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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
The juarizo is a crossbreed with a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=llama llama] father and an [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=alpaca alpaca] mother. The juarizo produces a fine, downy fleece that is valuable. The straight, silk-like wool grows about 8 inches annually. Similar to alpaca, juarizo wool is used for dress fabrics, coat linings, and suitings.
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The juarizo is a crossbreed with a [[llama]] father and an [[alpaca]] mother. The juarizo produces a fine, downy fleece that is valuable. The straight, silk-like wool grows about 8 inches annually. Similar to alpaca, juarizo wool is used for dress fabrics, coat linings, and suitings.
  
 
== Authority ==
 
== Authority ==

Revision as of 10:19, 21 January 2014

Description

The juarizo is a crossbreed with a Llama father and an Alpaca mother. The juarizo produces a fine, downy fleece that is valuable. The straight, silk-like wool grows about 8 inches annually. Similar to alpaca, juarizo wool is used for dress fabrics, coat linings, and suitings.

Authority

  • J.Gordon Cook, Handbook of Textile Fibres:I Natural Fibres, Merrow Publishing Co. , Durham, England, 1984

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