Alpaca Fiber

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

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I have been hand-processing my Alpaca's fiber since 2006. I thought I would share with you how I do it. Alpaca fiber does not have any lanolin in it, but it does have a lot of dust and dirt from them rolling in their dust bowls as you can see in the picture below. During the shearing process we collect the fiber in three different bags. The main blanket, is tagged with the alpaca's name and number 1. The neck and some of the other fiber as number 2 in a separate bag. Then the leg fibers go…

Check out what I did with all of this year's alpaca fiber from our animals.

This article is a part of Yarn 101 series ⟶ Types of Yarn. ◉ Source of these fibers are domesticated animals, such as goats, sheep, camelids or rabbits. In this category you will find yarn such as wool, cashmere, angora, mohair, silk and more. These fibers are much more elastic and warm than plant-sourced yarns.

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

Interested in how I prepped my first raw alpaca fiber for spinning it into yarn? Read on to read how I went about cleaning and preparing it!

Raw Alpaca Fiber I went to the Kid 'N Ewe fiber festival this weekend in Boerne, TX just north of San Antonio. I had so much fun! ...

I love trying new things and learning new skills. So when my friend offered to send me a box of alpaca fiber I was all in. I've been wanting to try to make homemade dryer balls and now I was ready to get started. If you have been curious about how to make your own

In this article, I will show you five things I did with my alpaca fleece and tell you whether or not each product was profitable.