Alpacas produce fine fiber for spinning into yarn. Alpaca garments are very warm and lightweight. They do not easily tear, pill, stain or create static. Alpaca fiber keeps moisture away from skin and has an amazing ability to resist soil and grime.

In most cases yes. Alpacas have a low micron count, which makes their fiber less prickly than wool. It has no lanolin which can hold dust and allergens. It has a hollow core that gives it incredible thermal properties, and allow it to breathe. Alpaca is comfortable in any season. See similar questions...

Alpaca fiber is as fine as the finest wool, and much stronger. It is over 5 times as warm as wool. Alpaca is very soft, and is ideal for garments worn next to the skin. Alpaca comes in 22 natural colors, the widest range of any animal on the planet. It is among the world's most luxurious fibers. Most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a cashmere and alpaca garment. See similar questions...

Grease free and lightweight, llama wool is warm and luxurious. A valuable commodity sought after by fiber artists, such as weavers and spinners, the wool is a marketable product for llama owners. See similar questions...

We use two different types of wool sources for various categories of wool carpets. The basic (standard) grade of wool carpets is made of local wool from Kashmir that is used to produce carpets with thick and heavy pile. These carpets usually have bold motifs and are often used in corridors and passageways. The other type of wool that we use for a majority of our carpets comes from New Zealand - Merino sheep wool, often considered to be amongst the finest in the world. See similar questions...

Scientists over the years have bred a Merino sheep which is exaggeratedly wrinkled. The more wrinkles, the more wool. Unfortunately, greater profits are rarely in the sheep's best interests. In Australia, more wrinkles mean more perspiration and greater susceptibility to fly-strike, a ghastly condition resulting from maggot infestation in the sweaty folds of the sheep's over-wrinkled skin. See similar questions...

Once the sheet of wool batting is enclosed in the cotton covering, we tuft or quilt the Underquilt so that the wool will not shift or move around. See similar questions...

The alpaca is a domesticated member of the camelid family, and a cousin of the llama. They come from the high plains of the Andes Mountains in South America. Since approximately 1984, alpacas have flourished on farms throughout the United States. Alpacas have been used for centuries for their fine luxurious, cashmere-like fleece. There are two types of alpacas: huacaya and suri. The Huacaya's fleece has a wavy quality, or crimp, that enhances its use in spinning. See similar questions...

A baby is known as a cria. Weaned crias are known as weanlings or tuis. In Spanish, the adult males are known as machos and the females are hembras. See similar questions...