/ambient air conditions etc. I always bring my
fleeces in and let them dry for at least a couple of weeks before I do
any measuring/weighing. This seller should also have 'warned' any
buyers about the VM!
Alpaca in my area runs $2-$5/ounce depending on if it is the prime
blanket or 'seconds
Maybe quiviut?
The last time I purchased quiviut, about 15 years ago, it was $18/oz. I think
it's up to the stars by now.
Doesn't alpaca generally run $15 an ounce in the raw state?
I can find prices that range from $2-5/oz.
wrnk
d2
Are you saying that there was more than 2 oz of VM? That is a problem
It turns out that the seller didn't check his description of the bumps. Turns
out that each bump weighs 6 oz., not half a pound. So he's begun the process of
correcting the error.
He's going to send me some more of the
All,
I recently purchases some alpaca roving. The fiber had been mill prepared, and
was very nice looking, in the photos on the web site.
Here's the description: Price for each bump is $15. Average bump weight is
approximately one-half pound.
I was truly amazed at how much VM
IMHO you get what you pay for. Doesn't alpaca generally run $15 an
ounce in the raw state?
Cynthia
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All,
I recently purchases some alpaca roving. The fiber had been mill
prepared, and was very nice looking
Doesn't alpaca generally run $15 an
ounce in the raw state?
Wow - I don't think so! That'd be way high.
Gwen S.
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So far, I haven't paid more than $5/oz for alpaca. Nor will I for that
matter. I think the seller took advantage of you. You can let the seller
know. Nevertheless, you may not be able to get your money back. Better
perhaps to spread the word among your spinning friends.
I'm pretty merciless
Hi d2,
Now this explanation applies to purchase of most fibers, not just alpaca.
It is my understanding that the buyer purchases the actual weight. If in doubt
ask to get the exact amount weighed. If they don't do this find another alpaca
source. Now this is the actual weight you receive
Hi Dianne,
Sometimes the producers actually get fooled too because they think they have
done a good job skirting and the way the machines work when the fiber comes
back the edges don't have the vm -- it all falls inside somehow.
That's exactly where the VM was found. Some of the smaller bits
I agree w/ Michelle in that the seller is not
providing merchandise as it was advertised. However,
I also think that expecting much for $15 is
unrealistic. Even at $5/oz that works out to $40. I
paid $25 for 4 oz. dyed alpace about 10 years ago (and
it was lovely stuff).
I am really leary of
The bump was lighter than 8 oz. when I received it.
I chalked it up to the 'approx.' half pound
description. I didn't expect to wind up with almost
less than 2 oz. due to the VM.
OK, now I'm confused. You said you ended up with 4.46
oz yarn on the bobbin. How is this almost less than
2 oz?
The bump weighed less than 7 oz. Once that 7 oz. was spun, the as yet unwashed
yarn, weighs 4.46 oz. A loss of almost 2 oz. of fiber.
FWIW, I wouldn't have minded if the seller had mentioned that there was VM in
the fiber. I've purchased fiber with that caveat, and I haven't complained.
The
Maybe quiviut?
Brucie
Doesn't alpaca generally run $15 an
ounce in the raw state?
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Are you saying that there was more than 2 oz of VM?
That is a problem!
Brucie
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The bump weighed less than 7 oz. Once that 7 oz. was
spun, the as yet unwashed yarn, weighs 4.46 oz. A
loss of almost 2 oz. of fiber.
FWIW, I wouldn't have minded if the seller had
to show them. It will be interesting...
I just got home last night from the Alpaca West Extravaganza in Reno
where I was a vendor. There were over 900 alpacas being shown in
three rings. I did spinning and weaving demos on both days and for a
camera crew for the Channel 8 news.
Fun
At Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton:
April 28 - 29, 2007
Calpaca - Alpaca Show
Hours: Saturday; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Sunday; 9:00 am -
4:00 pm
Cost: Free Admission - Free Parking
Summary: See 100's of alpacas in all colors! Dozens of
vendors with alpaca roving, yarn, teddy bears
, and in the past
10 years breeders have been selecting more for fleece length, softness
and crimp, as opposed to meat or comformation. So things have been
improving in the fiber world! I should probably update that section of
the presentation, for longer alpaca length.
