FAUSTINO SANTOS
  • Home
  • Photo Shoots
    • Portraits
    • Mode & Beauty
    • Aktportrait
    • Sinnlichportrait
    • Pinhole Portraits
    • Produktfotos
    • Art (Kunst)
      • Pinhole
      • Still Art
      • Flowers
  • Referenzen
  • Anfragen
  • Kontakt & Preise
  • Über Mich
  • Bücher
  • Blog
    • Blog auf Deutsch
    • Blog in English
    • Blog em português
  • Impressum
    • Impressum
    • Widerrufsbelehrung
    • Geschäftsbedingungen (AGBs)
    • Datenschutz
    • Model Release
    • Erlaubnis zur Verwendung
  • Home
  • Photo Shoots
    • Portraits
    • Mode & Beauty
    • Aktportrait
    • Sinnlichportrait
    • Pinhole Portraits
    • Produktfotos
    • Art (Kunst)
      • Pinhole
      • Still Art
      • Flowers
  • Referenzen
  • Anfragen
  • Kontakt & Preise
  • Über Mich
  • Bücher
  • Blog
    • Blog auf Deutsch
    • Blog in English
    • Blog em português
  • Impressum
    • Impressum
    • Widerrufsbelehrung
    • Geschäftsbedingungen (AGBs)
    • Datenschutz
    • Model Release
    • Erlaubnis zur Verwendung
+49 (0)152 2166 4175
marcio[at]faustinosantos.de

BLOG

DEUTSCH | ENGLISH | PORTUGUÊS
Photo/Art | Self-bio | Society

Baby Alpaca Qualities and Advantages

1/1/2014

0 Comments

 
BildImage by Götz Friedrich.
Baby alpaca wool does not come from the babies of alpacas. Baby alpaca is only the name of the wool sheared from the neck and chest of alpacas, because these are the parts of alpacas that have the second* finest fleece. Despite of that, baby alpacas are usually sheared from alpacas younger than two years old also because of fleece quality.

​Baby alpaca fleece is very gentle to skin because it is soft and silky. It is lighter than other wools and up to 7x warmer than sheep wool. On the other hand we can wear clothes made with alpaca yarn during warmer days because it is also very breathable. Another advantage of Alpaca wool is that it does not retain bacterias that causes the odor of weared clothes. This means that we can wear it for longer and wash less frequently.


Alpaca wool is convenient for wet days because it is water repellent but it is also flame retardant. The fibers are extremely durable; a well-made alpaca blanket can last a very long time. Another plus is that alpaca has a low environmental impact compared to other natural fibers.

Alpaca wool is not prickly like sheep wool and is much less prone to pilling. Because it contains no lanolin, it is hypoallergenic.

​*As said at the beginning, baby alpaca is the second finest fleece from alpacas. The first finest fleece is called Royal Alpaca. It is sheared from the back of alpacas. It is the most expensive and the most rare alpaca fleece found in the market. 
​
There is a third category of alpaca wool called Superfine Alpaca. It is sheared from the neck and belly of alpacas. Because it has a thicker diameter than baby and Royal Alpaca it is not as soft and silk.

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    CATEGORIES:

    All
    Photo/Art
    Self-Bio
    Society

    Fotograf aus Hamburg - Familienfotograf - Porträtfotograf - Aktfotograf - Marcio Faustino Santos

    ARCHIVES:

    November 2022
    May 2022
    August 2020
    July 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    November 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    September 2014
    August 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014

    RSS Feed

| PHOTO SHOOTS | ART | ANFRAGAN | ÜBER MICH | REFERENZEN | KONTAKT & PREISE | BOOKS | BLOG |
FAUSTINO SANTOS Fotograf logo
| Impressum | Geschäftsbedingungen (AGBs) | Datenschutz |
| PORTRAITS | MODELLING | NUDE(AKT) | BOUDOIR | PINHOLE | STILL ART | FLOWERS |
  • Home
  • Photo Shoots
    • Portraits
    • Mode & Beauty
    • Aktportrait
    • Sinnlichportrait
    • Pinhole Portraits
    • Produktfotos
    • Art (Kunst)
      • Pinhole
      • Still Art
      • Flowers
  • Referenzen
  • Anfragen
  • Kontakt & Preise
  • Über Mich
  • Bücher
  • Blog
    • Blog auf Deutsch
    • Blog in English
    • Blog em português
  • Impressum
    • Impressum
    • Widerrufsbelehrung
    • Geschäftsbedingungen (AGBs)
    • Datenschutz
    • Model Release
    • Erlaubnis zur Verwendung