Hand Carded Huacaya Alpaca Cloud for Spinning 50g

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Hand Carded Huacaya Alpaca Cloud for Spinning 50g

Hand Carded Huacaya Alpaca Cloud for Spinning 50g is a natural, hypoallergenic huacaya alpaca fiber that has been carefully washed, picked and carded into clouds. 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, fiber length, and lustre may occur. Lighter colors are suitable for overdyeing.

50g – Select your colour! Choose whether you want huacaya (fluffy) or suri (silky) – 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/! This listing is for Huacaya fibre!

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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.

You can also opt for a Mini 4-pack of different colours! These colours will be randomly selected by me, and may include dyed alpaca too. Obviously you may request specific colours too, if in stock.

Hand Carded Huacaya Alpaca Cloud for Spinning are beautiful lofty clouds of fibre ready for spinning. Natural coloured alpaca from my Huacaya Alpacas on the farm. The lovely Premium fibre is ready for you to create whatever beautiful item your imagination has in mind! And if you really feel adventurous, and you want to try your hand at spinning lovely blended clouds, why don’t you head on over to our blended section to check stock, or pop on over to our FB page to see what’s new! Link above! And remember, you can make your own blends too! Why not order some Suri too, and blend your own 70 huacaya/30 Suri magic blend! This spins up beautiful, with just the right drape and lustre, yet still huggable soft!

We also make carded cloud blends consisting of a variety of fibres and different colours, both natural colours and dyed colours. If you are interested in blended clouds, take a look at what’s available under the art blends. A section for dyed fibre will also be added.

We are always open to suggestions, and happy to help with custom orders. We also stock fibre of other sheep breeds that are sourced from the UK from time to time.

Please note, if you opt to order Suri alpaca cloud too, this is made of a blend of suri with 20% huacaya to ensure the clouds don’t fall apart, as the silkiness of suri on it’s own doesn’t lend itself to 100% suri puffs of cloud. The blend however, really makes this spinning experience out of this world! If you want to order suri to add to your own blends, I suggest you order the Handpicked and washed Suri!

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!