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25.01.2022 MORE EDUCATION ON SOCIAL DISTANCING NEEDED FOR THE ALPACAS They just dont get it!

25.01.2022 Baling the 20 to 22 micron alpaca fleeces for our next processing run. Should produce some stunning Alpaca Ultimate yarns.

25.01.2022 Good morning! Happy Shear for Light Day! If you are wanting to support us and our farmers here in Australia, there are a few things you can do! 1) Come up and s...upport our shearers as they take on this challenge! The event will be kicking off at 4pm at Coolaroo 475 Woodlands Road, Mittagong NSW! 2) To donate to our Australian Charity please follow this link: https://www.buyabale.com.au/donate/?supporter_id=162227 See more

23.01.2022 First show of 2020. Ready to go at the Gunning Show.

23.01.2022 LANDSCAPES WOOL DYES Choose from 89 colours currently available from our online shop including the full range of the 24 new "Seasons' wool and silk dyes. www.australianalpacayarn.com.au

21.01.2022 Daltilda KASPER, an impressive stud male just like his sire, Encantador Fenomeno.

20.01.2022 RETIRED: My last day of work today! (going back to do some work in the future, maybe one day a week) but I am officially a pensioner as of today (old age creeps up so fast). Wish Graham luck as I will be home to annoy him all the time now.

20.01.2022 This is what it is like at our property at the moment in Yass. Bare paddocks, dust storms and need to protect from desert conditions while carting water to the alpacas.

19.01.2022 Looks like being a good Spring for ROSES this year at Lualto Alpacas at Yass, NSW.

18.01.2022 For our complete range of 100% Australian Alpaca yarn see our website: www.australianalpacayarn.com.au We have all the different plys of yarn listed available in 1, 2, 4, 8 ply and our boucle range. Available in 50g balls and 2 and 4 ply are available on cones for the weaver or machine knitter. We also have a range of knitting needles and accessories.

18.01.2022 The first one on our last day of helping shearing for 2019.

18.01.2022 NEW 4 PLY COLOUR. We now have another colour in our 4 Ply 100% Australian Alpaca yarns. Available in 50 gram balls or on cones. This photo is a hat that Graham crocheted using 50 grams of 4 Ply Salmon.

18.01.2022 70% ALPACA / 30% SILK - One Ply Yarns We have new supplies of our 1 Ply Alpaca Ultimate knitting yarn, made from Australian alpaca, now with 10 colours available through our online store at www.australianalpacayarn.com.au

17.01.2022 Thank you to all the people involved in the Knitters Guild NSW for another great Fibrefest. We had a good time and looking forward to 2020.

16.01.2022 CAPITAL REGION YARN & FIBRE SHOWCASE Dont miss this event next Sunday 15th March held at Westwood Farm, 244 Kambah Pool Road in Kambah, ACT. We will be there with our full range of 100% Australian Alpaca Yarn from 10am to 2pm. Thank you to the Queanbeyan Group of the NSW Knitters Guild for organising this event.

16.01.2022 Shearing done for another year, followed by a cold change, rain & strong winds. Luckily the alpacas have green grass & shelter belts to keep out of the wind today.

16.01.2022 Rufous (Rufous Whistler) comes to visit everyday and look at himself in the window. Will do this all day.

16.01.2022 Another Fleece for our next 1 Ply Alpaca/Silk yarn processing from todays fleece classing. This fleece is from Lord of Camelot (a son of Softfoot Ryjel), his ...5th fleece with the following statistics: 19.4 micron, 4.5 SD, 97.1% CF - very lustrous. Natasha Clark your advice to purchase his mother at the auction was greatly appreciated. See more

16.01.2022 Pictures of the dam before and after the forcastered rain. Umm. Maybe one day. Anyone interested in buying a farm.

16.01.2022 Photos of 4 of the dams, on our place, at the moment. (Dam 2 is usually up to the bottom of star picket, bottom left hand corner) Wonder what they will look like after all the rain that is forecast. Will keep you posted.

15.01.2022 Alpaca Ultimate 1 Ply with 30% silk is used in Linders Socks luxurious Alpaca/Merino/Silk socks.

13.01.2022 FIBREFEST 2019 We will be attending the NSW Knitters Guild annual FibreFest day held at the Sisters of Mercy Convent, 30 Queen St in Singleton on Sunday 27th October. Come along and say hello and see the wide range of colours in our 100% Australian Alpaca Yarn available in 1 Ply (with 30% Silk), 2, 4 and 8 ply yarns plus a Boucle. We will also have a range of knitting patterns available, knitting needles, crochet hooks and other knitting accessories.

