Emailed to the AOBA membership April 30, 2009: Currently, many claims are made in the marketing of alpaca fiber and fiber products. Terms such as “warmer/stronger than wool”, “soft as cashmere”, “wicking abilities”, non-flammable” and “hypoallergenic” are often used to compare alpaca to other fibers and their products.  To address this AOBA is taking a [...]

May 1st, 2009 | Tags: alpaca fiber, alpaca fiber products, Alpaca Fiber Symposium, alpaca info, alpacas, AOBA, Fashion Design, Gaston College Textile Technology Center, hypoallergenic, North Carolina State University, Student Design Competition, Textile | Category: Business Matters | Comments (2)