Alpaca World Magazine Summer 2005 - Classical MileEnd Alpacas

Fibre Get Spinningrinsed twice in warm water, adding a softenerto the fi nal rinse if desired. Wrap the skeins in atowel to remove excess water, cut the ties off andshake to release and open out the yarn. Hang theskeins out to dry.Construction of analpaca garmentBefore constructing a garment, you need to knita tension square. Use different sized needles tofi nd a suitable tension for the yarn that you havecreated. You also need to remember that alpacadoes not have a lot of stretch. Elastic yarn canbe knitted in with the bands or alternatively asmaller than usual size knitting needle can beused.In conclusion, alpaca as a shorn fi bre, or in theform of tops, is very enjoyable to handle and spinand I hope that the information in this article willinspire all spinners to explore the possibilities ofalpaca fi bre.Joan Dever has been spinning different fi bres for over twentyyears. This article fi rst appeared in Town and Country Farmermagazine, P0 Box 798, Bernalla, Victoria 3672, Australia, and isprinted with the kind permission of the editors, Glenn and ShirleyHurley.BELFASTMINI-MILLS LTDWE MANUFACTURE COMPLETE COTTAGEINDUSTRY MILLS FOR FIBRE PROCESSINGThe demand is where you are…and bigger than ever!Visit Belfast Mini-Mills Ltd website athttp://www.minimills.netRR#1, Belfast, Prince Edward Island, Canada C0A 1A0Telephone: 1-902-659-2248Fax: 1-902-659-2430Email: richard@minimills.net32 | Alpaca World Magazine Summer 2005