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    Vicuna
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    Product Information

    Brand: Windy Valley
    Yarn Name: Vicuna
    Fiber Content: Wool
    Ball Weight: 28.5g
    Yardage: 217 yds.
    Texture: Fuzzy
    Yarn Weight: Laceweight
    Gauge: Various
    (Stitches per 4.0 inches/10cm.)
    Needle Sizes: Various
    Care: Hand Wash & Dry Flat.


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    "Vicuna" Yarn

    As the ancestor of the modern-day alpaca & close cousin to the guanaco, vicunas are known as the "bearers of the golden fleece" for good reason. Vicuna is the rarest & finest hair fiber available in the world, & these animals live only in the upper altitudes of the Andes Mountains. Since each animal produces only about 4 ounces of harvestable fiber each year, that also adds to its rarity. Vicuna fiber is lighter, softer & warmer than any other hair fiber -- even the guard hairs are soft! -- and since the fiber is sensitive to chemical treatment, vicuna yarn is left in its natural color -- a spicy cinnamon shade.

    Also vicunas were nearly hunted to extinction because of their fleeces, but in 2002 a certification process was developed to insure that vicuna fiber was legally obtained by which vicunas are rounded up, sheared alive, returned to the wild & then not sheared again for at least another two years. Windy Valley's vicuna is imported from Peru following these strict guidelines & meets all certification standards.
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    Our Price: $299.85

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