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Crying Over Spilt Onions?
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Dr. Ian Davison
Illawarra Alpacas, NSW
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| Fifteen years into the industry and still I struggle with the jargon. Was there ever an industry more beset with quaint and often archaic jargon than the textile industry? Noils, warp, weft, sliver carding tops, etc. etc. - where do they find these words, and to whom are they useful apart from textile manufacturers and Scrabble topics?
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Fiber Characteristics of U.S.Huacaya Alpacas
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Angus McColl, Chris Lupton and Bob Stobart
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| This informative study was conducted to establish a comprehensive profile of U.S. Huacaya Alpaca fiber characteristics that could be useful for educational, promotional, policy, selection, and breeding purposes.
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What Makes a Champion?
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Dr. Julio Sumar
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| I want to talk about "the fleece on the alpaca", and should like to start asking, which are those important characteristics in the fleece?, and are those characteristics all equal in economical and technical terms?
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Alpaca Fiber from the Textile Point of View
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Mike Safley
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| Once alpaca fleece is in the bag, what is it worth? The textile manufacturer could not care less whether the fleece available for sale came from a prize winning stud or the herd's ugly duckling.
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Don't Let Micron Madness Crimp Your Style
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Mike Safley
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| I was always a chubby kid growing up. My Mom, God bless her soul, was the world's finest cook. We ate well, from biscuits and gravy to pork chops and apple pie. As a result I had a high micron count mid-side.
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Fiber Testing Terminology
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Yocum-McColl Laboratories
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| Fiber diameter is measured in microns. One micron is equal to 1/1,000,000thof a meter or 1/25,400th of one inch.
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Methods for Measuring Microns
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By Angus McColl. Yocom-McColl Testing Laboratories
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| Objective fiber testing can be a powerful marketing and genetic selection tool when used properly. Objective measurement is an assessment made without the influence of personal feelings or prejudice.
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Some Views on Evaluating Suri Fiber
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Mike Safley
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| Definitive information about suri alpacas and their fiber is almost as rare as the suri alpaca themselves. A search of publications for articles is restricted to a few technical papers published in South America twenty years ago.
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The Role Of Crimp In The Textile Process
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Mike Safley
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| The term "crimp" has become a very familiar term to Alpaca breeders. Crimp is defined as the natural wave formation of the fiber, expressed as waves or crimps per unit of length. Visually, crimp is most notable in the well organized staples found in the fleece.
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The Studmaster Fleece Report
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Mike Safley
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| I attended the 2004 AOBA/ARI Fiber to Fashion convention in Reno, Nevada. The curriculum allowed attendees to explore the alpaca fiber commercialization process. The speakers included the internationally recognized experts such as Louis Chavez of Peru and Angus McColl who was originally from Scotland and more recently of Yokum and McColl Testing Laboratories of Denver, Colorado.
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