Alpaca Wool is Soft, Light and Warm
Alpaca wool has an exceptional softness that makes it highly prized and highly sought after in the clothing industry as well.
The fineness of wool is measured in microns, which corresponds to a thousandth of a millimeter: the lower the micron number, the higher the quality of the wool. It also has special thermal qualities that make it especially cozy, retaining six times more warmth than sheep’s wool.
Due to this feature, it is possible to make a very light quilt because it does not require the use of large amounts of fiber. Less is more…