Alpaca wool, alpaca hides and how to care for them. Numbers and comparisons, not marketing.
Wool socks differ more in fibre than in price: alpaca, merino and sheep’s wool behave differently on the foot. Three thicknesses, real prices and sizing, in tables.
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Three natural hides, three different uses. Fur length and weight, lanolin, shedding, care, price and origin, in a table. And the answer to where an alpaca hide comes from.
A good gift is one that actually gets used. Alpaca wool gift ideas in three price brackets, 19 to 249 euros, for him, her, mum and the kids, with real prices.
Alpaca knitwear needs washing rarely and by hand; an alpaca hide needs no washing at all. The exact guide for wool, fur and hide, with the mistakes we have seen ourselves.
A llama is a pack animal twice the size; an alpaca is a smaller fibre animal. Ears, face, weight and fibre side by side in one table. Plus the answer to whether they really spit.
Baby alpaca is not the age of the animal but the fineness of the fibre: up to 22.5 microns. Microns, no lanolin and a hollow fibre, compared with merino, cashmere and sheep's wool.
