My husband and I started Alpaca Alley LLC in 2004. We now have an award-winning herd of 100+ alpacas as well as around 70 milk and meat goats, 8 guardian dogs guarding all of the above, and 5 finewool sheep. We are using our alpaca fiber for roving, felt, and yarns. Some of our alpacas have had their fleece tested in the top 1 to 4% of alpacas tested across the country in 2012! Alpaca is a luxury fiber, called by Peruvians the fiber of the gods. Top designers like Armani utilize alpaca in their luxurious clothing and outer garments. We have such fine fleece now that it has become hard to find a mill to process it, as most mills have wool equipment. However, now that we have found a mill or two, our yarns are spectacular.