Tranquility Alpacas

Our goal is to become a sustainable agri-business. In addition to animal sales, breeding, and service, we are also processing our alpacas fleeces ourselves in a smoke free home, using only green earth-friendly products. No harsh chemicals are used in the process. We have wide range of colors available; true black fleeces (blue-black, no brown or tipping on the ends), a range of fawn colors, light to dark browns, beige, and white.

Each fleece is first skirted to remove any large debris and secondary fleece that is not of the same high quality as the blanket fleece. (belly fleece, arm fleece, etc.) The fleece is then hand washed, rinsed, and air dried. Once cleaned, the fleece is then processed into batts on our drum carder. The batts can be used for fleece projects, or spun into yarn. Yarn is handspun, and can be created to order.

You can purchase fleece in any form, or combine your purchases for multiple uses. All fleece is prime blanket, the best quality fleece.

• Raw fleece - skirted and tumbled to remove debris and dust. Available by the oz or by the pound. (A gallon ziplock bag holds about 2 oz of fleece, to give you an idea of volume. $18 lb., $1.50 oz.
• Washed fleece - skirted, tumbled, and washed in an earth friendly detergent. $22 lb., $1.50 oz.
• Fiber batts - carded on our drum carder, approximately 14" X 22," can be used for fiber projects; spinning, felting, needle felting, etc. Batts are 1 - 2 oz each, depending on the fiber being carded.  $3 oz
• Roving - made from drum carded fiber batts, these will be lighter than mill processed rovings and can be ordered by the oz. $3.50 oz.
• Yarn - handspun to any size and length. Color combinations available. Choose 100% alpaca yarn, or a custom blend of prize winning romney wool fleece or angora, if desired.
• Bits - bags of fiber cleaned from the drum carder. These are good for needle felting projects. $1 per bag (1.5-2 oz)

The alpacas are sheared every spring. Call or email us if you have any questions or for color/fleece availability. Buyer will pay actual shipping costs, there are no handling charges. We accept Pay-Pal, or if you prefer, contact us and we will post your order for purchase through our secure Etsy store site, www.tranquilityalpacas.etsy.com 

Fiber available

Huacaya

White

• Shelby - nice even white, prize winning spin-off fleece

Beige

• Mark of Zorro - good staple length, blue ribbon winning alpaca

Light Fawn

• Cassie - nice vicuna markings, white patches in her fleece makes this a fun fleece to dye. All of Cassie's offspring are blue ribbon winners.
• Blondie - less white than her dam (Cassie), good bundling and crimp. Blue ribbon winning alpaca
• Casenova - some white, good dense fleece, ribbon winning alpaca

Medium Fawn

• Max - good staple length, fawn with peach overtones. Spins to a nice tan color. Blue ribbon winning alpaca

Dark Fawn

• Lola - nice redish brown color, almost mahagony. Prize winning fleece

Brown

• Guinness - I don't know how to classify this fleece, he is the coat of many colors; brown, dark fawn, rose grey, some black. His fleece spins like a dream, into a warm milk chocolate color.

Bay Black

• Figlio Di Lucilio - excellent fleece; good staple length, nice crimp and bundling, easy to spin. Leo's fleece spins up to a rich dark chocolate color. Multiple ribbon winner

Black

• Midnight Lightning - registered as a true black, some reddish tipping on the fleece tips. Will spin to a warm rich color

True Black (blue black, no color tips, almost no white or color, spins to true black)

• Licorice - a nice true black fleece, good bundling and crimp
• Eclipse - true black fleece (dam to Licorice and Pearle)
• Black Pearle - true black fleece, ribbon winner in spin-off competition

Suri Fleece - call or email for availability. I have some from Cinderella, longer staple length, a nice rich red brown. Would make good doll hair as well.