Producer of worsted !00% Alpaca-fibre tartan?
I've recently become aware of alpaca wool, and it's incredible properties which out-shine conventional wool...
Being an avowed kilt wearer north of the 49th parallel, and its presently being winter here, I was thinking it would be a fine experiment to try having a tartan woven with 100% alpaca-fibre and made into a 'winter-kilt' for those -20ºC days...
There are several local alpaca farms where I live, and they can have the fibre spun to whatever weight desired; so, the question remains: how would I go about having it woven into tartan suitable for a kilt? I've heard of having a kilt-maker take buyer-supplied fabric; but what are the prospects of a tartan-weaver taking buyer-supplied yarn?
If the production is a success, Alpaca may become a viable alternative to Poly-Viscose for those allergic to lanolin/wool...
I wouldn't bother with having the alpaca fibre dyed, since it comes naturally (separated at source) in a wide variety of earth-tones: tan-to-chocolate plus black and white. So, that's one less hurdle to surmount, I suppose.
So, such a project is interesting to me from several perspectives: North American sourcing, Experimental Fabric, design opportunities, etc. Would anyone else like to collaborate?
Last edited by Fit2BKilted; 24th January 10 at 09:31 AM.
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