Prized for its exceptional warmth, softness, and natural beauty, alpaca has been treasured in Peru for centuries. Today, its luxurious fibres are transformed into distinctive knits designed to be cherished for years to come.
What makes alpaca exceptional:
- Lightweight warmth compared to other natural fibres due to its hollow shaft
- Luxuriously soft and silky to the hand
- Available in more than 22 natural shades
- Comparable to cashmere in softness and warmth, with superior durability
- Naturally free of lanolin
- Deeply rooted in Peru’s textile heritage
Alpacas are naturally suited to the Andean environment. They graze only on the tips of native ichu grasses, and their padded feet do minimal damage to the land. Alpaca fibre has been central to the Peruvian textile tradition and has supported generations of alpaca herding families.
- Are alpacas raised for their fleece or fur?
- Alpacas are shorn once a year, helping to prevent diseases that arise when their fleece becomes matted. Due to the high value of the shorn fleece, alpacas are never raised for their fur. It’s only when an animal dies of natural causes in the harsh Andes that the fur is harvested.
- What sort of standard do you follow for obtaining alpaca?
- All of our shearing processes follow the protocol of “The Technical Norms for Shearing and Handling Alpaca Fibre Fleece” approved by the Peruvian Ministry of Production, which enforces humane treatment of these gentle creatures.
- What is the difference between alpaca and baby alpaca?
- Despite its name, baby alpaca doesn’t necessarily come from young alpacas. The term refers to finer grades of alpaca fibre, usually shorn from areas of the animal protected from the elements. Baby alpaca and even finer grades of the fibre are prized for their remarkable softness and luxurious hand.
