U.S. Grown Alpaca

A couple of comments from the thread "Alpaca and lace vent" ---

Enigma: "...there's no US market for US grown alpaca fiber."

WoolyGooly: "...as Lee said there's no North American market for North
American-grown alpaca. The things are "designer livestock". When they
first started getting popular people were buying them as investments, of all
things."

I know that there are many alpaca owners who are not in it for the
fiber...they just want to own some exotic creature. On the other hand, I
know I've mentioned this web site before and want to share it again:
http://www.royalspin.us/xcart/home.php

This statement is from the web page:

"Welcome to Royal Fiber Spinnery"
"This is the home of the most complete selection of US Grown and Processed
Alpaca Yarns. We are building the largest collection of North American
Alpaca Yarns anywhere in North America or on the Internet."

Now, please understand that I am not trying to start an argument today. I
realize anyone can say anything on a web site. I just want people to be
aware that there IS a source for US grown alpaca and we need to support
them. I've purchased some of the alpaca yarn they spin the last couple of
years at Christmas at Old Fort Concho at the Twin Buttes Alpaca Ranch booth.
Other than being a satisfied consumer of their product, I am affiliated in
no other way to the spinnery, Christmas at Old Fort Concho or TBAR.

BonnieBlue

My eldest DD's kindergarten teacher quit her job because her alpaca business
took off. It was more profitable than teaching school.

JJMolvik
PS: I'm in the Pacific Northwest of USA

"BonnieBlue" wrote in message
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A couple of comments from the thread "Alpaca and lace vent" ---

Enigma: "...there's no US market for US grown alpaca fiber."

WoolyGooly: "...as Lee said there's no North American market for North
American-grown alpaca. The things are "designer livestock". When they
first started getting popular people were buying them as investments, of
all things."

I know that there are many alpaca owners who are not in it for the
fiber...they just want to own some exotic creature. On the other hand, I
know I've mentioned this web site before and want to share it again:
http://www.royalspin.us/xcart/home.php

This statement is from the web page:

"Welcome to Royal Fiber Spinnery"
"This is the home of the most complete selection of US Grown and Processed
Alpaca Yarns. We are building the largest collection of North American
Alpaca Yarns anywhere in North America or on the Internet."

Now, please understand that I am not trying to start an argument today. I
realize anyone can say anything on a web site. I just want people to be
aware that there IS a source for US grown alpaca and we need to support
them. I've purchased some of the alpaca yarn they spin the last couple of
years at Christmas at Old Fort Concho at the Twin Buttes Alpaca Ranch
booth. Other than being a satisfied consumer of their product, I am
affiliated in no other way to the spinnery, Christmas at Old Fort Concho
or TBAR.

BonnieBlue

BonnieBlue wrote:
A couple of comments from the thread "Alpaca and lace vent" ---

Enigma: "...there's no US market for US grown alpaca fiber."

WoolyGooly: "...as Lee said there's no North American market for
North American-grown alpaca. The things are "designer livestock". When
they first started getting popular people were buying them as
investments, of all things."

I know that there are many alpaca owners who are not in it for the
fiber...they just want to own some exotic creature. On the other
hand, I know I've mentioned this web site before and want to share it
again: http://www.royalspin.us/xcart/home.php

This statement is from the web page:

"Welcome to Royal Fiber Spinnery"
"This is the home of the most complete selection of US Grown and
Processed Alpaca Yarns. We are building the largest collection of
North American Alpaca Yarns anywhere in North America or on the
Internet."
Now, please understand that I am not trying to start an argument
today. I realize anyone can say anything on a web site. I just want
people to be aware that there IS a source for US grown alpaca and we
need to support them. I've purchased some of the alpaca yarn they
spin the last couple of years at Christmas at Old Fort Concho at the
Twin Buttes Alpaca Ranch booth. Other than being a satisfied consumer
of their product, I am affiliated in no other way to the spinnery,
Christmas at Old Fort Concho or TBAR.
BonnieBlue

I would like to add that I have bought local alpaca yarn at our annual "Call
of the Wool" at Young's Dairy Farm in the Yellow Springs Ohio area [not far
from Dayton] I have several balls of different colors which I plan to use
for my Moebius. The owners had brought their Alpaca's and I had never seen
one in person....they are wonderful.....so cute and peaceful looking.

Donna

I'm quite lucky it seems in NZ then, I've never bought anything but
local alpaca. The farmers very often send pictures of the specific
animal your fleece comes off too - I'm a sucker for cute alpaca
pictures! There is a lot available here at the moment ('tis the season
for shearing) and I just got a kilo of the loveliest grey fleece. I've
carded it with some dyed merino and am making mittens.

VP