Alpaca fleece is incredibly warm and is hypoallergenic, the absence of lanolin makes it a perfect product to use to reduce the impact of allergies.

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Our four alpacas Yogi, Booboo, Ranger & D’Jango are sheared annually,  usually around the beginning of June when the weather is warmer and a good few months before the cold weather returns.  Our shearer Scott and his small team, shear the four boys within an hour, along with a bit of pampering including nail trimming and a general health check.  ​The fleece is graded into  1st and 2nds and bagged accordingly.  After we remove the straw and other larger bits of vegetation, the next step is off to the mill.​

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Once the process at the mill begins, it takes approximately 4 -5 months for the fleece to be made into yarn.​  The grade one fleece, from around the alpacas body is the softest and is used for hats, scarfs, shawls and snoods. Grade two fleece from the legs, neck and head tends to be courser and shorter and is used for rug making, stuffing cushions and pillows and also making drying balls.​  Any part of their beautiful warm fleece that doesn’t make the grade doesn’t go to waste, the garden birds love to use it as nesting material.

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We use two mills to process the fleece into yarn:

Lilipop Mill – is a family run mill in the heart of Staffordshire. They produce the chunky core spun yarn and have also produced some products made from our alpaca yarn as scarfs, headbands and snoods.   Core spun is where a fine cotton thread runs through the yarn. 

Clivewood Mill – is a family run mill based in North Shropshire.  They produce the yarn as double knit.