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La Vida Alpaca and Tahoma Vista Fiber Mill

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Alpacas grazing at La Vida Alpaca
Jean Van Effen and David Bagshaw
15631 159th Ln SE
YELM, WA, 98597
3608941273
360-951-3438 (Jean's cell)
www.tahomavistafibermill.com
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Specializing in Alpaca Fiber - From Breeding to Finished Products

We offer huacaya and suri alpacas for breeding, fiber and pets. Our white huacaya herdsire lineup includes Avatar's Ezekial of La Vida Alpaca and Sunny Premier Semiahmoo. We also have true black herdsire, Alpaca Adventures Eclipse. Multiple Reserve Champion Max's Z-Man is available for suri breedings.

Jean is a Master Fiber Sorter, Grader, Classer and offers full sorting services, basic skirting and grading services. She teaches fiber skirting, spinning and knitting lessons.

Now offering fiber processing on site at Tahoma Vista Fiber Mill. We can produce small batch custom yarns, batts, roving, cotton core rug yarn, felt sheets, insoles and felted and woven rugs from your fiber.

Home of Tahoma Vista Fiber Mill!

We can produce yarns, batts, roving, core spun rug yarn, felt sheets, and felted and woven rugs from your fiber.

We offer custom spun yarns with no minimum weight requirement. We can make 100% huacaya and Suri yarns, from fingering weight to super bulky. We can make beautiful color blends with added bamboo, silk and merino wool.

Want to learn to skirt your fleece, spin your own yarn or how to knit? We teach classes and lessons here.

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