The alpacas who provide the soft and lovely fleece for "larry." are raised on a 45 acre ranch in BC's Cariboo region.

Alpacas are an earth friendly animal, as their efficient eating habits require very little feed to keep them healthy and happy. Their diet consists of a grain mixture of corn, oats and barley, and orchard hay in the winter months.

The shearing process occurs once a year in the spring, and is a very low-stress procedure for the alpacas as it takes less than 5 minutes to complete. After shearing, the alpacas go back out to pasture with the herd and work hard at growing us another fleece for next spring!

Because alpacas come in a wide range of colours - white, cream, dark brown, rosy brown, light brown, black and grey, we do not dye the fleece. We would much rather champion the natural beauty of these animals, and let the character and colour of each animal shine through.

Alpaca is seven times warmer and three times stronger than sheep’s wool. Lanolin oil, a common skin irritant found naturally in sheep’s wool, is not present in alpaca and therefore many who are sensitive to allergens can wear alpaca without any issue. We do blend our alpaca fiber with 20% sheep’s wool for additional durability but most people with allergies do not have reactions to this minimal percentage.

"larry. will keep you warm"