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2. Gift ideas for people who are always cold: Blankets, slippers ...

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   Madison Park Down Alternative Blanket, Full/Queen. $33 at Wayfair. OCOOPA Rechargeable Hand Warmer (1 pack) $20 at Amazon. ... Made of sustainably sourced alpaca and wool, this cozy sweater is ...

3. Alpaca fiber - Wikipedia

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   Alpaca fleece is the natural fiber harvested from an alpaca. There are two different types of alpaca fleece. The most common fleece type comes from a Huacaya. Huacaya fiber grows and looks similar to sheep wool in that the animal looks "fluffy". The second type of alpaca is Suri and makes up less than 10% of the South American alpaca population.

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   With an ample amount of cashmere, wool, and silk pieces included, you'll have no trouble filling your cart. ... The Alpaca Robe Cardigan. $89.00 at everlane.com. ... (Queen) $1799.00 at Saatva ...

5. Hudson's Bay point blanket - Wikipedia

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   A Hudson's Bay point blanket is a type of wool blanket traded by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in British North America, now Canada and the United States, from 1779 to present. [1] The blankets were typically traded to First Nations in exchange for beaver pelts as an important part of the North American fur trade .

6. Navajo weaving - Wikipedia

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   These sheep were well-suited to the climate in Navajo lands, and that produced a useful long-staple wool. [19] Hand-spun wool from these animals was the main source of yarn for Navajo blankets until the 1860s, when the United States government forced the Navajo people to relocate at Bosque Redondo and seized their livestock

7. Yarn - Wikipedia

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   Yarn is selected for different textiles based on the characteristics of the yarn fibres, such as warmth (wool), light weight (cotton or rayon), durability (nylon is added to sock yarn, for example), or softness (cashmere, alpaca). Yarn is composed of twisted strands of fiber, which are known as plies when grouped together. [19]