Soft and beautiful, Alpaca fibre is one of the most luxurious fibres in the world. First and foremost, alpaca’s most remarkable quality is its softness. This is due to the fact it has less scales on each individual fibre，so their fibre is even softer and more luxurious on the skin. This is just one of the reasons we choose to use it for garments within our Heirloom Woollen Collection.
The lack of scales and smoothness of the fibre also gives alpaca a natural brightness as the smoother surface reflects the light better. Suri reflects the light like a mirror and is renowned for its deep lustre, as well as its luxuriously smooth feel. In Incan times suri alpaca fibre was reserved for royalty, and we think you and your loved ones deserve the same luxurious feel.
Alpaca is known to be extremely warm. Their fibers are with a central core and their cells will form air pockets which assist insulation. Studies have shown that if worn in a 0 degree F environment, alpaca gives a 50 degree F comfort range. In contrast, sheep’s wool gives a 30 degree F and synthetics provide just a 20 degree comfort range in the same environment. Couple this with its softness and you have almost the perfect fibre, especially for stylish basics that are worn and washed often.
People have long observed that alpaca is very water resistant too - some tests have showed alpaca to be virtually water repellent. In addition, it wicks moisture away from the body in knitted and woven fabric. The fact that alpaca has half the moisture retention as wool may be why alpaca is felt to be more comfortable and breathable by its wearers.
