A Definitive Guide to Alpaca Fibre

Cameron Holt is a well-known leader in the alpaca education community who has been studying and researching alpaca fiber for decades in Australia and around the globe. Now, the culmination of his life's work is available to everyone with 'A Definitive Guide to Alpaca Fibre!'

Cameron Holt has experience for 50 years in the fibre industry with 25 of those later years dedicated to alpaca research and education. In 1990, because of Cameron's long involvement with wool, mohair and cashmere, he was asked by the founding fathers of the Australian Alpaca Association to develop an educational program and to help in the setting up of standards for both testing and judging of alpaca fleece. His numerous research programs and publications over these years helped enable this book to be written.

In 2012 Cameron was honoured for his work with the alpaca industries in Britain and Australia with Life Memberships to their organisations. The following year he was awarded the "AOBA Distinguished Judge Award" to recognise the lasting and significant contribution to the alpaca industry he had made which was well beyond general expectation. Cameron is still travelling internationally, judging and training for a number of alpaca associations.
 

• fibre histology
• alpaca identification and structure
• factors that influence the value of alpaca fibre
• fibre metrology
• alpaca fibre characteristics
• shearing shed and pre-classing
• classing of alpaca fibre
• advanced fibre appraisal
• maximising your return from alpacas
• overview of processing
• fleece judging.