British Alpaca
British Alpaca varies in staple length, colour and it is super soft. This is a truly great fibre for purposes of spinning and top coat needle felting. Its not just the texture that is important, alpaca comes in many beautiful colours. All colours are in stock at Benridge Woolworks. In many ways Alpaca is an easy option for replacing imported top coats for needle felting like merino which is hard to find in the UK. Although we cannot guarantee there isn’t lanolin contamination, Alpaca is a hypoallergenic fibre which acts as a great alternative to UK wool so British fibre farmers can still be supported. Alpaca can be blended with other fine wools to create both the structure and softness in the fibre.
There are two types of Alpaca. Huacaya and Suri. Suri is very rare indeed and we are very lucky to have stocks in such. Suri is excellent for spinning, needle felting horse tails and other rug, cushion craft. We are finding bigger and better ways to use alpaca fibre going forward to ensure the turnover of the fibre.
In our stocks Suri staple length is 15-30 cm and the weight of each fleece is around 4 kgs
In our stocks Huacaya alpaca staple length is around 5 inces long and each fleece weighs around 2 -3 kgs unless it is a super quality one from a smaller, young animal.
British Alpaca varies in staple length, colour and it is super soft. This is a truly great fibre for purposes of spinning and top coat needle felting. Its not just the texture that is important, alpaca comes in many beautiful colours. All colours are in stock at Benridge Woolworks. In many ways Alpaca is an easy option for replacing imported top coats for needle felting like merino which is hard to find in the UK. Although we cannot guarantee there isn’t lanolin contamination, Alpaca is a hypoallergenic fibre which acts as a great alternative to UK wool so British fibre farmers can still be supported. Alpaca can be blended with other fine wools to create both the structure and softness in the fibre.
There are two types of Alpaca. Huacaya and Suri. Suri is very rare indeed and we are very lucky to have stocks in such. Suri is excellent for spinning, needle felting horse tails and other rug, cushion craft. We are finding bigger and better ways to use alpaca fibre going forward to ensure the turnover of the fibre.
In our stocks Suri staple length is 15-30 cm and the weight of each fleece is around 4 kgs
In our stocks Huacaya alpaca staple length is around 5 inces long and each fleece weighs around 2 -3 kgs unless it is a super quality one from a smaller, young animal.
British Alpaca varies in staple length, colour and it is super soft. This is a truly great fibre for purposes of spinning and top coat needle felting. Its not just the texture that is important, alpaca comes in many beautiful colours. All colours are in stock at Benridge Woolworks. In many ways Alpaca is an easy option for replacing imported top coats for needle felting like merino which is hard to find in the UK. Although we cannot guarantee there isn’t lanolin contamination, Alpaca is a hypoallergenic fibre which acts as a great alternative to UK wool so British fibre farmers can still be supported. Alpaca can be blended with other fine wools to create both the structure and softness in the fibre.
There are two types of Alpaca. Huacaya and Suri. Suri is very rare indeed and we are very lucky to have stocks in such. Suri is excellent for spinning, needle felting horse tails and other rug, cushion craft. We are finding bigger and better ways to use alpaca fibre going forward to ensure the turnover of the fibre.
In our stocks Suri staple length is 15-30 cm and the weight of each fleece is around 4 kgs
In our stocks Huacaya alpaca staple length is around 5 inces long and each fleece weighs around 2 -3 kgs unless it is a super quality one from a smaller, young animal.