Pictured below is my host grandmother, Angela, who I lived with while I served in the Peace Corps. She was definitely the expert weaver! In the afternoon, she usually sit inside her kitchen and spin all-natural sheep wool that she or her husband had gathered just days earlier. They owned hundereds of sheep and used their wool to make a variety of items including much-needed blankets to keep them warm in the Anden weather. As you can, the wool comes in a variety of colors, similar to the Alpaca. Unfortunately, Angela did not own any Alpacas, but if she did, the process of shearing, separating, classifying, washing and hand-spinning the fiber would be very similar. To learn more about Alpaca fiber, visit www.whatisalpaca.com!