Light Brown Baby Camel Top - 4 oz

Description

Light Brown Baby Camel Top
Approx. 18 microns/Approx. 55 mm/2.2 inches
4 ounces

Camel top is from the soft warm inner down of a bactrian camel, with a fiber structure similar to cashmere. The fiber is over 2 inches long with a micron count of about 18, only 2 microns more than most cashmere. It is great for hand spinners who seek a luxury fiber at a lower price. The light color of this Baby Camel Top is also great for dyeing and does not felt easily.
Bactrian camels have two humps, weigh about 1600 pounds and stand about 7-9 feet tall at the top of their humps. Their gestation period is 370-445 days and give birth to calves weighing 80-130 pounds. Their life span is 40-50 years. Bactrian camels have two coats: the warm inner coat of down and a rough outer coat which is long and hairy. They shed their fiber in clumps consisting of both coats and is normally gathered. They produce about 5 pounds of fiber annually.

Added on Oct 18, 2009