Monsoon Devon
It is grim out there with so much rain. Our fields are sodden and as we are on clay a [...]
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News and updates from the UK Alpaca team
Show winning patterns
Between counting we’ve also been looking back at the 2025 shows and the patterns that you really loved. Two of our designers really hit the spot this year: Tracy Birch and Jemima Bicknell. [...]
Disco Mouse
Disco, our cat, has a lot to answer for. I heard him thrashing about in the night torturing a rodent. Next morning no mouse, no corpse, no Disco. [...]
Snug as a bug: These socks mean business!
The colder weather sets in, alpaca socks are just the thing to keep your feet warm and comfortable. Naturally breathable, [...]
Body Scoring & Rain
It is good to be back on the farm although I keep getting drenched by many squally showers. The only [...]
Top of the Pops
The Knit+ Stitch Show at Alexandra Palace in London was an exhausting but successful marathon. We reckon we sold at [...]
Skiving in Canada
I have been skiving by taking a two week holiday in Canada, half the time in and around Edmonton and [...]
Barber’s pole: the Olympic champion – 2025
This week has been a classic example of what alpacas can face at this time of year. First up, a [...]
Shearing and Breeding – 2025
We’ve completed most of the pressing alpaca work. The young crias have been shorn and had the majority of their [...]
Deliveries and The Cumbria Wool Gathering 2025
Plenty of deliveries in the fields too with eight boys and two girls born in the last ten days. That [...]
Deliveries
Delighted that our new speckledy 4-ply yarn range has been delivered and we are looking forward to seeing what you [...]
Phew! Shearing Is Done for 2025
We were right old crocks after finishing the 2025 shearing of our eighty five alpacas although we did feel a [...]
Devon County Show 2025
Fully recovered now from a Devon County Show that was really hot without a drop of rain, that’s a first. [...]
NEW! Hand Dyed Alpaca Yarns
The bird table at Vulscombe Farm is a sight to behold and our new range of hand dyed yarns were [...]
Warm Wonderwool and Peppercombe
For the first time in years, it was warm at Wonderwool with no need for many layers of clothing. The [...]
Stitch festival 2025
Still unpacking after the Stitch Festival at the Business Design Centre in Islington. Not quite as many customers as 2024 [...]
Spring Clean
Wow no rain, no rain for nearly two weeks, truly wonderful although there are still remnants of the months of [...]
Free International Postage
Our customers outside the UK can now enjoy reduced shipping charges using Royal Mail International Tracked of just £9.95. We [...]
Celebrating Suri Alpaca Yarns
We want to introduce you to our beautiful suri alpaca yarns. This 4-ply yarn is lustrous, lightweight and has a [...]
Midlands Halter Show
It was great to meet up with lots of other breeders at the Midlands Halter Show, held in a big [...]