Shearing season is now in full swing, and so AFCNA's 2008 clip call gets underway. This year clip will be collected at the Co-op's grading and sorting facility in Tapetes de Lana, Mora, New Mexico. until October 31 of this year.

Details can be found on the AFCNA web site.
The Cooperative is committed to assisting with regional clip collection by subsidizing freight costs for larger shipments of fiber.
AFCNA will pay 1/2 of the shipping charges for amounts of 200-499 pounds, and will pay 100% of freight costs for amounts of 500 pounds or more.

If you are interested in organizing a regional clip collection then contact Greg Schneider as soon as possible.

2008 AFCNA Continental Alpaca Fleece Show

This year will see the 3rd Annual AFCNA Continental Alpaca Fleece Show!
The Continental was the first "mail-in" fleece show, and remains the largest and most prestigious mail in alpaca fleece show.

This year's show will be held August 2-3, 2008 in Denver.
Alpaca fleece judges will include Jill MacLeod, Sharon Loner and Wade Gease.

For more information about the show, including registration forms, please take this link.

Custom Label Socks

Each summer AFCNA offers the option for custom label socks. AFCNA will work with alpaca breeders to develop a label showcasing your farm or business for a nominal per pair fee of $1.
Minimum order size is 144 pair (one gross) in any combination of size and style of AFCNA Extreme Alpaca(tm) socks. All the socks are 100% alpaca but their is no guarantee that it will be your alpaca fibre in the socks you purchase even though your label will be on there.