Alpaca Wool Scarves

SKU	Description	Price	ORDER
AS 1001	BLACK	$15.00
AS 1002	WHITE	$15.00
AS 1003	DARK GREY	$15.00
AS 1004	LIGHT GREY	$15.00
AS 1005	ROYAL BLUE	$15.00
AS 1006	TEAL	$15.00
AS 1007	NAVY	$15.00
AS 1008	PINK	$15.00
AS 1009	DARK GREEN	$15.00
AS 1010	AVOCADO	$15.00
AS 1011	RED	$15.00
AS 1012	CAMEL	$15.00
AS 1013	DARK BROWN	$15.00
AS 1014	LIGHT BROWN	$15.00

About Alpaca Fiber

Alpacas have been domesticated for thousands of years. In fact, the Moche people of Northern Peru often used Alpaca images in their art. There are no wild alpacas. The closest living species are the wild Vicuña, also native to South America. Along with Camels and Llamas, the Alpaca are classified as Camelids. Larger than the wild Vicuña, the Alpaca is smaller than the other Camelid species.

Of the various Camelid species, the Alpaca and Vicuña are the most valuable fiber-bearing animals: the alpaca because of the quality and quantity of its fiber, and the vicuña because of the softness, fineness and quality of its coat.

Alpaca fleece is fiber, similar to sheep’s wool in some respects, but lighter in weight, silkier to the touch, warmer, not prickly, and bears minimal lanolin which makes it nearly hypoallergenic. It is also soft and luxurious. Alpaca fleece is made into various exports, from very simple and inexpensive garments made by the aboriginal communities to sophisticated, industrially made and expensive products such as suits.*