What is Alpaca Fabric & where to buy alpaca?

Alpaca fabrics come from the alpaca animal that usually lives in high altitudes like the Andes mountains of the South American continent. We find most alpacas reside in countries such as Ecuador, Peru, or Bolivia. The alpaca is a hybrid creature between llamas and vicunas, alpacas mainly eat plants such as grass and sadly a large percentage of alpacas die from diseases caused by the mosquito or by bacteria. The alpaca animal looks like a sheep and has a long neck, but its height does not exceed a meter. Alpaca fur has been used for thousands of years in ancient times for its clothing and luxury textiles. The alpaca animal is considered a friendly pet and is loved by many people because it is curious and calm with children.

Alpaca fabric is known for its softness and light weight compared to sheep wool, alpaca fabric does not cause any allergies to people who are sensitive to sheep wool because the sheep wool fabric contains lanolin. There are two types of alpaca fibers in the market, one named "Huacaya", which is characterized by its short and thick durable fibers, and a large percentage of alpaca in the farm are this type. The other type of fiber is "Suri" which is characterized by long and light fibers. A large percentage of VIP customers want this quality of fiber in the world market to make special textiles and prestigious fabrics.

Alpaca fur is sheared once a year and each alpaca produces about 2500 grams of wool. The alpaca animal weight ranges approximately from 30 to 90 kilograms, farmers send raw wool to local factories to make fibers from the raw fleece. After that the fibers are sent to large scale knitting workshops to weave them into fabric rolls that we see in fabric shops. The colors of alpaca raw materials are usually in its natural forms or patterns such as white, cream, beige, gray, brown and other colors such as blue or red for example are processed in large tub basins for dyeing the fibers according to the customer's choice.

One of the advantages of alpaca fabric is its odor resistance, some people say that alpaca fabric is antimicrobial, the alpaca fiber quality is very high because of the unique fabric composition and its strength which is more durable than sheep wool. Alpaca fabric is considered to be fireproof and is a water repellent. Many customers have reported that the clothes they have that are made of 100% alpaca fabric last them for a long time and are still with them. One of the most important features of alpaca is that it keeps the heat within itself because of its great insulation capabilities between its fibers. Alpaca textiles are thick and protect the body from cold air, so this fabric is suitable for the winter season especially in the Arabian Gulf.

In conclusion, we want to inform you that alpaca fabrics are available in Kuwait at competitive prices and we at Khamco have a unique variety of alpaca fabrics from Peru having an alpaca percentage of 25%, 75%, or 100% according to the buyer's desire. Online prices range from 100 USD to 300 USD depending on the percentage of alpaca and its weight. We advise our dear customers to choose the fabric according to the local weather or climate in their country. Based on their conditions and requests, we ship alpaca fabrics from our Kuwait shops to the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar, and Bahrain. If you have any questions about alpaca fabric, please do not hesitate to contact us.