Llama
Llamas are probably the most common variety of the various South American camelids found in the United States. The coat of most llamas consist of short guard hairs that can be used for rugs or ropes and a soft undercoat that can be used for spinning or felting. On some llamas, no guard hair is present.
The fiber from a sheared llama will typically have a staple length of about 3 to 4 inches. Once the guard hairs are removed (as they will be if you buy a prepared llama roving), you’ll find that the fiber is soft – although not as soft as alpaca, vicuna or some other luxury fibers – lightweight, and warm. Llama fiber comes in a variety of beautiful natural colors, but it also blends well with other fibers and takes dye well.
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CRAZY Handdyed Baby Llama & Alpaca top 30 bright shades US $6.03 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 7:37:16 PDT Add to watch list |
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Blue Horse Magenta Perendale Lamb/Mohair/Llama Roving US $36.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Friday Jul-30-2010 16:10:46 PDT Add to watch list |
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CRAZY Llama Wool Angora Silk Kid LEMON ICE batt 15 oz US $42.50 End Date: Saturday Jul-31-2010 12:02:11 PDT Add to watch list |
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Chocolate Brown Wool and Llama Roving US $14.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 11:55:27 PDT Add to watch list |
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Llama & Wool Roving for spinning US $13.25 (3 Bids) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 17:17:20 PDT Add to watch list |
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LLAMA RAW FLEECE - COLORS ( BLACK OR BROWN) 5lbs US $50.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Aug-01-2010 18:51:17 PDT Add to watch list |
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Llama roving - spinning, felting, etc - BARGAIN SALE !! US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 18:25:42 PDT Add to watch list |
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Llama roving - spinning, felting, etc - BARGAIN SALE !! US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 18:26:00 PDT Add to watch list |
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Llama roving - spinning, felting, etc - BARGAIN SALE !! US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 18:26:19 PDT Add to watch list |
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Llama roving - spinning, felting, etc - BARGAIN SALE !! US $0.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Aug-02-2010 18:26:37 PDT Add to watch list |
If you want another good source for llama fiber other than eBay, check the llama fiber listings at Paradise Fibers. They often even carry baby llama fiber.
Many people are allergic to sheep’s wool can wear clothing made from llama fiber. Unlike sheep’s wool, llama fiber contains no lanolin and is considered to be hypoallergenic.
If you are interested in buying a llama fleece instead of prepared llama fiber, you should check out this page, which describes how to select the perfect llama fleece. You’ll also find some good information on that page on how to clean and prepare your llama fleece for spinning after you buy it.