BABY ALPACA JOURNAL

  • Alpaca wool clothing Ethically Made in Bolivia

    by Bernarda Pelaez
    YAPA alpaca sweaters and alpaca accessories are sustainably and ethically made in Bolivia by local artisan knitters, mostly women, who choose to k...

  • About Alpacas

    by Bernarda Pelaez
    Domesticated in the Andes Mountains several thousand years ago by Incas, the alpaca has a slender body, a long neck and legs, a small head, a short...

  • What is Baby Alpaca Wool?

    by Bernarda Pelaez
    What is Baby Alpaca Wool? To understand what wool is, let's start with a little history. The word "wool" is commonly used to refer to the fibers p...

  • Alpaca vs. Cashmere? What are the differences?

    by Bernarda Pelaez
    Alpaca Is Much More Rare Is it a camel? Is it a Llama? It could be that it’s an Alpaca. Unlike Kashmir goats, alpacas are a slender-bodied animal ...

  • Alpaca sweaters sustainably and ethically made

    by Bernarda Pelaez
    Why are your YAPA Sweaters sustainably and ethically made? 1. Alpaca fiber is one of the greenest materials in the planet. Alpacas are sheared...

  • Baby alpaca wool knitwear, how are Yapa alpaca sweaters made?

    by Bernarda Pelaez
    Baby Alpaca Wool Alpacas are sheared once a year in the spring, in each shearing you can obtain roughly 5 to 10 pounds of fleece. Our knits are ma...

  • Alpaca or Cashmere? What’s the best option?

    by Bernarda Pelaez
    Alpaca Is Much More Rare Is it a camel? Is it a Llama? It could be that it’s an Alpaca. Unlike Kashmir goats, alpacas are a slender-bodied animal ...

  • Why buy an alpaca sweater?

    by Bernarda Pelaez
      Alpaca wool is an incredibly soft, smooth, and warm fiber that makes alpaca sweaters one of those simple luxuries you don’t realize you are missi...

  • YAPA baby alpaca sweaters, what makes them special?

    by Bernarda Pelaez
    Why is your YAPA alpaca sweater so special? Benefits of Baby Alpaca wool Baby alpaca sweaters are known to be cozy, lightweight, soft, warm, and ve...

  • Alpaca sweaters, 6 facts that will make you want to buy one

    by Bernarda Pelaez
    Alpaca sweaters are light, soft, warm.  Alpa knits are Perfect for all seasons since alpaca fiber is hollow which means that it doesn’t absorb...

  • Alpaca Care

    by Bernarda Pelaez
         How to take care of your YAPA alpaca knits  Can I hand wash my alpaca wool sweater?       Yes. If you choose to hand-wash, here is what w...
    Posted in alpaca care, artisanal, baby alpaca, Bolivia, ecofriendly, fairtrade, sustainable, sweaters