Judges considered characteristics like length uniformity at the Alpaca Owners Association National Education and Fiber Conference and Fleece Show in Burlington, Kentucky. Laurel Shouvlin’s fingertips ...

The Crafty Alpaca didn’t come from generations of farmers passing down the land. Burns and her husband were Monroeville suburbanites, she a teacher, he a physician. Then, in 2004, they ditched the cul ...

Spring and summer means shearing-time on Ohio's 983 alpaca farms. As the state with the highest number of alpacas -- about 18,000 of the animals live here -- that means a lot of alpaca fleece coming ...

Ryan Williams and his alpaca, Bear, stood side by side at the opening of the arena at the National Western Stock Show, waiting for their opportunity to impress. Bear, a 2-year-old old alpaca with ...

Even the best fleece jackets are made from polyester. Of course, leading outdoor brands such as Patagonia and Finisterre will use recycled plastic in their products, but it's still an unsustainable ...

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Your next favorite winter hat could be made with fleece from of a fluffy, cuddly alpaca living on a farm off Routt County Road 35A between Steamboat Springs and Oak Creek. Yampaca, ...

Charlene Daniel-Green, of Glenville, Pa, feeds an alpaca at a stall during the festival. The 14th Annual Maryland Alpacas and Fleece Festival was held at the Howard County Fair Grounds, November 11-12 ...

Maryland Alpaca and Fleece Festival 13th annual at the Howard County Fairgrounds. Alpha Alpaca 4-H club member Maddie Gordon, 13, smiles at Hunter as she wins first place during the Intermediate ...

Fri, 21 May 2010 19:29:22 GMT — A local alpaca farm is helping clean up the Gulf Coast with extra fleece from its herd.Springside Farm in Pompey has already donated more than 50 pounds of fleece from ...

A male alpaca known as Whiskey Chaser. All of the Jacobys' alpacas are Huacaya, which have fluffy fur with a crimp to it. Sheri Jacoby fell in love with alpacas after a neighbor introduced her to the ...

This baby alpaca looks just like a teddy bear, and its fur creates one of the softest wool materials on earth.