Cool Links

Here are some really cool alpaca related links. These are all personal and specific recommendations.

Alpaca Fleece

  • Alpaca Fiber Testing USA - Alpaca fiber testing.
  • Coarse Broads - Coarse Broads goal is to promote and develop a fiber based industry that is creating products using all grades of alpaca, thereby maximizing North American Fiber for North American Alpaca Producers.
  • Coarse Broads Fleece Collection Method - This is how fleece experts the Course Broads recommends you collect fleece at shearing time.
  • Yocom-McColl Testing Laboratory - An independently owned, commercial wool testing lab located in Denver, Colorado. They test raw wool for yield and fiber diameter.

Fiber Mills & Cooperatives

  • A Simpler Time - A Simpler Time Mill is a Mini Mill that processes alpaca fur, alpaca fiber, alpaca wool, cashmere, silk, mohair, & llama.
  • North American Fiber Producers (NAAFP) - NAAFP is an agriculture cooperative that was created to establish the highest level of quality alpaca products from fiber produced and processed in North America by alpaca fiber producers who have their fiber sorted by a certified fiber sorter, using the
  • The Alpaca Fiber Cooperative of North America - The Alpaca Fiber Cooperative of North America, Inc. (AFCNA) is an agricultural cooperative formed and wholly owned by North American alpaca fiber producers. To become an AFCNA shareholder, you must be an alpaca owner and purchase one share of voting commo
  • Zeilinger Wool Company - Zeilinger Wool Co. processor of sheep wool, angora goat hair (mohair), rabbit hair (angora), llama, alpaca, dog hair, and other exotic animal fibers. We can turn your own fibers, such as wool, into comforters, mattress pads, bed pillows, quilts, batting f

Alpaca Health

  • Alpaca Research Foundation - The Mission of the Alpaca Research Foundation is to encourage and support scientific research which benefits the North American alpaca industry, primarily in the areas of alpaca health, husbandry, genetics and fiber.
  • Alpaca Watch - By joining Alpaca Watch you become a resource and part of the solution. As a member of Alpaca Watch let us know when you become aware of an issue that may affect the alpaca community.
  • International Camelid Institute - the International Camelid Institute (ICI) promotes education, service and collaboration among researchers, breeders, owners, fiber and textile industry professionals and animal enthusiasts worldwide. As an information repository, veterinarians, owners, ac
  • Llama and Alpaca Health - These links lead to articles that may be helpful in keeping your animals healthy, or in recognizing and treating disease. I've tried to keep the links to those written by veterinarians or specialists in some field, but a few are written by the general pub
  • Ross Haven Farm - Dr. Kirker-Head and his wife Mona offer a broad spectrum of round-the-clock care services in southern Worcester County, Massachusetts. The site is geared for horses but they are also experts with alpacas. Their rehabilitation barn was a life-saver for me
  • Timberlake Farms: Alpaca Nutrition - Timberlake has a very nice set of articles on alpaca nutrition covering various types of grasses and micro-nutrients.
  • Valley Vet Supply - Health care supplies for livestock including alpacas.
  • Washington State University: Camelid Medicine & Surgery - WSU offers a wide range of services for all camelids. Llamas, alpacas as well as cervids (animals in the deer family, from within the State of Washington) are diagnosed and treated for a wide range of disorders.

Alpaca Supplies

Alpaca Humor

  • The Llama Song - The "not a llama" is an alpaca... watch carefully for the picture, it goes by fast. And this is just very funny. I watch it when I need to cheer up.

Alpaca Organizations

Other Useful Information

    Crafting with Yarn

    • Ravelry - The most amazing resource site for knitters and crocheters. They have patterns, a marketplace, and a huge user community.
    • Standard Yarn Weight System - Categories of yarn, gauge ranges, and recommended needle and hook sizes
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