Stitchville Alpaca is produced by a Peruvian co-operative which has been working for over a quarter of a century with over 9000 rural artisans to combat poverty. The alpaca wool is locally sourced, hand spun and contains no dyes. The group was the first southern member of the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT).

Why is Stitchville Alpaca individually priced?

Stitchville Alpaca is delivered to us in huge skeins. We wind these skeins into convenient centre pull balls, and whilst doing so we are very attentive to the yarn's natural flow. We would therefore not necessarily cut yarn when we have wound 50gm into a ball, but instead we would cut where a natural interruption (i.e. a knot) occurs. The prices are calculated on per gm basis. We take care to list yarns of any particular colour in one lot/skein at a time, so you don't have to worry about shade discrepancies.