guanaco fibre

animal-hair fibre

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guanaco

  • guanacos
    In guanaco

    Guanaco fibre, introduced for textile use in the mid-1900s, is valued for its rarity and soft texture and is used for luxury fabrics; it is considered to be finer than alpaca but coarser than vicuña. The pelts, especially of the guanaquito, resemble those of the…

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specialty hair fibre

  • In specialty hair fibre

    …from the Bactrian camel, and guanaco, llama, alpaca, and vicuña (q.q.v.) fibres, all from members of the genus Lama.

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