Alpaca Loca is a young, innovative label that specializes in the design and production of quality products made from alpaca wool. Alpaca wool is a natural, super soft fabric with many advantages over sheep's wool or cashmere. It is hypoallergenic because it does not contain lanolin like sheep's wool. The structure of alpaca wool is stronger than that of sheep's wool or cashmere. It sheds much less, which makes it very comfortable to wear and doesn't scratch. It is very dirt and water repellent, and thanks to the hollow fiber it insulates very well and is wonderfully warm. The wool for the Alpaca Loca products comes from alpacas in Ecuador, where the products are handmade by a community of weavers. All products are 100% natural and fairly traded.

The alpaca shearing

Because the winters in the Andes are very are cold, the alpaca needs a thick fur. The summers, on the other hand, can be extremely hot. become. Nature then ensures that some of the alpaca fur falls out on its own, but Peruvian and Ecuadorian farmers help the animals get rid of their wool. Without clipping, the animal would suffer too much from the thick wool. Shearing takes place under strict government supervision. The yarns come mainly from small wool farmers whose income depends on their animals and who therefore treat them particularly well. In addition, special electric shavers are used so that the clipping takes a maximum of 20 minutes and is only needed once a year. This way the process is very animal-friendly from start to finish.