Llama wool comes in a variety of colors from white to black and many shades in between including browns, reds, and greys. llama wool also displays a variety of types including dual coated types with a shorter, downy undercoat and guard hair, a more uniform coat where the guard hair is so close to the down in character as to be difficult to discern, a long silky lusterous wool that also displays little difference between the base and guard coat and everything in between. Micron measurement is usually between 20-27, and although fine is suprisingly strong. Llama can be spun blended with sheeps wool to improve elasticity or alone. It also takes dyes easily. Many methods of preparation can be used although you may wish to stick with combing for the really long silky types, this shows its luster to full advantage. Each type of llama wool is markedly different to work with so don't despair just because you didn't get along with one type. Llama wool is harvested both by brushing and by shearing, here at the hill we shear annually in addition to grooming as we can.
This vest was spun and dyed from yarn comprised of a single ply of llama and a single ply of merino with the exception of the animals themselves which were done with thier own wool. It shows some of the animals of my foundation herd, unfortunately it was stolen from my display at the Los Angeles County Fair in September of 1995.
You can now go to our page on llamawool to learn more about we harvest the fiber from our llamas and to see pictures of the llamawool that we currently have available along with prices.
Mohair is the wool from the angora goat and is
shorn from them twice yearly as it grows
almost an inch a
month.
Mohair is silky, lusterous and strong. Micron count for mohair
varies from 23 to 40 which covers everything from fine to coarse. The wool
generally becomes coarser with age and differs by sex. Colored mohair is
usually quite fine and contains little if any grease meaning it can be spun
unwashed. Mohair can be combed, carded alone or in a blend, or if there are
nice ringlets present I just like to tease it to the consistancy of thistle
down and spin handfuls of it directly leaving some ringlets to give characater
to the finished yarn. White mohair takes dyes wonderfully and still shines.
This is a mohair vest spun by teasing dyed locks of mohair and spinning directly from the teased mass.
Mohair is also very popular as hair for dolls and beards for Santa Claus figures. In addition to the standard white locks we also have colors available including "blue" for those older, grey haired dolls.
We have a page of mohair samples available featuring some of the mohair we currently have available along with prices. Remember; our white mohair is from animals with color in their backgrounds and it has less grease than standard white mohair, giving you better value per pound.
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