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Eran McCarty poses with one of her llamas at her barn in Fortville.
But the artistry is portable. With a spindle — a handheld tool used to twist fleece into yarn — she’s even spun as she traveled across Europe. The process starts in a quaint wooden barn just
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behind McCarty’s home. It’s full of llamas — most of which she’s raised — a few alpacas and several other farm animals. Each spring, her llamas get a bath. Just like a car wash, she breaks
out a hose and shampoo and gives them a good cleaning. After nearly a year spent living in the barn, they’re typically quite dirty, and hay tends to get caught in their fleece.
About a week later — after the fleece has had time to normalize — she breaks out the shears. Then she puts the llamas in a metal contraption that helps to keep the animal still.
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