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Delicate Shawl/Scarf

10% OFF & FREE SHIPPING
ON ORDERS PLACED by 12/14

“The white shawl is just lovely! It exceeds my expectations. I just love that it is light weight and dainty! I am excited to show it off! Here in Florida, it is perfect over a light jacket and it adds an elegance that is stunning!”

Judy Georgiades

Luxurious and featherweight, our 70% baby alpaca 30% silk delicate shawl can also double and drape as a comfy scarf. Available in 8 colors.
Size: 85" L x 35” W

Weight: 5.3 oz

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Alpaca Institute @ NWA

How to Buy, Breed and Succeed in the Alpaca Business
Find out how to compete and succeed in the 2009 alpaca market. “How to Buy, Breed, and Succeed in the Alpaca Business” will arm both existing and prospective alpaca breeders with training and knowledge to select alpacas, read pedigrees, and use genetic science to develop alpacas with high current market value.

Alpaca Library

What You See Isn't Always What You Get!

Homozygous Suris: What are the Odds?

The Suri Gene Supreme A Crossbreeding Conundrum

	11 days to	Getting Started in the Alpaca Business Learn basic animal handling and how to layout pastures, build a fence, design a barn, give shots, trim toenails, buy hay, and much more. This seminar is the perfect learning experience for anyone who is researching the industry or is about to buy their first alpacas.
	12 days to	Alpaca Business and Tax Planning: Create Your Own Personal Business and Tax Plan Ideally, people who are considering purchasing their first alpacas will take this class before they spend their money. Most successful businesses start with a plan and we will help you create one for the alpaca business.
	13 days to	How to Cash in Using the Ideal Alpaca Communities EPD Program A one day seminar that teaches you how to utilize the EPD selection system to create an elite alpaca herd. We begin by discussing the IAC’s use of fiber sampling, fiber evaluation and the science of EPDs to select the males and females that will maximize genetic improvement in your herd. Next we show seminar participants how to employ the science of EPDs to price and close alpaca sales using the IAC’s internet based marketing platform.

Northwest Alpacas Limited Editions
	Genetic Exchange Northwest Alpacas Announces New Genetics Exchange Program. Trade up your Proven or Maiden Female for one of our “3 Alpacas for the Price of One Packages” or "Double Studmaster male Pregnant Females". Northwest Alpacas is pleased to announce a new program to upgrade your genetics with a new 2009 female cria produced from a Studmaster™ males and is part of the Ideal Alpaca Community EPD program. Her dam is or will be bred to a Studmaster™ male for a cria next year. Click here to view these alpacas
	Very Pregnant Females For anyone who wants to make a high value alpaca purchase, pregnant females are the best choice for several reasons: They have a proven ability to conceive. The shorter the due date, the higher the value of the Dam. Pregnant females will have 2 or 3 cria before a six month old female cria might have 1. Click here to view these alpacas
	Peruvian Collection Northwest Alpacas has just created this collection to quickly identify those alpacas for sale that we have certified full Peruvain which we have documented by pedigree. Click here to view these alpacas

The latest from Northwest Alpacas, the Alpaca Journal. Weekly thoughts, reviews and commentary from all around the alpaca industry. Check out the latest topics.

Recent Topics


Jun 1	The Suri Selection Tool

Jun 1	What You See Isn't Always What You Get! Suri bred to Suri = Huacaya

Jun 1	Homozygous Suris: What are the Odds?

Jun 1	The Suri Gene Supreme A Crossbreeding Conundrum

Jun 1	Alpaca Judging: Art or Science?

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Send an "alpaca e-card"
Check out the NWA photo gallery and send and e-post card to a friend. We have images from all over the world. go to the photo gallery

Alpaca Art Gallery
Northwest Alpacas has recently added an Art Gallery. These prints capture the essence of Peruvian life.
Limited works now available.

Alpaca Books

The Alpaca Chronicles

A new book by Michael Safley

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Alpacas: Synthesis of a Miracle
a book by Michael Safley

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"One of the most important contributions to the Alpaca industry."

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Ideal Alpacas: From Myth to Reality

Complete alpaca information and alpaca consulting - Ideal Alpaca: From Myth to Reality

A new book by Michael Safley

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"A must read for anyone serious about herd improvement, learn how to create the ideal alpaca."

Alpaca Shepherd

A new book by Michael Safley

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"The Alpaca Shepherd walks both new and experienced breeders through the process of building barns and fences, caring for cria, breeding and reproduction, delivering babies and creating a breeding program."

Upcoming Seminars

Getting Started in the Alpaca Business
Level: Introductory Level
Type: 1 Day Course
Friday, December 04, 2009
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Alpaca Business and Tax Planning: Create Your Own Personal Business and Tax Plan
Level: Introductory Level
Type: 1 Day Course
Saturday, December 05, 2009
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How to Cash in Using the Ideal Alpaca Communities EPD Program
Level: Introductory Level
Type: 1 Day Course
Sunday, December 06, 2009
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How to Buy, Breed and Succeed in the Alpaca Business
Level: Introductory Level
Type: 3 Day Course
Friday, January 29, 2010
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Quechua Benefit

Northwest Alpacas is proud to be a sponsor of The Quechua Benefit. Visit Quechua Benefit.org. Travel to Peru or make a contribution.

Alpaca Birth Sequence

Witness the miracle of birth in the highlands of Peru.

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