Alpaca fiber

Alpaca fleece is the natural fiber harvested from an alpaca. There are two different types of alpaca fleece. The most common fleece type comes from a Huacaya.

Soft, spongy Huacaya fiber grows and looks similar to sheep wool in that the animal looks "fluffy".
The second type of alpaca is Suri and makes up less than 10% of the South American alpaca population.
Suri fiber is more similar to natural silk and hangs off the body in locks that have a dreadlock appearance.

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