https://www.openherd.comWhere Fiber Becomes Fashionhttps://www.openherd.com/article-list/4159I've been asked from other breeders/farmers, "why make more socks?" Let me tell you why. I don't want to end up culling my herd as I breed for fiber on my farm. Most all alpacas get higher micron count as they age. Some alpacas are still quite nice, maybe not for a next to skin softness as a sweater or scarf but still nice for outer garments or better yet, SOCKS. I believe the suri alpaca fiber is very useful in higher grades of up to 32 micron. Anything over that,well it needs to be ru...Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:29:28 +0000https://www.openherd.com/article-list/4154Meet Sera short for Serendipity. This beautiful girl was born with a deformed leg. So after watching her thrive in this condition and happily run, play and graze as the others, I was inspired to write a children's book about her. The book coming out early Jan. 2016. It will also have an education section in the book, on how an alpaca is sheared for the fiber. I felt this was a part of information that needed to included to educate children as well as adults that no harm comes to an alpaca wh...Sun, 06 Dec 2015 12:03:18 +0000