Alpaca news

Textile arts students at Warrnambool’s South-West TAFE have been working with alpaca fibre and yarns since the beginning of the year, and are part-way through developing some innovative and beautiful designs.

Some Western Vic. Region members approached the college in an effort to promote the use of alpaca in well designed textiles, and the Weaving Group took us up on our offer. Alpaca fleeces were donated by a number of  our Region’s members, and yarns were supplied by knitalpaca. Both huacaya and suri are being used. Recently the weaving students invited auris Jephcott to seetheir mid-term progress, and discuss the course outcomes.

Students had produced some lovely textiles using alpaca, sometimes with other fibres. The finished peices will be on display at Hamilton Sheepvention in August.

A woven, hand dyed wrap in suri alpaca

To view more of the students’ work, go to http://leisurelylesley.blogspot.com/2010/05/alpaca-project 18. html