Why Choose Alpaca Fiber

Silver Street Alpaca Farm-Naturally, Sustainable, Renewable, Elite Fiber

• Are you looking for a “green alternative” product?
• 100% Natural Fiber
• Alpaca Owners Association Inc. recognizes 16 natural fiber colors including many different shades.
• The Fiber can be dyed.
• Alpaca Fiber has no lanolin, is lightweight, sheds water, is water resistant, fire retardant, and wicks water.
• The natural structure of the Fiber allows for softness.
• It is warmer ( due to the fiber tube structure ), stronger, and lighter than wool.
• No harsh chemicals are used to process Alpaca Fiber.
• A surprise benefit when working with Alpaca Fiber the skin on your hands gets softer.
• Alpaca are easy on pastures. Alpaca are browsers, not grazers. Their selective browsing does not damage and erode pasture root systems.
• Alpaca live 20+ years providing many years of annual abundant fleece harvest.
• Alpaca is unlike other Fiber products.
• When cared for properly Alpaca products can last for many years.
• The garments do not need to be cleaned as frequently.
• *Unlike Alpaca Fiber, the manufacturing of synthetic textiles is petroleum-based. Its manufacturing process uses toxic chemicals that add carbon to the atmosphere harming our environment.
• *The process of some plant-based or other natural fibers use harmful pesticides and chemicals that cause a variety of environmental harms limiting our natural resources.