Alpaca Wool Kilt?

[Miah]

So the wife has been knitting blankets and stuff, and the idea came up of Alpaca wool. Anybody ever seen Alpaca wool cloth?

[GMan]

Sorry Miah I haven't heard anything about alpaca cloth, but that does not mean anything, however it does sound interesting.

[Miah]

Well I have seen thick sweater like material from Alpaca, just never a uber tight weave that would be need'd to make a Kilt from, maybe I will have to look into it there are a few Alpaca farms here in Colorado. (not to mention it is so soft)

[Jewddha]

I'm sure I've seen it somewhere, I beleive a scarf made out of a alpaca/wool blend (70/30), and that's cut from a length of fabric, not a knitted scarf in the standard sense. Never seen it in bulk, only small bits, but I'm sure it's out there, and so soft!

[Miah]

Yeah the Material is soft Like Cashmere but as sturdy as sheep wool.
They had a few Alpaca herders at the CO state fair and I checked out some of the knitt type stuff they offered, I have not had much luck looking on Google but maybe I will run across something. From what I understand wearing it is not itchy either. So it may be a great choice for a Nice heavy wool kilt.

[Riverkilt]

Miah,

Check out these folks http://purelyalpaca.com/index.php

You could buy some of their plaid blankets and sew them into a kilt laddie.

Ron