Healthful warmth of Alpaca wool

Alpaca

Alpaca is a domestic animal raised in the high-mountain areas of South America: Ecuador, Peru, Chile and in the northern Bolivia. Alpacas have adjusted to the severe high-mountain climate and live at about 4000 meters above the sea level. Their height is no more than 1 meter, weight is about 70 kg, and average lifetime is 20-25 years. Their characteristic feature is a 15-25 cm long, shiny and very soft hair that resembles camel or sheep wool, but at the same time it is thinner and considerably more durable. ...more

New Zealand sheep wool is the best in the world

Alpaca

New Zealand is situated in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean. The main territory of the country is comprised by two islands – the Northern and the Southern. The landscape is made up mostly by flatlands and mountains. The climate varies from warm subtropical in the North to moderate in the South. Yearly average temperature is around 11-16 degrees above zero. The nature of the islands is very rich and diverse, and some unique species of flora and fauna can still be found there. ...more

Wool plaid and blanket care

Wool plaid and blanket care

Wool items are nice, practical and create a special comfort at your house. True wool plaids and blankets are very durable and qualitative products that can serve you for a long time. We would like to tell you about a proper care after them. ...more

Fineness and healthfulness of sheep wool

Fineness and healthfulness of sheep wool

True sheep wool is a unique natural material, which has been used since the ancient times and still has no adequate synthetic analogs. It is clipped animal hair. Wool was one of the first materials mastered by the ancient people for making clothes. Archeologists have found evidence of sheep husbandry and wool production dated by the IV century BC. ...more

Jacquard Weave

Jacquard Weave

Plaids and blankets are manufactured on the weaving machine through a specific interlacing of warp and weft threads. The kind of this interlacing determines the quality and structure of the finished item. There is plain weave structure, which creates usual smooth surface without pattern, and compound weave that creates patterns. Jacquard weave is a compound weave, resulting in large geometrical or any other pattern. In the manufacturing process of these items systems of a great number of threads are used. ...more