What Is “Pure” Baby Alpaca Fiber?
Baby Alpaca Is Simply A Classification Of Alpaca Fiber
“Pure” means that 100% of the fiber used in making the garment is Baby Alpaca Fiber. Synthetic fibers such as acrylic or rayon are never used.
Why Do We Only Use Pure Baby Alpaca Fiber?
Alpaca fiber is extremely soft. “Baby Alpaca Fiber” is the softest and finest fiber derived from alpacas. It does not come from baby alpacas, but is a classification of alpaca fiber. After shearing, experts sort the fiber into different fiber classifications, and baby alpaca is the finest and softest fiber that comes from the fleece of the alpaca.
When you wear a garment made with baby alpaca, you can feel the difference in softness as compared with one made from other classifications of alpaca fiber, such as “super fine”. For those with sensitive skin, “Super Fine” alpaca fiber tends to be “prickly”. Mt. Caesar Alpacas does not use this fiber classification in our products.
Alpaca fiber has unique fiber characteristics. It is several times warmer than wool or any other natural or man made fiber. However, because of it’s hollow core, it breathes and therefore provides perfect temperature control. You’ll be warm wearing our alpaca sweaters and accessories, but never hot.
The hollow core also provides moisture-wicking characteristics. Because of this, our socks and active wear will keep you dry and our socks will keep your feet safe from blisters.
Our decades of expertise in the raising alpacas and working with their precious fiber goes into every product we make.
When you purchase Mt. Caesar Alpacas Knitwear,
you can be confident that the content is 100% pure Baby Alpaca fiber.
Characteristics Of Alpaca Fiber
One of the unique characteristics of alpaca fiber is its hollow core. This hollow core acts as an insulator against the heat and the cold. It has developed naturally over the centuries and is what enables alpacas to survive in the harsh climate of the Andes Mountains, where temperatures can fluctuate widely during the course of just one day. This hollow core provides perfect temperature control for alpacas and for you, when you wear our alpaca clothing. You will be warm, but not hot in an alpaca sweater. And, depending on the weight of the sweater, alpaca sweaters can be worn year-round.
Unlike synthetic fibers, Alpaca fiber is extremely durable, and it is another reason why we do not use synthetic fibers in our garments. It is a common misconception that synthetic fibers make sweaters and other garments more durable. In fact, the opposite is true. Synthetic fibers are less durable than alpaca fiber. Synthetic fibers, and natural fibers like wool, also cause “pilling”, or the forming of little balls of fiber on the textiles. Pure alpaca garments do not pill.
All Our Products Are Exclusively Designed By Mt. Caesar Alpacas In The USA
When you invest in Mt. Caesar Alpacas garments you can be assured they will last for many years.
Our products are knit or woven by expert artisans and are of the highest quality.
Each time you put one on, it looks as good as the first time.
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Environmentally Sustainable
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