Description
Hand Carded Alpaca Art Bats for Spinning ± 50g
Hand Carded Alpaca Art Bats for Spinning 50g consists of natural, hypoallergenic huacaya alpaca fibre that has been carefully washed, picked, carded, and dizzed. But that’s where the fun begins!
This is NOT a boring off-the-shelf product! Because NOW you can decide which ‘cherries’ you want on top, or inside! The true power of this website and its products lies in the freedom you as a customer have to create your own magic too, because you can order literally what you want in your bat! You start by choosing your base colour alpaca, and in the comments, list what you would like added, (subject to availability) be it Suri (available in the same range of colours), silk, merino, Blue faced Leicester, Gotland, bamboo, mohair locks, Angelina, etc. and what contrast colours you are looking for, which I will dye up to order depending on need! My magical touch will assemble it all in a perfectly blended cohesion, after dyeing up whatever colour magic you can dream of! My greatest pleasure lies in making all the natural colours come to life with a gentle touch of whatever other colour you have in mind!
LET’S MAKE ART TOGETHER! If you’re not sure, send me a picture of your inspiration – be it a beautiful flower, a kingfisher or even a hummingbird, a sunset, a trout or a butterfly – or a piece of fabric you want to match, even a paint sample, via WhatsApp, and I will do the blending, dyeing and assembly! And it doesn’t need to just be a bat, it can be roving, it can even be rolags too! EVEN HANDSPUN YARN!
As for the alpaca, it contains virtually no vegetable matter and can be spun straight from shearing as it lacks any lanolin content. We have taken care to remove any unwanted bits of VM, ensuring a low micron, next to skin quality. Please note that being natural and undyed, slight variations in colour, fibre length, and lustre may occur. Lighter colours are suitable for overdyeing if you need the colours of the rainbow too, that’s why I can do what I do here!
Simple – just select the BASE colour alpaca to place your order, type in a message what else you have in mind and send me your requested design via WhatsApp! I will create the magic from there! Just make sure you order enough from the start, as this is guaranteed to be difficult to recreate afterwards. This will be YOUR UNIQUE blend!
50g – Select your base colour! This will be predominantly huacaya (fluffy) and you may choose to add Suri (silky and drapey) – refer to our pages for more information on the difference if you’re not sure, https://verlorevallei.com/all-about-alpaca/ or contact us https://verlorevallei.com/contact/! WhatsApp me, and I will be happy to guide you!
Follow me on my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Fibrewitch to stay up to date with my latest art yarns, fibre specials, bats and rolag packs! Many of which never make it to the website! What’s more, you will get a heads-up when new Majacraft stocks are about to arrive in South Africa, so you can have first dibs! Stock seldom makes it on to the website! I am also working on ‘How-to videos’ on numerous fibre related subjects, which will be posted on Facebook first, unless you follow me on YouTube already, in which case you will be notified. http://www.youtube.com/@VVAFibrecrafts
You can also join my Whatsapp group, where special fibre blend drops or VVA You Tube videos will be announced from time to time – https://chat.whatsapp.com/FWE0y6MTj0uEekmFSm3g6t
I usually have the following natural colours in stock, as I have animals in all these colours: Natural White, Light Fawn, Medium Fawn, Dark Fawn, Light Brown, Medium Brown, Dark Brown, Black, light Silver Grey, Medium Silver Grey, Dark Silver Grey, Light Rose Grey, Medium Rose Grey, Dark Rose Grey.
Alpaca Bats for Spinning are beautiful lofty bats ready for spinning. Natural coloured alpaca from our Huacaya or Suri Alpacas on our farm. The lovely Premium fibre is ready for you to create whatever beautiful item your imagination has in mind!
I am always open to suggestions, and happy to help with custom orders. I also stock fibre of other sheep breeds that are sourced from the UK from time to time.
As all monitors show colours differently, the colours may appear slightly different than what you see on your screen. Should a colour not be in stock, we will replace it with a colour that will be the closest match to the colour ordered.
Due to the nature and free spirit of our animals – they just LOVE rolling around in the dust or grass, and dipping in the river – there might still be tiny flecks of vegetable matter in the fibre which will come out with further processing.
The semi-hollow core of alpaca fiber provides excellent protection against the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation! Alpacas have evolved high up in the Andean Altiplano, where solar radiation has proven to be 40% higher than in the Sahara desert! High in the Andes, one of the world’s most demanding environments, alpacas have thrived for thousands of years. At altitudes often exceeding 3,500 meters, the Andes present an inhospitable mix of scorching solar radiation during the day, freezing temperatures at night, and sudden winds that can shift conditions in minutes, a climate where survival depends on adaptation, and the alpaca’s wool is its most vital defense.
Darker fibers contain higher concentrations of melanin, which absorb harmful UV rays, while lighter fibers reflect solar radiation, reducing surface heat load.
Alpaca … warmer than wool, without weighing you down, softer than cashmere, yet light enough to protect you against the sun’s glaring rays, even in summer!
