Llama Fibres Used For Making Thick Blankets
Llamas are animals which live on high altitudes of the Andes. Like the Afro-Asian camel, these are pseudo-ruminants; unlike true ruminants they have only three stomachs rather than four. The llama is a domestic animal that has lived with humans since time immemorial. The coat of the llama protects it not just from the cold but also from the heat. Although it does not contain lanolin like sheep’s wool, the density of the coat protects it from the rain too.
The fibres are collected by shearing and by combing and collection during the molting season. When llamas mount they don’t lose all the hair at once, but lose it over a period of some time which may range for a couple of weeks. The hair is sorted according to shade and age of the animal. Color varies from reddish to light brown.
Llama fibre is hollow with a series of diagonal walls through its structure that makes it very light, strong and insulating. It is also superbly soft. Llama fibre is made into knitwear, textile fabrics and suiting cloth. The llama coat contains an extra-strong, protective guard hair that can be used for making blankets, rugs, wall-hangings, rope etc. The llama unlike sheep and alpacas has a coat that stops growing if not shorn usually after two or three years. If it is shorn then it will grow back. It can be shorn annually. Llama fabrics are good for people with allergic reactions to animal fibres and is in good demand during the winter season.
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