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A + Alpaca
Fiber Mill (USA) : In their newly built mill,
they can individually process your fiber into high quality rovings, batts
and yarn. Their mill comes from their own need and desire to have yarn that
comes from only their animals - yarn from their farm. It is so exciting to
raise these beautiful animals with their wonderful fiber. How frustrating it
has been to get that special fiber, which you worked so hard to breed for
and to raise, turned into yarn. A+ Alpaca Fiber Mill will create yarn from
your farm so you can show off that special fiber! Every farm can have their
own yarn to market or turn into garments.
Alpaca
Fiber Cooperative of North America (AFCNA) : The
mission of the Alpaca Fiber Cooperative of North America, Inc. (AFCNA) is to
create, promote and market alpaca products for their members. The Board will
do its very best to see that AFCNA operates according to our mission
statement. Their goal is to maximize the long-term benefits to their
members, the individual alpaca fiber producers, and to their breeding
industry as a whole.
Alpaca
Nation : AlpacaNation.com is an Internet Web site
uniquely devoted to the alpaca industry. AN is specifically designed to
bring the industry's global community of alpaca breeders, owners, and
suppliers into a centralized marketplace on the Internet. Its presence on
the World Wide Web allows alpaca owners to freely access the most complete
and current market information at any time and from any location in the
world.
Andean
Source - Alpaca Fleece Garments : Natural alpaca fleece garments -
beautiful clothing that is socially beneficial, environmentally friendly
and comfortable to wear. Made exclusively in Peru. The fabric used
in Andean Source's clothing is a woven blend of alpaca and wool fleece,
produced exclusively in Perú. Andean Source wholesales and retails
clothing in the United States, but it is exclusively produced in Perú.
They currently have 4 garment styles, all of which you can see on their
web site. They are outer wear. Two are unisex (Andino and Sendero)
and a more functional type of garment the other 2 are for women (Tierra
and Chaparral) and are a more dressy type of garment.
AOBA :
The association was formed for the following purposes. (1) To promote
public awareness and membership appreciation of the Alpaca's unique
qualities; (2) To educate the membership on the care and breeding of the
Alpaca; (3) To promote the growth of the Alpaca industry as a whole; and
(4) To foster the establishment of the breed outside of its native land by
encouraging husbandry and breeding practices based upon, but not limited
to, herd health, overall soundness, and alpaca fiber production and
products.
International Alpaca Association (IAA)
: based in Peru, Non-profit trade organization of companies and
breeders, involved in the production, processing and trade of alpaca
fiber. Extensive article on properties and uses.
Morning Star Fiber
(USA) they are a family owned and run
business focusing on the processing of Alpaca and Icelandic Sheep fiber.
They offer full processing capabilities from
washing to skeining as well as dehairing, felting and roving.
Their website offers an interactive
worksheet to give you an estimate of your order. You can also call the
mill manager Karen if you have any questions. Their
business started up in January of 2005 with all new Mini-Mills
equipment. Address: 8522 Dover Road
Apple Creek, OH 44606
info@morningstarfiber.com contact:
Karen Christensen
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