Alpaca wool is one of the world’s premier fibers. It is
extremely warm, soft, durable, and easy to keep clean, in addition to coming in
a wide variety of natural spun colors. Alpaca is far superior to sheep’s wool,
and while more expensive, it is significantly more affordable than the prized
wool from its rare wild cousins, the guanaco and vicuña.
Baby alpaca wool is spun into yarn that’s knit into
beautiful, soft, and warm alpaca garments such as
alpaca socks,
sweaters, scarves, hats, shawls, and
alpaca gloves.
Baby alpaca wool actually refers to the soft, downy undercoat of adult alpacas.
The courser overcoat is used to make jackets and overcoats as well as household
goods such as rugs and pillow covers.
At Home with Alpaca
Wool Products
Alpaca wool household goods are a wonderful way to integrate
natural fibers into your home décor. Alpaca throws can accent chairs, sofas,
and beds around the house, so they’re only an arm’s reach away when you need
them. Alpaca throws have the lightweight feature of a regular throw but are
significantly warmer, so they make the perfect layer in an armchair with a good
book and a cup of tea on a cold winter’s night.
You can warm your bones with
alpaca blankets,
rather than having to sleep under multiple blankets or a heavy quilt. The thin,
yet super warm blankets are perfect between a sheet and a quilt for winter
sleeping. Alpaca afghans are mid-sized blankets that are nice to have around
the home for times when you need to wrap up in a larger blanket on the living
room couch.
Woven or braided alpaca area rugs are a beautiful choice for
dressing up a mountain home, and they feel luxuriously soft beneath your feet.
The oils in alpaca wool are both water and dirt resistant and the fiber itself
is very durable, so alpaca area rugs can actually be very low maintenance and
even make a good choice for high-traffic front entryways where people leave
their snowy boots behind.
Alpaca pillow covers come in super-soft baby alpaca wool and
the courser alpaca overcoat or a blend of the two, so there are several options
for using them to complement different pieces of furniture. Leather couches can
take on a rustic, mountain cabin look with courser-fiber pillows, while the
spots you like to curl up in deserve the super-softness of baby alpaca.
Alpaca products are suitable for the home because they are
natural, clean, beautiful, and durable. Alpaca wool products are long-lasting,
timeless, and a good investment when it comes to home décor.
