Lowton
Farm
Devon, England |
Welcome to SouthWest Alpacas
UK Alpaca Breeders |
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Alpacas - The Sustainable Lifestyle
Choice
Hello
from Peter and Jacquie Watson, and welcome to South West Alpacas.
We decided to set up an alpaca farm when we moved to our 27-acre smallholding in Devon some
years ago. We looked at more conventional livestock options, such as
sheep and cattle, but saw a lot of problems compared with the apparent
attractions of keeping alpacas. Then we saw some beautiful alpacas for sale, and just couldn't resist!
We have been running our alpaca farm in Devon for over 10 years now, and think we know a least a bit about keeping alpacas. So please
do feel free to contact us directly if you would like to find out more
about buying
alpacas and keeping alpacas as a sustainable alternative to conventional farming methods. We welcome visitors to our alpaca farm to see some of the friendliest alpacas in Devon, if not the whole UK ! We also have a selection of alpacas for sale with top quality and prize-winning colour genetics - see below.
Top Quality
&
Prize-winning Colour Genetics |
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click
here to see our alpacas for sale
Starting Out with Alpacas
- an article for beginners - |
Playtime
in the sun.
Click on the image to see more cria at play ! |
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"If only we knew then what we know now!"
We bought our first alpacas in Devon nearly a decade ago. Recently, International Camelid Quarterly asked us to write an introductory article on setting up and managing a small herd for people just starting out with keeping alpacas. It's a good starting point if you're thinking about buying and keeping alpacas, and want to know what is involved in running an alpaca farm.
So to find out more about keeping alpacas, just click on the picture on the right . . . > |
Here Jacquie is ensuring that the information
in this article is completely accurate and up to date
by conducting field research with our resident team of
alpaca experts at South West Alpacas in Devon.
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Alpaca
Knitwear
The softer, kinder choice
If you'd like to know what happens to the lovely Alpaca fibre, visit our Isles of Avalon website, where we display our unique range of luxury
alpaca knitwear and yarns. Produced in very limited quantities, our
exclusive garments have been specially designed to take full advantage
of the unique properties of alpaca fibre. All
our garments are individually made and carefully hand finished,
using the finest alpaca yarns specially selected by us to ensure the highest level of
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New Alpaca Handknits
for Babies & Kids
Our hand knitted garments are individually crafted Devon using only the softest luxury baby alpaca or baby alpaca and silk mix yarns. They are based on my own designs which incorporate traditional lace and stitch patterns.
Many of the baby and children’s garments are knitted from my memory of the traditional designs used by my mother and grandmother, which lend themselves well to the softness and warmth of baby alpaca.
 Some others are my interpretation of designs in an Italian baby-wear boutique we saw whilst on holiday. Beautifully soft and warm, these delicate alpaca handknit garments are a very special gift for a very special little person.
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From Alpaca Farm
to Alpaca Yarn!
We now offer a unique range of very special natural alpaca yarns. Our own Isles of Avalon range is spun from the very finest baby alpaca fibre to make a luxurious yarn with the extreme softness and subtle lustre only the best alpaca can offer.
Four yarn types are available, each with its own unique character. Three of the yarns are made from the finest undyed, unbleached natural white fibre, and are ideal for hand dyeing.
The forth yarn is our latest addition to the range - pure baby alpaca from the fleeces of three individual animals from our own farm, spun locally. Available in the natural fleece colours of Dark Chocolate, Medium Fawn (shown above) and Light Cream.
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Admittedly, not much to do with keeping alpacas - but we all need a holiday sometime!
To find out more about our new Villa on the FamousTurquoise Coast of Turkey near Uzumlu,
just click the link
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