ALPACA FIBER FOR SALE

ALPACA

Alpaca is just about my favorite fiber to spin and knit. I love the 22 natural colors, and the way it takes dye. I also love its warmth, light handle and the way it drapes. I carry Alpaca in raw form, washed and fluffed into a cloud, and roving. Small quanities of yarn may be available from time to time. Most of these fibers are also produced right here on our farm.

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Raw Alpaca:
This is typically the entire fleece from the Alpaca, and may contain some leg and belly hair, though I do try to remove all of the second cuts, leg and belly hair. Alpacas do like to roll in the dirt to keep their fleeces free of insects, so there will always be vegetative matter, dust and dirt in a raw fleece, unless the animals are coated year around (these were not). Usually most except for the largest twigs will fall out during spinning. The best part of the fleece is the blanket, also known as "firsts". Seconds would include the soft but shorter neck hair, some leg and belly. Thirds would be leg and belly hair which is coarser, and often stained or really dirty.

Black blanket- $2.50.oz
This Huacaya fleece is from Mini, a huacaya male here at the ranch. There is some VM in this fleece, but most seems to drop out during spinning. Some bits of hay do need to be picked out. It is a blanket fleece and one of softest on the ranch at 22 microns and SD 5.0. .

Black blanket- $2.00.oz
This Huacaya fleece is from Domino, another huacaya male here at the ranch. There is some VM in this fleece, but most seems to drop out during spinning. Some bits of hay do need to be picked out. It is a blanket fleece with 27.0 micron count and SD 5.7.

White - $2.00.oz
This Huacaya blanket fleece is a yearling fleece (first shearing) provided for your spinning pleasure by Comet, our first alpaca actually born on the ranch. Comet's micron count for 2007 was 26.7 microns, with a standard deviation of 5.1. Consistancy within the fleece is almost as important to softness as overall micron count.

White - $1.50.oz
This Huacaya blanket fleece was provided for your spinning pleasure by Domingo. Domingo is a younger boy whose micron count was 27.2 microns, with a standard deviation of 6.5. This is a nice dense fleece!

White - $1.50.oz
This Suri blanket fleece was provided for your spinning pleasure by Blizzard. Blizzard is a younger boy and this is his second shearing. It has a lot of luster and silky drape.

White - $2.00.oz
This Suri blanket fleece was provided for your spinning pleasure by China Silk. Though China Silk is one of our older boys, born in 1997, his fleece is soft and full of luster and silky drape, with a micron count of 27.0 and SD of just 5.5.

White - $1.25.oz
This Suri blanket fleece was provided for your spinning pleasure by Zand Grey. TZane is another one of our older boys, born in 1997. His fleece is soft and full of luster and silky drape, with a micron count of 33.5 and SD of just 5.7.

Silver Grey - $1.50.oz
Silver and grey fleeces tend to be a little more course than white and fawn. This is the case with this Huacaya fleece from Kikuli. It includes a range of colors from light to medium dark grey, and white. Kikuli is a "tuxedo" silver grey. Still softer than most sheep's wool, these are the SECONDS but would still make nice outer wear with the characteristic Alpaca drape.

Mahogany Red - $1.75/oz
Cooper at High Noon has a lovely dark fawn Huacaya fleece. It is a stunning bright red, with a micron count of 27.1 and standard deviation of 6.3.

Mahogany Red - $2.00/oz
Fanny Bryce, our only alpaca female, has another lovely dark fawn fleece. She is a Huacaya, and her fleece is bright red, with a micron count of 26.1.

Alpaca Roving:
Blanket Alpaca which has been processed at Wooly Knob Mill

Medium Fawn - $2.50.oz
This fleece is a rich Medium Fawn. There is a little bit of VM in this fleece, but most seems to drop out during spinning. Some bits of hay do need to be picked out. It is a blanket fleece and one of softest in the shop.
CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK. Check back in April 2010

Fawn and White - $2.50.oz
This roving is a swirl of Medium and light fawn, with white. It is luscious! There is a little bit of VM in this fleece, but most seems to drop out during spinning. Some bits of hay do need to be picked out.
CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK. Check back in April 2010

Dark Fawn - $2.50.oz
Peanut has a lovely dark fawn fleece. It is a warm reddish brown that is soft and easy to spin. There is a little bit of VM in this fleece, but most seems to drop out during spinning. Some bits of hay do need to be picked out.
CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK. Check back in April 2010

Medium Brown - $2.50.oz
Money's fleece is just a little darker than Peanut Brittle's above. Warm and soft. There is a little bit of VM in this fleece, but most seems to drop out during spinning. Some bits of hay do need to be picked out.

Rose Grey/Dark Fawn - $2.50.oz
Tweed has a lovely dark fawn blanket and his neck is greying into a rose grey. His fleece is soft, though there is a little bit of VM in this fleece, but most seems to drop out during spinning. Some bits of hay do need to be picked out.
CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK. Check back in April 2010

Mahogany Red - $2.50.oz
Tomalo has a lovely dark red fleece. It is solid in this 2005 fleece, however in 2006 it is coming in streaked with grey, making it a rose grey.
CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK. Check back in April 2010

Dark Silver Grey - $2.00.oz
Silver and grey fleeces tend to be a little more course than white and fawn. This is the case with this fleece from Podasi. It includes a range of colors from light to medium dark grey, and white. Podasi was a "tuxedo" silver grey. Still softer than most sheep's wool, this would still make nice outer wear with the characteristic Alpaca drape.

White - $2.50/oz
white fleeces tend to be the softest in alpacas. It can also be dyed and takes colors beautifully, resulting in lovely jewel tones or soft pastels.
CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK. Check back in April 2010

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