Alpaca Fiber

Fiber of the suri alpaca grows vertically down the side of the body, hanging in long, separate, distinctive locks. These individual locks are made up of many lustrous fibers. Separating the locks of fiber is not hard, but it does take time. I am a novice when it comes to video, so hope you’ll bear with ... Read more

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In this excerpt from Donna M. Rudd’s article “Spinning Alpaca’s Natural Colors,” learn eight favorite methods for spinning naturally colored alpaca fiber.

There are many options when it comes to processing alpaca fiber into a value added product. Finding a fiber mill that will help you evaluate and determine the best use of your fiber is very helpful. Morning Star Fiber Mill, an artisan fiber mill in North Carolina, offers custom processing and did our processing for ... Read more

This soft wool is sourced from Cashmere Goats, and its name comes from Kashmir state in South Asia. Unlike other kinds of yarn, the process of collecting wool from these animals is much more time and labor-consuming. Instead of shearing, cashmere wool is collected by combing only once a year, so that one goat produces much less wool than a regular sheep. All this makes the wool highly valued and expensive. #crochet #howtocrochet #yarntypes #cashmere

Alpaca Fleece . . . . Now What?: A dear friend and fellow fiber enthusiast generously gifted me several pounds of raw alpaca fleece in 3 colors - black, white, and cinnamon brown. Happy Dance! via GIPHY So what do you do with this wonderful bag of warm, fuzzy fluff? This Inst…

In this video filled post, I show you how I process alpaca by hand beginning with washing, then carding, spinning, followed by plying, I finish with instructions to complete a detailed yarn tag. This shows the entire process from raw fiber to spun yarn!

An Infographic of alpaca fleece colours

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