Cristy Bay Raw Alpaca Fleece — True Black — 2025

Fully skirted, raw Huacaya alpaca prime blanket from Red Granites Cristi Bay By Alydar. Excellent softness, luster, density and uniformity, with exceptional staple definition. Broad crimp and well-defined staples. Natural color variation with tipping / sun bleaching.

Sold as one whole fleece blanket: 3 lb.

• Color: True Black
• Shearing year: 2025
• Condition: Raw / unwashed; fully skirted
• Net skirted weight: 3 lb
• Vegetable matter: Low
• Second cuts: Removed
• Cotting / matting: None
• Guard hair: Low

Fiber analysis — SGS 2025

• Average fiber diameter: 20.1 microns
• Standard deviation: 4.5 microns
• Coefficient of variation: 22.3%
• Fibers over 30 microns: 2.3%
• Mean staple length: 108 mm
• Mean curvature: 51.9 degrees/mm

Awards

2025 A-OK Blastoff Fleece Show: 7th place. Judge’s comment: “Fleece is fine for age.”

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.