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Gift
giving made easy: Everyone
loves the luxury of alpaca.
"Alpaca"
is one of the worlds most luxurious yarns, soft and very
lightweight, each tiny fiber is hollow with super insulating
properties. Alpaca repels water, which is why, when
you wear alpaca socks, your feet stay dry (that is called
wicking) and hikers know how important it is to keep your
feet dry! despite having no "yicky
sticky" oils or lanolin to maybe irritate your skin. Alpaca
is very easy to care for, dries fast when washed or you can
save yourself even that easy option and have it dry-cleaned.
How to
clean alpaca garments: (if you don't have them dry
cleaned) ... A few turns in some water with generic shampoo,
rinse 'till clear (do not wring or twist) block and roll in
a towel overnight. Shape, then let air dry. Or, use
our new product (available mid-December 2011)...
called "SOAK" it is a wonderful
rinse-less "shampoo" from Canada, use it for all your hand
washables.
One bottle of Soak will do 80 one-gallon hand-wash jobs.
Aase Frederick (in 2007)
pictured wearing one of her own hand knit, hand-dyed and
felted alpaca hats, probably still warming the nice young
lady from Yreka that bought it during a ranch visit and
decided she could not live without it - so warning posted
here, alpaca is addictive, whether you are wearing it on
your head, around your throat or on your feet! Alpaca
socks available all year round at the Shoppe Serendipity
in Yreka downtown (on Broadway St, next to the Yreka
Cinema.... or from me, just call me (Aase) at 530-842-3504
or Cell: 530-340-0660 - visit (by appointment) and buy raw
alpaca fiber to spin yourself or visit Jennifer at
Treasures and Memories for EBA Oaks yarn (her shop is at
the very North end of Main St., across from the Liquor Barn.
Please email for more
information or if you have any question:
Aase@4fast.net
Raw Alpaca Fiber is always available - raw means the
fiber sheared directly from the animal that needs
processing, such as washing, carding and spinning - or
felting and needle felting. There are lots of websites
that show you how to needle felt, wet felt (making hats for
example). With needle felting you can make 3-D small
art pieces, such as little toys and display items just for
fun and ART!
For a selection of finished products for sale, click on
the "Shoppe Serendipity" Tab.
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