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Announcement
North Star Alpacas creates handspun and millspun alpaca yarn, alpaca roving, raw alpaca and sheep fleece, and handmade items from my own alpacas. Some alpaca is as soft as cashmere and most is warmer and stronger than wool, making it a knitter's or crocheter's dream. Besides all this, alpaca will felt to a delightful, soft, fuzzy fabric.
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Announcement
North Star Alpacas creates handspun and millspun alpaca yarn, alpaca roving, raw alpaca and sheep fleece, and handmade items from my own alpacas. Some alpaca is as soft as cashmere and most is warmer and stronger than wool, making it a knitter's or crocheter's dream. Besides all this, alpaca will felt to a delightful, soft, fuzzy fabric.
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Andrea on Feb 22, 2021
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful, soft, locally produced yarn! Also, a bonus lavender sachet. Love it! Thank you.
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nolie on May 10, 2021
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful! I'm going to use this in a carding demo at the end of the month (unless I change my mind and spin as is 😁)
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nolie on May 10, 2021
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful as always! The fiber is clean, shipping was prompt. I'm never disappointed!
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justaskapril on Apr 19, 2021
5 out of 5 starsjust beautiful! It's a gift for my daughter, and she LOVES it. Quick delivery of a gorgeous, well-made item. One of a kind, and of SUPERIOR quality
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Patricia on Apr 9, 2021
5 out of 5 starsI'm stocking up for next winter with some more of Maple's marvelous socks. Perfect fit and quality as usual. Thank you!
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Candace on Mar 29, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis Alpaca roving is just beautiful and great to work with!!! The shipping was fast and arrived on time, I had wonderful surprise, a lavender sachet!
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Elyse on Mar 10, 2021
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful socks and great quality! Hard to find socks this size and they fit perfectly!
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Cher on Mar 9, 2021
5 out of 5 starsMy husband loves your socks so much that he wants a drawer full. High praise from the sock snob!
About NorthStarAlpacas
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My barn and a few of the boys.
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My indoor companions
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I'm spinning some fleece while Snickers looks on.
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Pug is always beside me when I'm knitting.
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New lambs arrived. Leonardo DiVinci, Michelangelo, and Donatello. Big boy, VanGough, has cover on to protect fleece.
Doing What I Love
I'm 79 and so fortunate to be fairly healthy and doing just what I want in my Retirement. In the spring of 2018, I learned that I have breast cancer, but I'm doing well.
I'm eager to get up in the morning and get to the barn to feed and clean up after my 13 alpacas and 1 mini horse. Most of the income from my sales goes right back into caring for my 4 leggeds.
I love working with my fleeces. I wash, dye, pick, card, and spin the gorgeous fleece that the alpacas and sheep grow for me. Some of my fleece is sent to Zeilinger's mill in Frankenmuth, Michigan to be made into roving. Zs also spin my sock yarn. The yarn is then sent on to Northland Woolands in Minnesota to be knit into socks. Some of my fleece is also sent to Stonehedge in East Jordan, Michigan, to be made into my yarn that is listed in my shop as mill spun.
I do like to knit but get very bored easily so keep my projects brief, thus my fondness for making hats. It's very difficult for me to make two of the same thing,
My husband died 12 years ago and I have learned that I can manage most of the farm work by myself. After he died, I sold my breeding girls because the birthing was stressful for me by myself. I'm now a fiber farm,
Like my son says, I'm lucky to be doing something that I love that actually pays for itself.
In the fall of 2015, I was contacted by the PBS show called A Craftsman's Legacy to produce a half hour show called The Yarn Spinner (Season 3, Episode 2). You can probably find it on the PBS station that you watch. You can go here to view the short preview video to visit my barn, Eric (the host), and myself. - http://craftsmanslegacy.com/episodes/season_3/Episode-2
If you would like to know more about my daily animal and fiber life, I talk a lot about it on my FaceBook page. Come visit and like me ☺ - https://www.facebook.com/pages/NorthStarAlpacas/277109716245
Shop members
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Maple
Owner, Designer
Production partners
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Northland Woolens
Nelson, MN
Nothland Woolens is a small fiber mill in Minnesota, who do an incredibly beautiful job knitting socks from my animals' fleece.
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Stonehedge Fiber Mill
East Jordan, MI
Stonehedge is a small family run mill in northern Michigan. I send my fleece to them because they process beautiful yarn for me.
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Vermont Fiber Mill & Studio
Brandon, VT
Vermont Fiber Mill is a small mill in Vermont processing animal fibers.
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Zeilinger's Fiber Mill
Frankenmuth, MI
Zeilinger's Mill has been a family run business for over a hundred years. They process all types of animal fiber into products for the fiber arts world, as well as finished items like socks, yarn, comforters..
Shop policies
I promise to every four legged friend that comes to my farm that they will be treated humanely and with respect - and will never be EATEN. My life is centered around loving and caring for my animal friends. Fortunately, my Etsy sales allows me to pay for their feed, their veterinary calls, and to provide the very best for them.
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Payment
Fiber folks must be conscientious and dependable because I have never had a bad transaction. If you need time to pay or have to cancel a purchase, just let me know. I'm naievely trusting and trustworthy.
Shipping
I ship within 48 hours. If you check my Reviews, you will see that I am quite speedy.