We are dedicated to breeding alpacas with a stunning fleece
We live with our herd of alpacas, 45 at the moment, we are passionate about developing our breeding programme to improve our alpaca fibre and to produce the best quality products we possibly can.
Having become fascinated by the genetics of colour inheritance and drawn to the complexity of grey fleeces we have decided to continue to focus our efforts on breeding Grey Alpacas, applying a scientific approach to improving the quality of our animals.
We are currently building up our herd with elite grey genetics from across the U.K. , Peru, Australia and America.
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Sustainability is at our core
Alpaca fibre was known by the Inca’s as the ‘Fibre of the Gods’, their fleeces are soft and beautiful and irresistible and so is our yarn.
‘My inspiration comes from the place we call home along with our desire to live gently on the planet, this why all the dyes I use are natural dyes and all my dyeing I do by hand. I love to spin creating art yarns, I spin as much as I can, the rest goes to a lovely traditional artisan mill in Wales, or a specialist alpaca mill.’
We support sustainable fashion, eco living and sustainable farming. At the moment we are building a green sustainable workshop space, our ambition is to live in the most ‘green’ way we possibly can, we are off grid which can be challenging!
About Our FibreWelfare is our prime consideration
Whilst welfare is our prime consideration, we have not lost sight of the importance of the Alpaca’s personality on the experience of ownership, and have been careful to choose calm, even tempered studs and to ensure all our animals are well handled. We have been greatly influenced by Camelidynamic principles, and are sure this gentle respectful style of handling has led to a reduction in the stress on both them….. and us!!
We are members of the British Alpaca Society and follow their recommended welfare standards.
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