The Alpaca is a mammal that lives in high altitudes in South America and has a wonderful fleece that keeps it comfortable at a wide range of temperatures. Alpacas are seasonally shorn of their fleece which is combed and cleaned and made into these gorgeous clothes.
Baby Alpaca is a very fine grade of alpaca fibre, often from the belly of grown-up alpacas, not necessarily from actual baby alpacas. It's around 19-21 micron in diameter.
Alpaca clothing has heaps of benefits for your child and family as it is actually superior to Merino wool in a number of ways!
If you need to wash it, hand-wash in lukewarm water, cool to tepid, no more than 30C.
Use a liquid detergent designed to protect natural fibres for wool as sold in our fabric care category here.
Gently squeeze water through, avoiding any rubbing or wringing action.
Rinse at the same lukewarm, tepid temperature avoiding temperature change. Gently squeeze the water through.
Lay out on a towel, and then gently roll it up to remove excess water. Do not wring or twist the garment.
Lay flat to dry, re-shaping while damp. Avoid direct heat and sunlight.
"These are fine quality, fine knit leg warmers. I have fairly average (not thin) calves and they fit well as there is plenty of ''give'' in the fine rib but they do come up a bit narrower and shorter than the Lana Bambini leg warmers (that I also bought from CB), that are a bit more generous in size. I feel like the Alpaca ones are good if you want a more discreet, smart look and because they are not chunky they make great arm warmers too!"
This was washed... not needed washing yet
This was worn by... Me!
Sizing: A little small
I'd recommend this to a friend.
"Make a terrific difference, now I have warm ankles!"
This was worn by... Grown up me.
Sizing: Feels true to size
"I bought these in warm orange for my drama teacher daughter. She loved them so much, I bought two more pairs!"
This was washed... washed fine
This was worn by... Daughter
"Really great leg warmers. Very soft, stretchy and warm. Great for stuffing into boots to keep my legs warm or warming with slippers around the house."
This was worn by... Me
"Warm & cosy and very good value. I’d buy again definitely. Easy to pull on over your leggings jeans etc and lovely colours to choose from Haven’t washed them yet but I have so many CB products and they all wash extremely well with a gentle hand wash and 800 spin"
This was worn by... Myself
"I bought two pairs and didn’t open them until it was too late for exchange. When I did open one set it turned out I could hardly put them on, so right they were. I have athletic legs but by no means unusually chunky. My 8 year old daughter will hopefully wear the opened set; the other one is still in a cardboard and will likely be donated."
Sizing: Too small
I wouldn't really recommend this to a friend.
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