbuzi zobisi azizange zihlale isikhathi eside - "Angifuni ukubamba nsuku zonke," kusho uCothey. Ukushintshwa kwabo kwakungu-llamas amathathu, izingulube ezimbili nezimvu ezimbili zeMerino. Uthi: "Uhlobo oluthile luvela phezulu lapho," esho.
Le ndawo "efihlekile" esebenzayo kanye nabahlali bayo bezilwane ezingavamile, befaka ama-studios, studio studio kanye ne-shop yokudayisa enezinhlamvu, i-fiber eluhlaza yabasebenzi be-handspinners, ama-kits okukhanda ama-sweater kanye ne-handwoin eseqediwe kufanelekile ukuvala indlela ephuthiwe noma uhambo olukhethekile. Ukufinyeleleka ku-Route 2, i-Mohawk Trail, i-Tregellys Fiber Farm iyamukela izivakashi izinsuku eziningi kusukela entwasahlobo ngokuwa phakathi kuka-10 ekuseni no-4 ntambama, kodwa kuzodingeka ubize phambili, (413) 625-9492, ukuze abanikazi bazi ukuthi ' ezayo. Isikole kanye nokuvakashelwa kwamanye amaqembu kungabuye kuhlelwe ngokuqokwa - izingane zizokuthanda ukubona izilwane ezihlukahlukene ezinhlobonhlobo ezingekho zoo.
Ngezinsuku zamasonto, ungavame ukubheka umdayisi uJody McKenzie emsebenzini e-studio yedayi.
Noma ubani othanda ukuhlanganiswa futhi oyazisa izindwangu ezinhle uzodlula lapho ebona izinhlamvu eziqinile uMcKenzie ezidala. Izinhlayiya zezintambo kanye nokuqoqwa kwe-fiber eluhlaza ngobuningi bama-botanical hues zihlanganisa izindonga zesitolo se-epulazi, futhi zihlanganisa izingubo zokugqoka, izikhwama, ama-scarves nama-rugs, ukubopha nokubeka izinto kanye namakethi okuphelele nakho konke okudingayo ukuze udale ama-sweaters usebenzisa lezi zinhlamvu eziyingqayizivele.
U-Ed Cothey wayengumlimi nomdobi odoba olwandle oluyiminyaka engama-28 ngaphambi kokuba eze eMelika, futhi phakathi nobusika ka-1996, wadlulisela amakhono afunde njengomdobi wezokuhweba emsebenzini wokugqoka. I-handwovens yakhe ingenye yemikhiqizo ehlukile kunazo zonke epulazini, futhi lokho kusho okuningi, ucabanga ukuthi awukwazi ukuthenga i-camel fibre noma kuphi.
Eqinisweni, iningi le-fibre elikhiqizwa eTregellys liyi-mohair evela esizweni sezimbuzi ze-Angora. Iningi le-mohair lihlanganiswe neboya futhi lihlongozwe ku-Green Mountain Spinnery ePutney, eVermont. Amafayili angaphezu kwamanye amazwe akhiqizwa izimvu zaseNavajo Churro ezihlala epulazini, izimvu zase-Icelandic, ama-llamas, ama-yaks namakamela aseBactrian noma amabili.
U-Ed noJody Cothey basindisa izilwane eziningi ezisengozini futhi bafuna ukukhiqiza izinhlobo zezinhlobo ezingavamile, kuhlanganise neziningi ezingekho abakhiqizi befriji. I-Tregellys Fiber Farm ihlala emadumbeni aseBaudet du Poitou, okukholelwa ukuthi iyinduna endala kunazo zonke futhi ihamba phambili emhlabeni, nezinyoni ezingavamile ezihlanganisa amadada aseMelika, ama-swans amnyama avela e-Australia nase-Shetland asezintweni ezingapheli eShetland Islands. UBess, ikamela elivela kwifilimu kwi-movie ye-Antonio Banderas "I-Thirteen Warrior," yayingenamsoco futhi ingenasimo lapho uCotheys emletha "ekhaya." Isilwane ngasinye asinalo igama kuphela kodwa indaba eyingqayizivele nendima kulokhu "umndeni" - ngisho nenja encane, ejabule, eyabonakala ngayo umsebenzi, kwakuwukugcina ama-yaks ezinzwaneni zabo.
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I-Tregellys Fiber Farm, enezakhamuzi zayo eziyingqayizivele, i-studios, i-studio edayi kanye ne-shop yokudayisa enezinhlamvu, i-fiber eluhlaza yabasebenzi be-handspinners, ama-kits yokukhanda ama-sweater kanye ne-handwovens ephelile, kufanelekile ukuvala i-Mohawk Trail noma uhambo olukhethekile.
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Indawo: I- Tregellys Fiber Farm ne-Shades Natural Kettle Dye Studio itholakala ku-15 Dodge Branch Road eHayley, eMassachusetts.
Izikhombisi-ndlela: Kusukela ku-Route 91, thatha umzila wesi-2 (eNtshonalanga ye-Mohawk) eNtshonalanga, udlule i-Falls yaseShelburne, futhi ngemva nje kokudlulela ngaphezulu, jikela ngakwesokudla ku-Route 112 South kuya e-Ashfield. Emgqeni we-Ashfield / Buckland, vula ngakwesokudla ku-Clesson Brook Road. Qhubeka ngamamayela angu-2-1 / 2 futhi wenze okwesithathu kwakho ku-Dodge Road. Uma umgwaqo ugibela, qhubeka ngakwesokudla. Ipulazi isiphelile kulo mgwaqo ongcolile. Kusuka kumzila wesi-2 kuya empumalanga, jikela ngakwesokunxele ku-Umzila 112 eNingizimu kuya e-Ashfield bese uqhubeka njengenhla.
Shayela phambili: Kumelwe ushayele phambili ukwenza amalungiselelo okuvakashela epulazini. Shayela (413) 625-6448 ukuhlela ukuvakashelwa kwakho. Ungase futhi uthumele i-Tregellys Fiber Farm, i-tregellysfibers@aol.com, ngolwazi olwengeziwe.
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