Clothing made of alpaca fibre has extraordinary characteristics. The soft feel and velvety quality of the yarn often make alpaca the material of choice. Alpaca provides optimum warmth in winter, but also displays outstanding thermoregulation properties for summer wear. Alpaca is a natural product that "breathes."
Super softness
The fibres of the alpaca wool are fine and thin, and textiles made of alpaca wool are thus very soft. Baby alpaca wool is extra fine and soft and primarily comes from the first cut of the alpacas, when they are about 2½ years old.
Hypoallergenic
Alpaca is the only kind of wool in the world that does not contain lanolin, which is often the source of allergic reactions towards wool. If you have an allergic reaction to lanolin, you can use textiles of pure alpaca wool.
Warm lightweight
The fibres of the alpaca wool are semi-hollow, giving Alpaca fibre added insulating value. We use this quality to weave extra fine and thin textiles that will still keep you warm. And when it is warm, the textiles feel cool.
Hard-wearing and robust
The structure of the alpaca fibre makes it more hard-wearing and robust than other wool fibres as for instance sheep wool and cashmere. Thus you can enjoy your alpaca products for many years.
Minimum pilling and fluff
Textiles made of cashmere or sheep wool often pill and get bits of fluff. This is due to the fact that wool fibres are uneven, which make the fibres stick to each other and eventually develop bits of fluff. Unlike these, alpaca fibres are homogeneous and smooth. Our Products have minimum pill due to 100% of alpaca wool and a special weaving technique.
Natural colours
Alpaca wool comes in almost all natural colours – off white, grey, golden, brown and black – more than 20 natural colours. No other natural fibre comes in the same variety of natural colours.
Dirt repellent
Both alpaca wool and sheep wool are dirt repellent. Our products tolerate daily use for many years and maintain their appearance. If it is necessary, we recommend that you have the products dry-cleaned at an eco-friendly dry cleaner.
