Alpaca is a soft, silky and durable fiber with unique thermal properties due to microscopic air bubbles found inside the hair. These bubbles makes the fiber “breathe” through on hot days and in much the same way, to retain body heat in cold climates.
The indigenous peoples of the Andean mountains harvest the fiber during the shearing season, using traditional methods without harm to the Alpaca. Once the fibre has been gathered, it is hand-sorted by experienced women. Sorting cannot be mechanized; the variable characteristics of the fibre can be assessed only by experienced hands and eyes.
One Size.
100% Alpaca.
Made in Peru.
Measurements taken flat, double for circumference:
19" across the bust, 22" shoulder to hem.