Naturally Coloured Yarn – Baby Alpaca · 100 g

A naturally coloured yarn for mindful handcraft and timeless pieces.

Product Description

This naturally coloured yarn is spun from 100% baby alpaca and offered in plant-dyed shades as well as in undyed white.
The coloured shades are created using traditional dyeing processes with plants and minerals from the Peruvian Andes. This knowledge has been practiced for generations by Andean women living in high-altitude communities and is passed on orally, from mother to daughter, as a living cultural heritage.

The undyed white version is left completely natural, showing the pure colour of the alpaca fibre itself. Presented in elegant skeins (madejas), the yarn is suitable for hand knitting, crochet and other textile techniques, and works both as a calm base or as a naturally coloured accent in wool projects.

Reduced, honest and deeply connected to its origin, this yarn is made for people who value natural colour, traditional craftsmanship and material authenticity.

Key Facts

Material

• 100% Baby Alpaca

• Plant-dyed colours or undyed white

  
  

Yarn details

• Weight: 100 g
  
• Approx. length: 200 m
• Presented in skeins (madejas)

Use

• Hand knitting
  
• Crochet
  
• Other handcraft techniques

Color & Dyeing

• Plant-dyed colours
  

• Undyed white

  The coloured shades are dyed using plants and minerals from the Peruvian Andes, following traditional processes.
  The undyed white version remains completely natural, without the use of dyes.
  Slight variations in colour are part of the character of artisanal dyeing and natural fibres.

Knitting guide

Recommended needle size: approx. 4–5 mm

• 4 mm: denser, clearer stitch definition
  
• 4.5–5 mm: softer drape and lighter feel, ideal for scarves and shawls

The choice of needle size influences the look and feel of the finished piece.

Origin

• Made in Peru

Care recommendations

• Airing is often sufficient.
  
• Hand wash cold or use a wool cycle up to 30 °C.
  
• Use wool detergent only.
  
• Do not tumble dry.
  
• Dry flat.

These recommendations apply to finished pieces made from this yarn.

Certified Material

The alpaca yarn used for this product is certified according to OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 (certificate no. 12.HPE.10688).