Article Info

Article Title
Alpaca Boucle
Author
Patsy Sue Zawistoski
Issue date
Autumn 2024
Issue number
46
Issue topic
Alpaca
Description
For this article, the author used a handspun alpaca yarn for the effect yarn while creating boucle, trying out three different variations: a thin combed Suri top, a cloud of Huacaya, and a carded alpaca roving. Article includes some helpful tips for spinning these boucle yarns and explains how to spin each one: a cabled boucle with a commercial binder and two versions of a class 3-part boucle.
Article topic list
alpaca, carded, cloud, combed top, boucle