Products
Alpaca produces one of the top 4 exclusive
fibres of the world. In ancient times- under the Inca leaders, this commodity was only used for the Royalty of their civilization.
There is no lanolin on alpaca fibres. The fibre shafts have a ‘scale’ on them, but it is elongated & much softer than the scales found on wool. Many people who are allergic to wool, are able to wear alpaca garments without experiencing the ‘scratch’ or ‘prickle’ factor.
Alpaca has a moisture resistance quality- a wicking property.
It is strong & wears well.
Alpacas are shorn once a year in the spring. This allows for enough fibre re-growth to protect them during the winters & the fibre harvested will be an ideal length to work with.
Varied items can be made from alpaca - it can be spun, felted, knit, woven, crocheted, tatted, or made into rovings & batts
for quilts or pillows.
Sweaters, vests, dresses, coats, quilts, duvets, slippers, scarves, ponchos, shawls, mitts, gloves, dog beds, hats, touques, used as decorative accents & many more inventive articles
can be created!
Yarn has been spun into many different plies & colors. White alpaca fibre dyes very well, but other natural shades have been over-dyed to most unique hues.
Some
of the cones of yarn on a light fawn felt piece. Nov/07 order.
More
yarn cones & skeins on a grey felt sheet. Nov/07 order
You may contact me to purchase some of the above. Yarn is $15.00/ 100 grams.
I am also in the process of knitting/crocheting more touques, scarves, slippers & legwarmers!
The pink & blue were made from raw fibre that was washed & dyed at home prior to being taken to the mill.
Violet (granddaughter) & I worked hard in July & Aug/07 to sort & clean a goodly amount of fibre. Plus getting enough dyed for processing! I ended up with over 71 #s of yarn & 17 #s of felt & lots of batting for quilts & duvets.
This order was processed by Twisted Sisters & Company Fibre Mill at Rollyview, Alberta. They did a super job!
Will keep me busy during this hibernation season of 2007-08!