Barbara
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I bought the different kind of alpaca - the very fine, long and silky kind.
Now that I have taken out the burrs and washed it, I am trying to tease it
apart and it's tough going. I was planning to have it processed with a find
Corriedale fleece, but now I'm worried that it will make noils. Any
You probably have Suri Alpaca, this resembles silk or fine long kid
mohair more than it does the Huacaya Alpaca that is more typical.If
you are blending it, the fiber lengths need to be approximately the
same. It may mean that you need to cut the Suri down to the Corrie
length or save
Hi Everyone--
Sorry I've been gone for so long, but the weather has severely affected my
headaches/nausea (temps between 93-112 in N. CA).
We'll be moving soon, and have put our 16 acres for sale. This is prime for
a nice alpaca, goat or sheep ranch (small), but is only 2 miles from
I would love to find an inexpensive source for mohair or alpaca in the
Sacramento, CA region if anyone has any, alsoI mostly knit
next-to-the-skin type projects.
Try www.westvalleyalpacas.com
There will be a Holiday Sale next weekend (12/15-16) at the ranch.
Robin Lynde
Meridian Road
Hi,
The owner is Linda Berry Walker of Woods Edge.
Alpaca and silk is a very popular combination, but I have not blended it
myself. Incredibly soft and luxurious though.
Margie
Margie Korshoj, Pioneer Alpaca Ranch
10204 South C St.
La Grande, OR 97850
541-963-9441
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I have used Alpaca extensively mostly as 100% sometimes with silk, and have
found that by not spinning too thick and dense and using a slightly smaller
needle than with wool the fabric usually holds its shape reasonably well. I
always dry my hand spun sweaters flat on a mesh so as not to hang
Many years ago I bought natural-black Alpaca Superfina -- I probably still
have a ball band around somewhere, if anybody cares who made it. It was a
fingeringweight, long-staple alpaca yarn. I combined it with two strands of
black size B sewing silk to make a *very warm* pair of bicycle tights
I would like to pose a question to the list. When knitting a sweater with
handspun llama or alpaca is it necessary to use a blend of alpaca/llama and
sheeps wool or can they stand alone? It seems I heard somewhere in the past
that these wools do not have the elasticity of sheeps wool
At 07:43 AM 9/16/01 -0400, you wrote:
I would like to pose a question to the list. When knitting a sweater with
handspun llama or alpaca is it necessary to use a blend of alpaca/llama and
sheeps wool or can they stand alone? It seems I heard somewhere in the past
that these wools do not have
Hello,
This is a very appropriate discussion for me right now. I have some
beautiful alpaca fleece sitting upstairs in boxes for a couple years now,
waiting for me to have the expertise to spin it, which I feel i finally
have, and then combine it somehow with something. At my first fiber
The sweaters owner did not make the sweater, but the
owner was the owner of Woods Edge Wools of NJ.
Does this help?
http://www.alpacasllamaswoodsedge.com/
Brucie
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My father had a commercial alpaca sweater he loved which didn't
stretch out of shape, but it was relatively fine. My heavy cotton
sweaters tend to stretch more, because of the weight, than my lighter
ones, so it's probably the same thing with alpaca. I had a pair of
hand-knit alpaca gloves
How do I sucessfully dye the yarn?
Depends on what you mean by successfully. Cotton and alpaca take
dyes, even synthetic ones, very differently [cotton is a cellulose
fiber, which does not take dye as easily as protein ones]. If you use
a natural dye, or just about anything except a union dye
Another lurker coming out of the shadows...
Hi all,
After seeing a beautiful shawl knitted out of a cotton / alpaca blend
(one of the last combinations I would have thought of) I started
spinning and ended up with a wonderful sport weight, 4 ply ( 2 cotton,
2 alpaca). Then, inspired by Rita
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