Alpaca trunk
Sunday Herald – The nights are chilly (hot water’ in this part of the world is a very fluid description) with crystal-bright stars on glinting water and layers of alpaca wool blankets at the cosy guest house, Inti Kala. The next morning’s challenge is the trek to
Local Woman Volunteers to Help Disaster Victims
Hollister Free Lance – Dorrance holds a class on spinning and knitting every third Saturday of the month to show people how to use the alpaca wool. Helping Hands is a weekly feature of the Free Lance that focuses on contributions made by individual volunteers in our
Woman finds natural niche raising alpacas
Morning Sun – Gratiot County resident Maple Smith fell into raising alpacas and spinning alpaca wool around the same time young women were drawn to knitting and crocheting. The result is a perfectly timed venture she has grown to love. A research study

