ALPACA & ROYAL ALPACA
Alpaca is soft as cashmere but stronger and less costly, more durable than merino, warmer than wool, fine, relatively lightweight and lustrous. It comes in more than 20 natural hues, from shades of white and cream, reddish and chocolate browns, to grey and black. Dying is not necessary!
It lacks the itchiness of wool and is hypoallergenic and lanolin free (lanolin can hold dust and microscopic allergens that can create prickliness. Each individual strand of the fiber is hollow with small air pockets which give alpaca garments incredible thermal capacity. It keeps warm and allows for breathing, It is also water and wrinkle resistant.
Alpaca yarn can be classified according to fineness. Royal Alpaca is the finest grade and rather costly due to its rarity, Only 1% of alpaca fiber production in the world can be classified royal. Our Royal Alpaca comes from Patagonia and the Andes.
Baby Alpaca is the next fine alpaca. It describes merely a fiber classification and does not refer to the age of the animal.
LLAMA
Llama fiber is a high-quality, lanolin-free, and hypoallergenic natural fiber known for being lightweight, warm, and durable. It is a hollow-core fiber, measuring 20-30 microns, making it ideal for clothing, blankets, and luxury items.
The fiber is strong and has excellent thermal qualities similar to alpaca - after all, the alpaca and the llama are very close cousins!
Pure Royal Alpaca (from Bone to Dark Grey are natural hues)
50-50 blend of Baby Alpaca & Mulberry Silk
