Embroidered alpaca shawls are incredibly soft to touch. They are devoid of all kind of scratchings or itching as it has smooth cell structure. Alpaca fiber works as a excellent protection from the cold. The fiber has a classy touch which oozes out warmth & protects from chilly weather.

Alpaca fiber is a rare type of fiber. The fabric is five times warmer than sheep wool fiber and luxurious than cashmere. It is considerably much stronger and resilient. It is lightweight with high insulation value. They do not easily break, fray, stain or accumulate charges of static electricity. They are very easily laundered involving less or no fussiness.

The fabric is such that they can be attired in any manner, either as a scarf over the shoulders or even as a head scarf.

Types
Considered as one of the most numerous of the four South American camelid species, alpaca fibers is classified as per their fineness and qualities. Such as :

• Royal Alpaca (less than 19 microns)
• Baby Alpaca (22,5 microns)
• Super Fine Alpaca (25,5 microns)
• Huarizo (29microns)
• Coarse (32 microns)
• Mixed Pieces (short fibers coarser than 32 microns)

Color
Embroidered alpaca shawls are found in up to 22 colors & more. The assorted natural colors help in imparting that classy look to the fabric.

• Blue
• Red
• Bronze
• Olive
• Amethyst
• Emerald
• Ash
• White
• Black
• Grey
• Fawns
• Browns
• Multicolored

Designs & Patterns
The luxuriously rich embroidered alpaca shawls are available with varied designs & patterns, giving extra room for the artisans to experiment with their talents.

• Floral motifs
• Diamond lattice pattern embroidery
• Intricately patterned borders
• Fringes
• Finest stitches
• French knots
• Kashmiri embroidery
• Bead work

Punjab & Uttar Pradesh are known for manufacturing embroidered alpaca shawls.