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Mohair is my favourite fibre and I have been breeding Australian Angora goats since 1977. At present I have a flock of 60 which varies a little from year to year. I breed the rarest strain of Australian Angora goat as you will read about in the History and White Angora sections.
As of August 2002 both the White and Coloured Angoras are listed with Rare Breeds Trust of Australia as being critically endangered and are now known as Australian Heritage Angora goats.
Spinning, knitting and weaving are my main pastimes.
I breed Angora Goats both White and Coloured, Donkeys, Sheep and Geese.
I shear my Angoras twice a year and at present I am concentrating on hand-spinning the
mohair in a glorious range of multi colours. Some of my mohair is commercially spun and
blended with wool, this is a smooth lustrous yarn which I hand-dye also. Then with the aid
of a computer I design for either a knitted garment or a woven length of cloth, which I then
make up into garments or accessories.
I sometime find that emails from websites don't work, so if this one doesn't, email me at the address below.
Email: valeriedonald@datafast.net.au
Address: 310 Nicholson Street, Orbost, Victoria, Australia
PO Box 543 Orbost, Victoria, 3888 Australia, Phone: (03) 5154 1221
Web Design by Valerie Donald, created 24 August 1999 Updated 25 March 2004
