I just helped my friends on their farm shear 40 plus Alpacas for the past 4 days! It was quite an experience and I learned so much about these wonderful creatures. I am now counting the days until Henri and Raoul arrive here. (3)
As we sheared the Alpacas the fleece was sorted into 3 bags - 1sts, 2nds and 3rds.
The firsts are what you would wear as a sweater or scarf as it is the finest and softest, then the seconds could be used as outer garments, rugs etc and I will be using the thirds to mulch my garden and plants with! I'll let you know how this goes during the growing season ~ the fiber is full of proteins and this should wash down into the soil and nourish the plants!
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