12.01.2022 Dont you just love alpacas? Such soft fleece too! Australian Alpaca Yarns adventure into the world of alpacas is told by Tim Toshack and Graham Lugg.

10.01.2022 It's snowing at Davis Lane, Bowning.

08.01.2022 This is our property at the moment just outside of Yass. Dry, no feed and water is running low. We try to support other alpaca breeders by buying their fleece to produce our 100% Australian Alpaca Yarn. If you could consider us for any future purchases, it would be greatly appreciated so we can purchase some water and feed for our beloved animals. Thank you. www.australianalpacayarn.com.au

07.01.2022 SHAWL PINS NOW AVAILABLE We have a range of Knit Pro Shawl Pins, an ideal accessory for your knitted shawl or scarf, now available from our online shop www.australianalpacayarn.com.au under the Knitting Accessories listing.

07.01.2022 Only 14 to go and 2020 shearing will be completed. Just before the rain.

06.01.2022 Australian Alpaca Yarn / Alpaca Ultimate will be donating 20% of all retail sales to the bush fire disaster. Given that there are a lot of people going through worse circumstances then us at the moment, with some losing everything, we will donate 20% of all retail sales to the Go Fund Me fundraiser set up by Magda Szubanski for ongoing mental health for people affected by the bushfires. This will run from now until 26 January Australia Day. We wish we could do more but hope this may help in some way. All the best to all those affected by the bush fires and thank you to all the firefighters helping to protect us all through these difficult times. Tim & Graham www.australianalpacayarn.com.au

06.01.2022 Will be cooking on our new stove tonight in our nearly finished renovated kitchen.

05.01.2022 Canberra Royal Fleece Show judging is up and running. Thanks to the judge Bronwyn Munn, Ann Ranyard, Margaret Dorsch, Pauline Rouse and David Rouse, Tim and Graham.

05.01.2022 GALAN and his cat.

05.01.2022 For our complete range of 100% Australian Alpaca yarn see our website: www.australianalpacayarn.com.au We have all the different plys of yarn listed available... in 1, 2,4, 8 ply and our boucle range. Available in 50g balls and 2 and 4 ply available on cones for the weaver or machine knitter. We also have a range of knitting needles and accessories. See more

04.01.2022 All set up for the Capital Region Yarn and Fibre Showcase at Westwood Farm on Kambah Pool Road. If you are in the area come and say hello.

03.01.2022 One of our fleeces that we skirted today to go into our next batch of fibre to be processed. This fleece will come back in our 1 PLY range. 70% Australian Alpaca / 30% Silk. Stay turned, maybe a couple of new colours as well as the old favourites.

03.01.2022 NEW 4 PLY SCARF PATTERN. Just loaded on our website is The Goldfields Scarf pattern in 4 ply Alpaca Ultimate yarn. An easy lace pattern designed by Anne OHara, using just 2 x 50 gram balls. Very light and very warm. Printed & downloadable patterns available or buy in a Knitting Kit, just choose from our range of 4 Ply colours. www.australianalpacayarn.com.au

03.01.2022 Dont forget to come and see us at the Goulburn show this weekend, Hephner and all of his friends will be there Jacki Waugh Laura Fletcher

03.01.2022 All set up for FibreFest 2019.

03.01.2022 Christmas Day at Lualto Alpacas / Australian Alpaca Yarn at Yass. No different to any other day lately, dry, hot, feeding alpacas, no sign of rain, but at least not much smoke today from the coastal fires. Merry Christmas to everyone.

03.01.2022 Fleeces for the 2020 Canberra Royal Show are now on display. If you are ar the show make sure that you have a look at these stunning fleeces.

02.01.2022 Some of the garments that were awarded the prize vouchers that we donated for the 2020 Royal Canberra Show. Congratulations to all the winners the entries looked stunning.

02.01.2022 Dont forget to leave some water out for the wildlife in these hot times. This blue tongue was appreciative of a drink this afternoon.

01.01.2022 Cheryle from Texas in Queensland sent us this photo of a wedding veil that she hand knitted using our Alpaca Ultimate 1 Ply knitting yarn (70% Australian Alpaca and 30% Silk). Absolutely stunning. The talent of people using our yarn amazes us and we are always so pleased when they send us their photos of what they have created and their comments regarding how they enjoyed using our yarn. Well done Cheryle, you are very talented.