Heidi Raw Alpaca Fleece — White — 2024

Fully skirted, raw Huacaya alpaca prime blanket from Heather’s Acre Heidi. Exceptional softness, luster, density, staple definition and uniformity. High-frequency crimp, highly organized microbundles and well-defined, highly aligned staples.

Sold as one whole fleece blanket: 4 lb 8 oz.

• Color: White
• Shearing year: 2024
• Condition: Raw / unwashed; fully skirted
• Net skirted weight: 4 lb 8 oz
• Vegetable matter: Low
• Second cuts: Removed
• Cotting / matting: None
• Guard hair: Minimal

Fiber analysis — SGS 2024

• Average fiber diameter: 16.4 microns
• Standard deviation: 3.5 microns
• Coefficient of variation: 21.5%
• Fibers over 30 microns: 0.2%
• Mean staple length: 102 mm
• Mean curvature: 59.1 degrees/mm

Awards

AOA National Show: 1st place. TXOLAN Show: Champion Fleece and 1st place.

Recommended uses

Fine handspinning, lace-weight and fingering/sport-weight yarn, next-to-skin garments, sweaters, accessories and weaving.

This is natural, raw agricultural fiber. Minor variations in color, staple length, fiber diameter and vegetable matter are inherent characteristics of raw alpaca fleece.