Black Luxurious Baby Alpaca Wrap, Pure Alpaca Peru, alpaca soft warm throw, wrap, scarf, Peruvian alpaca, luxury gift for her, ultra soft

Description

Black Luxurious Baby Alpaca Wrap. This pure Alpaca comes from Peru. A gorgeous alpaca soft warm throw or wrap or scarf. The Peruvian alpaca is an unique luxury gift for her. Ultra soft and high quality.

The most valuable alpaca fiber is “baby alpaca”, which is softer and finer than adult fiber. In fact, baby alpaca is not the fiber from a baby animal; rather, it is the first shear on a young adult animal.

Gorgeous full size Baby Alpaca Blanket made by Peruvians Artisans. Top Quality in Alpaca Products. This blanket has a very nice geometric design. It has an incredible softness, black neutral color and the most luxurious natural fiber.

Measurements:
71 in. / 1.80 m. length including the fringes x 51 in. / 1.30 m. width
Composition:
100% Baby Alpaca
Color: Black

Can be used for a throw blanket, couch blanket a bed cover or a large accessory wrap, shawl, cover-up

High quality fiber is the foundation of Alpaca Peruvian products, and is at the core of the traditional Quechua lifestyle. The women and children of many rural Andean villages spend much of their time tending their sheep, llamas and alpacas, which are the source of fiber for the Andean weaving process. .
Like the llama, the alpaca is a relative of the camel. It is also calm and aloof, highly intelligent and easy to train. While alpacas are generally mild-mannered, an unwary stranger might find one unfriendly, as they tend to spit if they are threatened or handled by an unfamiliar person.
The alpaca chews off plant matter from the ground without pulling or damaging the roots. Alpacas do not bother trees and are generally considered to be of ‘low-impact’ to the environment, when compared to other herding animals such as sheep or goats. The alpaca has been domesticated for over 5,000 years and has been the focus of specific breeding programs since ancient times. Generally smaller than the llama, unlike its cousin, the alpaca was never asked to carry cargo. The alpaca has long been bred for its fiber: Nobles of pre-Inca civilizations in Peru were enjoying fine garments made of woven alpaca fleece; their wealth was measured largely in numbers of alpaca. The alpaca was still held in the highest regard when the Incas came to power in the Andes over 3,000 years later. Today, there are approximately 3 million alpacas living in the Andes.
Alpaca fiber is difficult to work with, as it is finer, softer and more “slippery” in texture than both sheep’s wool and llama fiber. It’s also much harder to dye: it takes longer for the colors to penetrate it. This fiber is stronger and warmer than sheep’s wool and is second only to mohair in strength. It equals or surpasses typical thermic characteristics of both cashmere and mohair. Alpaca fiber is naturally hypoallergenic and less irritating to the skin than is sheep’s wool. Woven alpaca is water-resistant and highly breathable. It is washable, shrinks very little, and as is free of lanolin. It tends to resist dust. It’s also is non-flammable and occurs naturally in 22 colors, making the alpaca the most color-diverse fiber-producing animal on earth! Due to these desirable characteristics, and the added difficulty of working the slippery fibers, products made from alpaca are generally more valuable than those made from sheep’s wool.

The baby alpaca shawls are not returnable so please make sure to address any questions you might have before purchasing the item. Your satisfaction is my main concern and I will do my best to answer all your questions with the best accuracy possible.

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