MARIETTA – Native to the mountainous regions of South America, the alpaca has long been bred for the use of its hair fibers for knitted and woven wares. One Marietta business is excited to provide a ...

SMALL BUSINESS: A Sullivan County alpaca farmer is getting a mill. 'Women will go crazy for this stuff,' she says. Maria Bravo discovered her business dream in 1995, when she was stuck in the Chilean ...

Self-proclaimed “fiber junkie” Vicki Roberts will present a spinning demonstration at 11 a.m. CST on Feb. 29 at Senior Diners’ Club in Harlan Hall in Marshall. Roberts refers to herself as a ...

John McGonagle's alpacas gazing out at the sea. Photo: Lorcan Doherty For centuries, Donegal has been synonymous with wool and spinning. An alpaca owner from Malin Head is giving the old tradition a ...

MARIETTA – Tammy and Lester Marks of Heavenly Sunlight Alpaca Farms will demonstrate spinning alpaca fleece into yarn 1-3 p.m. Jan. 9 at Twisted Sisters Boutique Ltd., 197 Front St. Spinning alpaca in ...

PROSSER, Wash. -- Fiber artists from throughout the Yakima Valley will gather Saturday at Sage Bluff Alpacas in Prosser for the farm’s eighth annual Summer Fiber Arts Festival. The Spin-In is open to ...

WEST BEND (WITI) -- On the softer side, the second annual "Wisconsin Alpaca and Fiber Fest" was held Sunday, April 26th in Washington County. Throughout the weekend, alpacas were on display and ...

For some it started with a picture -- those big, brown eyes and that soft fuzzy 'fro. For others it began with the luxurious fleece. And for still others, it was a yen for a bit of rural life. This ...