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What is alpaca fleece/fibre

For centuries Alpaca Fleece has been called “The Fibre of the Gods” and it has been given this name because it is so soft and silky to the touch. This is the “Handle” that breeders talk about and this comes about by selective breeding and selecting animals that have no medulated fibres throughout their fleece.

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Where to buy, sell or mill your fleece

In the first place, ABANZ is all about breeding for a sustainable Fleece Industry and to this end we believe that breeders need to breed for superfine fleeces that are basically white of light fawn in colour. This is so the products can be dyed to what ever colour is in fashion at the time.

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