Hand-washing is the gentlest and best method of cleaning an Alpaca garment, and will add years to the life of your Alpaca apparel.

Follow these four simple steps and your Alpaca purchase will give you years of luxurious comfort and wear.

1. Gently wash in warm water with a mild soap (mild shampoo will do) and thoroughly rinse in water of the same temperature. Special care must be taken as wet Alpaca fabric can weaken and stretch out of shape. Never wring or twist. Gently press excess water from garment.

2. While supporting the weight of the wet garment lay it on a dry towel. Ease the garment back into shape and roll up in the towel. Press to remove excess water and repeat this step with a second towel.

3. On a flat surface lay the sweater on a fresh, dry towel, until thoroughly air dried.

4. Once your Alpaca garment is dry you will want to fold it carefully, avoiding a center crease. Never hang an Alpaca sweater as it will stretch the garment out of shape. Lay flat in a drawer or on a closet shelf.

If stains persist:
In the event of stubborn stains, dry cleaning may be the only solution. We do not recommend machine washing. That being said, should you decide to use your washing machine, secure the garment in a tied pillowcase and set on gentle cycle; cool water. Proceed to steps 3 and 4.

Alpacas are one of four members of the camel family (camelids) found in South America today. Vicuñas and guanacos are wild camelids. Alpacas and llamas are domesticated camelids. They are a good deal smaller than the more familiar llama, weighing only 100 to 200 pounds at maturity. The alpaca is used primarily as a fleece animal, producing a luxurious fine fleece used to make incredibly soft garments. There are two types of alpaca, Huacaya and Suri. The Huacayan alpacas are by far the most common. Huacayan fleece has crimp or waviness whereas the Suri fleece is very fine but has no crimp and lies on the animal with a distinctive lock structure. Both produce highly sought after wool.

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