Join knitalpaca
One of the main aims of knitalpaca is to encourage and support other alpaca growers to produce and promote wonderful alpaca fibre. We now have a growing number of breeders, textile artists and producers in Australia who are keen to share in this dream.
Are you an alpaca breeder with animals of various colours? Have you thought of developing your enterprise by value adding, by producing luxurious alpaca yarn for knitting and textile design? knitalpaca may be a good start to achieving your goals.
As well as benefiting our own studs and businesses, our aim with knitalpaca is to help establish luxury alpaca product in Australia, and to support regional and rural communities, in particular breeders of coloured alpaca, by identifying and developing business models which will be effective for all.
The Benefits
- If you join knitalpaca for just $50 for the first year, we will provide help and support in marketing your alpaca products. This includes a free copy of the article “The Six Keys to Marketing Success”, suggestions and ideas of how you can best capitalize on your alpaca products.
- A full page on this website devoted to you and your stud.
- Your fleece processed into soft, luxurious knitting yarns by a specialist fibre mill. In addition your yarns will be promoted on the main Yarns page of our website.
- Access to our unique Knit Kits. The kits feature designs which make the most of the luxury feel and softness of alpaca, with simple to knit, original patterns and instructions. Packaging is designed to add to the luxury feel, and helps create a unique alpaca product. As a knitalpaca Partner, you can access complete kits at wholesale prices, or purchase just the basic packaging and patterns, and add you own alpaca yarn.
- Regular news updates on the progress of knitalpaca.
- Access to specially sourced garment patterns designed for alpaca yarns.
Interested? Just email Lauris at knitalpaca for more information and an application form.
knitalpaca partners
One of the main aims of knitalpaca is to encourage and support other alpaca growers to produce and promote wonderful alpaca fibre.
We now have a growing number of breeders, textile artists and producers in Australia who are keen to share in this dream.