Ezra Finch
he got the best crimp of a cria born at our farm. he is dense and has a very bright fleece.
Come to see him at North America and Mapaca.
Invincible Armani
Armani has bred 2 females for crias in summer 2010.
Peruvian presidio
QAI Tina Importo98
Tina has an incredible presence when you see her in the pasture. She has a lot of fleece in a beautiful dark fawn color from head to toes...
QAI1 Angela Importo98
Angela has a totally amazing fleece for her age and she passes it consistently to her crias. Their blankets are ultra fine (baby quality) with no guard hairs and incredible crimp...
SAW Cristobal
Cristobal is a very sweet alpaca. We use her as our VIP, always ready to give kisses. She has a perfect bite and a very cute face...Her first cria, Shalimar Red door is quite amazing. She come bred to Xanadu P Coleridge.
SAW Euphoria
Lively alpaca with a soft character and a fabulous dark fawn and shiny fleece.
SAW Hermes
He is a grand son of Peruvian Don Juan. He got the color of his medium brown sire and he has a fabulous crimp and luster especially for a dark color animal, going from his blanket to the full neck.
SAW White Diamond
SAW White Diamond -- Just to look at her and you know she has Accoyo blood. With a dam who is tall and has a very good micron count, you expect to get the best, and we did. With a micron count of 14.5 at 6 months old, she is really at the top...Her last cria, Shalimar Emporio White is a white female, incredibly soft who just turn 6 months. She has been bred again to Coleridge.
SAW White Patchouly
very strong white female, just weaned
Shalimar Allure
Allure got 3rd at North America 2009,2nd at MAPACA 2009 & third at Green Mountain 2009
Shalimar Emporio White
Very fine white fleece, very fine genetic.
Shalimar Fendi
Fendi has crimps and luster and a very cute head like all her siblings.
Shalimar Flower
very dark brown, very soft, very crimpy and great character.
Shalimar Notorious
very soft fleece
Shalimar Organza
A perfect alpaca, easy going. her fleece has an incredible luster and her head is dead gorgeous.She is 1/2 Accoyo.
Shalimar Red Door
Red Door, a 3/4 Accoyo.
Shalimar Zegna
Gorgeous head, great crimp and as all Lilibelle crias he is very soft.He got 5th at MAPACA 2009, the judge was impressed by his staple length.
Shalimar Zegna
Snowmass Escobar's Sonata
Snowmass midnight magic
snowmass Royal reflection
Snowmass Royal reflection's echoes
a royal brown alpaca female
Tina's Angel
Tina's Angel is 1/4 Accoyo, 1/4 Hemmingway - a fabulous blood line and beautiful! she is a very good mother and has a very soft fleece.
Xanadu P. Coleridge
Xanadu P Coleridge, is consider having an incredible fleeces, not only by us, but also by all judges who have seen him or his fleece
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About the Farm
About the Fiber
Alpaca fiber is on the verge of becoming one of those most sought-after luxury fibers. Learn more of why alpaca fiber is so unique.
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An alpaca from Shalimar can only be an asset to your herd.
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Arequipa
Breeding
If your goal is improve the quality of your existing herd or to begin a herd with the best genetics for your first cria, Shalimar is the place to come.
Farm News
It is the time to start working with the different alpacas going to show this year...At least when it is not too cold.
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Take an online-tour of our farm using our Shalimar Alpacas of Wariwick Virtual Tour!
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Shalimar is the home of a master fiber artist. It shows in the quality of our products.
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ShalpaKKA fashion
Treat yourself garments made by an artist. A truly fine fiber deserves a fine artist to work with it. Shalimar Alpacas has both.
Snowstorm Feb. 25, 2010
over 30" of wet snow.
Upcoming Events
Weaving Lessons
Shalimar is unique in its ability to offer lessons taught by a master weaver with years of international experience. Wouldnęt you want to learn from the best? Weaving can be more than a hobby, it can be art.
Wheel, Spindles, etc.
Our farm store offers products a cut above those found in farmstores of other farms. Patricia studied textile design in Columbia and later in Mexico. She is a skilled weaver with more than 20 years experience in South America, Switzerland, France, and the United States, and is already producing and selling highly sophisticated alpaca fiber fashions.
Why let the competitors take a clear advantage
At a time where the economy dictate us to drastically improve to stay competitive in a global market, we can see a clear difference on prices between top level alpacas and lower level alpacas. Does that means just large ranches or very wealthy breeders are going to make it? The answer is clearly No: We all have to pay more attention to which animals we breed and how. With what we can do in the US we just have to pay attention to increase finesse and density and maybe pay a bit less attention to conformation (even if it is still important), the true value is on the fiber. Look at fleece show, you will see amazing fleeces without knowing the confirmation and that is where the true value of our industry is.
Now if we compare with our friends breeders in Australia we need to be more drastic or they , the Europeans breeders and the big farms in Peru who start to follow them will be way ahead very quickly. Embryo Transfer is a fabulous technique now available for alpacas and largely use in Australia. What does that means?It is very simple: all females alpacas become very interesting as carrier of the best genetic of your breeding program. Instead to progress by generation which is roughly 3 years for an alpaca, you progress in one year. Most important that will increase the value of the imports or old style alpacas, those females becoming carrier of the best you have.
But the best is to read what Janie Hicks from Coolaroo Alpacas in Australia wrote in her website: Coolarooalpacas.com
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Arequipa 1
Fiber Processing 1
Looms
The Baby Wolf loom is compact and portable. The weaving width of the Baby Wolf is 26". With your choice of four or eight shafts, the X-frame design is exceptionally stable and can be easily folded to a depth of 18".
Machu Picchu 1
The famous hichu grass in the altiplano
we had a driveway
By Patricia & Olivier Gilotin
alpacas in deep snow
Arequipa 2
Fiber Processing 2
Machu Picchu 2
Patricia at the sorting in Inca mill, Arequipa
Spinning Wheels
The Schacht Spinning Wheel offers double drive, Scotch tension, and bobbin lead modes of operation. Wheels come with two flyer whorls; five other flyer whorls offer spinning ratios from 4:1 to 27.5:1...
Arequipa 4
Benzoni our Great Pyr
Fiber Processing 3
Machu Picchu 3
Patricia in front of a volcano
Shuttles & Weaving tools
A gorgeous huacaya at the festival
Arequipa 3
Fiber Processing 4
Machu Picchu 4
A Quecha Girl
Arequipa 5
Fiber Processing 5
Machu Picchu 5
Arequipa 6
Fiber Processing 6
Machu Picchu 6
Patricia in front of a typical Peruvian coral
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