It’s been nearly three decades since Charlene Schmid first developed an interest in alpaca wool. “I wanted to make a blanket ...

Judges considered characteristics like length uniformity at the Alpaca Owners Association National Education and Fiber Conference and Fleece Show in Burlington, Kentucky. Laurel Shouvlin’s fingertips ...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Your next favorite winter hat could be made with fleece from of a fluffy, cuddly alpaca living on a farm off Routt County Road 35A between Steamboat Springs and Oak Creek. Yampaca, ...

In her eight years of business, Healdsburg's Sandra Jordan has observed a pattern in the way designers purchase from her eponymous range of alpaca textiles. "Typically, they order a few cushions to ...

Even the best fleece jackets are made from polyester. Of course, leading outdoor brands such as Patagonia and Finisterre will use recycled plastic in their products, but it's still an unsustainable ...

Spring and summer means shearing-time on Ohio's 983 alpaca farms. As the state with the highest number of alpacas -- about 18,000 of the animals live here -- that means a lot of alpaca fleece coming ...

The Over family of East Hempfield Township deems Eastland Alpacas' open house weekends as their favorite holiday.

This article was published 10/10/2013 (4363 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current. Selling warm knitted hats and socks on a city sidewalk during a hot day in July might sound a bit ...

Ryan Williams and his alpaca, Bear, stood side by side at the opening of the arena at the National Western Stock Show, waiting for their opportunity to impress. Bear, a 2-year-old old alpaca with ...

Charlene Daniel-Green, of Glenville, Pa, feeds an alpaca at a stall during the festival. The 14th Annual Maryland Alpacas and Fleece Festival was held at the Howard County Fair Grounds, November 11-12 ...

JACKSON COUNTY, In. (WHAS 11) - If you take a morning trip to Ed and Juvonda Jones' alpaca farm like I did, you'll find it quiet and peaceful, until the sounds of work start to cut through the sounds ...