Alpaca Scarf
As a Christmas gift my husband gave me a beautiful alpaca
scarf woven in Bolivia.
According to the
hang tag. Bolivia Fair Trade “ brings hand made products to the North American
consumer market from artisan groups, cooperatives and small businesses in
Bolivia. We promote Fair Trade with our
purchasing practices, and we have a commitment to improve the living conditions
for the people of Bolivia”.
For more information contact www.boliviarairtrade.com.
Alpacas are South American camelids and were first
domesticated more than six thousand years ago in the Andes mountains of
Peru. BY the 1500’s there were large
herds of Alpaca throughout South America, but these herds were decimated by the
Spanish conquest of the Incan Empire of
Peru.
Alpacas are bred for their fiber. Their exquisite, supple fiber is heavier when compared to wool
and most fibers are white, range of browns, black and spotted..
Bolivia Fair Trade states the” Alpaca fiber is 5 times
warmer then sheep wool, stronger than mohair, more luxurious than cashmere and
smother than silk. The fiber is
elastic, hypoallergenic…because it does not contain lanolin. The smooth cell structure, with its
microscopic air pockets contributes to the creation of lightweight apparel with
higher insulation value and thermal capacity than almost any other animal
fiber”.
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| Cute, aren't they? |
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