Farm Store

Our Farm Store offers a variety of alpaca products including yarn, raw fleece, roving, socks, scarfs, hats, gloves, throws, felted soap, sweaters, t-shirts and children's items. All of Thunder River Alpaca yarn, roving and raw fleece is from the alpacas that are raised in a natural environment on our farm. We feed only the finest hay and treat our animals only when medically necessary.

Alpaca clothing is known for being extremely warm, lightweight and soft. What is often forgotten is that alpaca clothing is durable, comfortable and adaptable to every season. The amazing designers behind our clothing are leading the way with innovative concepts and materials that integrate and highlight the best characteristics of alpaca with other natural fibers. They continue to create cutting edge textiles and styles, crafting beautiful designs for every season. Whether you enjoy comfort and warmth during the cold winter months or durability and breath ability in the warm summer season, these alpaca wool products are the perfect addition to your wardrobe.

You can order our products by calling or emailing us or visiting our farm store, which is only open by appointment. We ship our products at a modest charge.

Remember...wear alpaca once and you'll never go back to wool!

Raw Fleece

Raw fleece colors include white, light fawn, medium fawn, brown and black. Price varies depending on fleece quality including micron count and lustre. Animals are shorn each April so new raw fleece is available then. Call for availability and pricing. Sold by the pound or the blanket.

Suri Alpaca Roving

Roving is available by a single color or a mixed group. $5 an ounce.

Suri Alpaca Yarn

Why knit with suri? What can I expect?
• Only 3% of all alpacas are suri.
• Fine suri yarn is a beautiful lustrous yarn.
• 20% warmer than wool, like cashmere in its softness and silk in drape and luster.

How to Use Suri Alpaca Yarn
Suri Alpaca is fine, lustrous, sound, consistent in handle and staple length and considered a luxury fiber. This yarn is ideally suited to shawls, scarfs, lace sweaters, christening bonnets, dresses, mittens and wedding veils. Whether spun in a fine lace weight or a fingerling weight, it should adapt easily to patterns for such garments. Attention to needle size is important. Go down a needle size or two from a pattern created for wool. Always check gauge! Patterns for silk and fine cotton should behave much the same way as suri as these yarns do not have the elasticity of wool.

What are the properties of suri yarn?
• Its drape and weight make it perfect for garments that drape rather than cling.
• Fine and open-work garments are warm.
• Not as resilient as wool but more resilient than silk, cotton or bamboo.
• Suri blocks and holds its shape if it isn't made of heavy yarn and not knit loosely.
• Does not contain lanolin so it is a good substitute for those allergic to wool.
• Hollow fiber that helps regulate your temperature.

Patterns are available. Call for descriptions.

What needles should I choose?
•For knitting suri yarn, smooth wooden or bamboo needles are good. For lace projects, addi lace needles are wonderful. As suri is a slippery yarn, the addi lace needles have just enough drag to hold the yarn on the needle and are still fast.
•The needle size can vary according to project. The finer the needle, the more stable the finished piece.

LIGHT FAWN YARN

100% Suri Alpaca with Angelina
Fingerling, 379 yards, $39

100% Suri Alpaca
Fingerling, Alberto of Thunder River, 213 yards, $29

WHITE YARN

100% Suri Alpaca
Sport Weight, 225 yards, $28
Sport Weight, 144 yards, $17

80% Suri Alpaca, 20% Silk
Lace Weight, 250 yards, Snowmass Lightning Locks, $20
Lace Weight, 250 yards $20
Fingerling, 250 yards, $20
Fingerling, 200 yards, $17

DARK FAWN YARN

100% Suri Alpaca
Fingerling, 250 yards, $27

DARK BROWN YARN

100% Suri Alpaca
Fingerling, 180 yards, $20
Fingerling, 144 yards, $17

SPECIALTY YARNS

100% Suri Alpaca, Tan and Dark Brown
Sport Weight, 195 yards, $22

80% Suri Alpaca, 20% Silk
Sport Weight, 250 yards, $25

100% Suri Alpaca with Copper
Fingerling, 77 yards, $9

Socks
Treat yourself to the comfort of Alpaca! Soft, durable, wrinkle-resistant and eco-friendly, Alpaca fleece is a warm, natural fiber that you'll love to wear every day!

CARAZ CREW, $19
Available in medium only, tan, blue or black.

FAIR ISLE, $19
Available in medium only, brown, black and green.

CLASSIC CREW SOCK, $19

CUSHIONED CREW SPORT SOCK

STRIPED KNEE SOCK
Available in grey, brown or blue.

CUSHIONED SPORT SOCK
Available in natural, light grey or black.

CITY SOCK, $19

HEAVYWEIGHT SOCKS, $22
Available in light brown, dark brown and grey.

TRAILBLAZER 2 SOCK AND
These two socks contains therapeutic copper which has heat reflecting Copper fibers that help relieve symptoms of stress and aging. Known for its antibacterial, antistatic and other beneficial properties

T-SHIRTS
Available in M, L, XL and 2XL. 100% cotton.

Living The Good Life
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Breeding The Best Alpacas
Short Sleeve, Papirka
Long Sleeve, Brown

Fleece Navidad
Long sleeve only.

Organic Soap Hand Felted with 100% Alpaca Fiber

This french milled soap is made using certified organic materials, essential oils, all vegetable base and moisturizing elements. Hand felted with 100% alpaca fiber. Alpaca fiber is hypoallergenic and incredibly soft on the skin. Gently exfoliates skin as it cleans your skin. As the soap gets smaller, the felt continues to shrink. It has a very nice gentle scrubby feel to it an won't slip out of your hands. Available in the following scents: fresh milk and shea, honey and oatmeal, lavender chamomile, unscented goats milk, rosemary, cedar and thyme, and aloe and cucumber.
$11.95 each

HATS

A variety of hats made from alpaca are available. Call for colors and styles.

FINGERLESS GLOVES

A variety of colors are available including light brown, light green, rust, dark blue, red, purple.
$26 to 28 each depending on style

INSPITE SCARF, 100% baby alpaca, $85

INVIERNO SCARF, 84% baby alpaca, 8% lana and 8% nylon, $85

Falla Scarf, 100% baby alpaca, $50

Jacquelin Scarf, 70% baby alpaca and 30% silk, $40

Kabernet Scarf, 100% royal alpaca, $40

Ball Bruse Sprinkler for Nuno Felting

$30 each

Alpaca Manure
PacaDoo™ is a completely odorless fertilizer. It can be applied directly to plants and contains some of the highest nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium available. By pickup or container.