ALPACA FIBER PROCESSING

Fiber processing is an important part of an alpaca farm. You can do it yourself or send your fiber off to be processed at a mill.

From the time your alpacas are sheared until you have a finished product, it is important to process your alpaca fiber correctly.

With this page we hope to bring you instructions and ideas on how to process your alpaca fiber so that you have a quality end product.

Starting with keeping your animals clean, to getting a good shearer, finding a mill that fits your needs, or doing the whole process yourself, we hope to help you improve the quality of your fiber.

Shearing day is very important. You need to keep your fleece from becoming color contaminated and stored correctly until you can get back to working with your fiber.

Skirting your fiber is the next step to producing a quality end product.

We'll show you how we wash our fleece. We use vinegar in our process and many people have asked us why. We use it for three reasons. It is entirely optional.

Fiber processing includes carding, spinning, and felting. We hope you will visit this page as it grows and we add more information to help you work with your fleece.

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