ABOUT ALPACA
The Alpaca is a member of the camelid family, native to the high Andes plateaus of Peru, Chile and
Bolivia. They were domesticated about 5,000 years ago to provide fine clothing for Inca Royalty.
Alpacas are shorn once every two years and their fleece is therefore a valuable Andean renewable
resource. Alpaca hair is an excellent thermal insulator, as well as having a considerable capacity for
absorbing moisture.
Animal fiber experts rank alpaca with cashmere, camel hair and mohair. Although less dense than
lambs wool, it is warmer even than mohair when considered on a weight-to-weight basis. It is almost
three times more resistant to wear than lambs wool and two times more than mohair. Garments
made from alpaca fiber can last up to fifteen years without loosing their luster.
Bolivia. They were domesticated about 5,000 years ago to provide fine clothing for Inca Royalty.
Alpacas are shorn once every two years and their fleece is therefore a valuable Andean renewable
resource. Alpaca hair is an excellent thermal insulator, as well as having a considerable capacity for
absorbing moisture.
Animal fiber experts rank alpaca with cashmere, camel hair and mohair. Although less dense than
lambs wool, it is warmer even than mohair when considered on a weight-to-weight basis. It is almost
three times more resistant to wear than lambs wool and two times more than mohair. Garments
made from alpaca fiber can last up to fifteen years without loosing their luster.
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