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Alpaca Fleece and Fibre

"Striving for quality fleece and fibre."

One of our main aims as a Alpaca Breeder is to improve the overall quality of the fleece and to increase the area of the fleece on individual animals, aiming for a top fleece to produce a top quality fibre.

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It is light, warm and non-allergenic, it has often been likened to cashmere. 

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And so our work is down to combining quality females and quality stud males to provide us with ever improving quality herd.

 
 
From Fleece to Yarn.

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Hand Spun Yarns.

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ANYONE who has had the good fortune to feel a garment or other product made from the fine alpaca fleece will realise what a superb fibre it is.

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However, we must be realistic and acknowledge that the quality of the fleece varies.

 

Not just between animals but within the fibre shorn from an individual

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"Alpaca fleece can be found in 22 natural colours - ranging from "White" to "Black", with varying shades between these colours.

The wool can also be dyed to many different colours.

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