If
you have ever felt a garment made with true alpaca fiber, we
believe that you will want one! The fiber has
a cellular structure similar to human hair. It is more resilient
and seven times stronger than sheep's wool; it is also three times
warmer and one-half the weight of wool. But most of all, it is
soft! It feels like angora. As it has no itch factor, it is most
pleasing to wear next to the skin. AOBA (the Alpaca Owners and
Breeders Association) recognizes 22 natural colors and shades of
alpaca fiber.
Each animal with proper diet produces from 6 to 10 pounds of fiber
each year. That's an average of 128 ounces for each alpaca each
year. Since it takes only 16 ounces to make a woman's sweater,
that's an average of 8 sweaters per animal per year! Eight of the
softest, warmest, lightest and most wear-resistant sweaters one
could hope to own.
Our
alpacas produce some of the finest fiber in North America, in the
lovely colors their names suggest--from jet black through rich
browns and greys, to pale gold and ivory.
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