Did you know wool from Alpacas is 30 percent warmer than traditional sheep's wool?
Alpaca wool is also very light weight and hypo-allergenic. It's for these reasons that Ruth Prankerd of Moonacre Alpaca's has opened an Alpaca product and craft shop at her home on Rawhitiroa Road, Eltham.
Ruth and her husband Murray own Moonacre Alpaca Farm, which has more than 40 alpacas.
"I have always wanted to own alpacas, and when the dairy price dropped again we thought this is the right time to try something new."
The couple have had the alpacas since August 2015 and completed their first shear earlier this year.