I was so excited to find out that there is an alpaca farm just 15 miles away from home. Last Saturday we went to visit their open days. The alpaca were all so cute. I met Ron and his family who own the farm, and they are all very nice people. Also, Lorainne, who owns another alpaca farm in the Valley. She shared a lot of knowledge with us about alpaca, and most importantly, the spinning of their fibers =).
We got two bags of fiber from Ron. I'm spinning the raw suri alpaca for the first time. They are kind of dusty, and made my hands really dirty after I spun them. The softness of the fiber was tricky too, as when I tried to hand-card them, the fibers tend to fly all over the place. I'm so looking forward to see how the lace-weight yarn turn out when they are plyed and washed.
Check here for the photos
Alpaca = 羊駝 or some says, 「草泥馬」 =)
