We are proud to support all things alpaca and have recently published this effort to various alpaca related newsgroups...
HELP SUPPORT THE ALPACA "RESEARCH RUG" EFFORT
Are you sitting on bags and bags of alpaca fiber 3rds and don't know how to put them to good use?
PurelyAlpaca (http://www.purelyalpaca.com/), and online alpaca products boutique and alpaca advocate invites you to get involved in the effort to support ongoing alpaca research and student veterinarians at the Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine in Pullman, WA (http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-vth/camelids/). The Camelid Education and Research Fund had been to assist the WSU program through awareness and fundraising.
The WSU program has been a great benefit to Pacific Northwest alpaca farms and through its ongoing education and research helps alpaca owners everywhere.
To help support the College of Veterinary Medicine at WSU, PurelyAlpaca is soliciting alpaca farms everywhere to contribute their "2nds and 3rds" to the production of these excellent quality floor rugs for the home.
When an alpaca gets its annual shearing, the fiber is typically sorted into its Prime or Blanket (aka 1st) clip and its 2nds and 3rds clips, which may be put together or sorted. The Prime or Blanket clip, which comes from the main body of the alpaca is most commonly used for premium alpaca garments like sweaters. The "2nd" fiber from areas such as the neck or upper legs is typically used for hats or gloves. The "3rds", typically from the lower legs and belly and possibly chest are great for items like these rugs. The superior strength of alpaca fiber and its resitance to wear makes it an ideal rug material.
A portion of your purchase of this rug will go toward further research and veterinarian training at the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine. To learn more about the WSU program, see the link above or contact:
Lynne Haley
Veterinary Development and External Relations
P.O. Box 657010
Pullman, WA 99164-7010
(509) 335-5021
If you have an alpaca farm and would like to contribute to this good cause with your fiber, please contact http://www.purelyalpaca.com/ directly.
ABOUT THE RUGS
Made in the USA by Reinhard, an Austrian immigrant with 4-5 employees in a tiny factory on a dusty stretch of highway in the middle of the Texas plains, each rug is a work of art from this long time extraordinary rug weaver. The tiny factory sells its All American made goods to 300 outlets around the world including stores like Ethan Allen. The factory ships these soft rugs to the finer shops of Europe. One of the rugs "will probably outlast you," says Reinhard.
For more information and pictures, please see this link: http://purelyalpaca.com/product_info.php?products_id=489
-Brian
http://www.purelyalpaca.com/ - Naturally Unique Clothing and Gifts
Battle Ground, WA
1-877-PURELYA
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006
It's Artist Season!
At this time of year we typically request the fiber artists and other skilled crafters who use alpaca fiber consider listing their alpaca hats, scarves, shawls, artwork etc. on PurelyAlpaca.com.
We like to offer these items to add to our breadth of selection and also we like to support alpaca fiber artists. It's all about being "Purely Alpaca"!
Of particular need this year are alpaca baby booties and hair scrunchies.
If you know of anyone spread the word.....
We like to offer these items to add to our breadth of selection and also we like to support alpaca fiber artists. It's all about being "Purely Alpaca"!
Of particular need this year are alpaca baby booties and hair scrunchies.
If you know of anyone spread the word.....
Alpaca products keep coming!
This week a flood of new and interesting alpaca products are coming into our warehouse. New alpaca scarves, alpaca jackets and coats. Even a new alpaca Christmas sweater! It's great fun to see all the new items. The alpaca garment industry, though still in its infancy is alive and well!!
Still more new items going on the site in the next week!
-Brian
Still more new items going on the site in the next week!
-Brian
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
INSTANT new alpaca product feed
We were thinking....
Many of our customers are hitting the New Items link on PurelyAlpaca.com but unless they hit it daily they still might miss a new product. We literally have placed items online in our online boutique only to have them sold hours later. We're getting a lot of new items this year, many "on trial" as possible lines next year, so we'll have a lot of these unique offerings this fall. We have alpaca sweaters, alpaca scarves and new alpaca hats that are all limited run "test" items from artists in the USA and South America. There will be a lot of new alpaca products, alpaca yarn and gifts posted in the next couple of months.
So we figured a lot of our website visitors are missing out. Well this just won't do. :) So what we did was create a simple RSS Feed. This lets you use a freely available RSS reader to connect to PurelyAlpaca's RSS feed. This way, whenever we add or update a product you'll know about it, instantly.
We were thinking more...
This could be fun. We can put things up and see how long they last. If enough people use the RSS Feed perhaps we'll offer "instant sales", offering great bargains on items just for our most "attached" customers. Gee, what else could this lead to?....
To see more and sign up, go to http://purelyalpaca.com/rssfeed.html
Will you let us know your thoughts on the idea?
-Brian
PurelyAlpaca
1-877-PURELYA
Many of our customers are hitting the New Items link on PurelyAlpaca.com but unless they hit it daily they still might miss a new product. We literally have placed items online in our online boutique only to have them sold hours later. We're getting a lot of new items this year, many "on trial" as possible lines next year, so we'll have a lot of these unique offerings this fall. We have alpaca sweaters, alpaca scarves and new alpaca hats that are all limited run "test" items from artists in the USA and South America. There will be a lot of new alpaca products, alpaca yarn and gifts posted in the next couple of months.
So we figured a lot of our website visitors are missing out. Well this just won't do. :) So what we did was create a simple RSS Feed. This lets you use a freely available RSS reader to connect to PurelyAlpaca's RSS feed. This way, whenever we add or update a product you'll know about it, instantly.
We were thinking more...
This could be fun. We can put things up and see how long they last. If enough people use the RSS Feed perhaps we'll offer "instant sales", offering great bargains on items just for our most "attached" customers. Gee, what else could this lead to?....
To see more and sign up, go to http://purelyalpaca.com/rssfeed.html
Will you let us know your thoughts on the idea?
-Brian
PurelyAlpaca
1-877-PURELYA
Monday, October 16, 2006
Busy busy boom!
Have you been busy lately? We surely have been!
We're excited to announce that PurelyAlpaca is now located in Battle Ground, WA! The new headquarters is as of October 1, 2006. We have a new facility for our store office and warehouse as well as a new farm (we also raise alpacas) and of course a new house. Still moving in on all three areas... It's also the peak time of year for us as we are checking in a flood of exciting new alpaca products for the Fall season. Some of them we hope you will really like. We have new designer clothing, new and improved fashion accessories and of course new gift items for friends and family.
Things are still arriving so be sure to check back often in October and November as we load the items online. See the enclosed New Products link to see what has recently been added or updated.
Are you slightly technical? PurelyAlpaca can send your an RSS feed which will let you know when any new products are added. Some of our designer products are so unique and of such limited runs that they go up online 1 day and are gone the next. Don't miss any of them by subscribing to the PurelyAlpaca RSS feed. See the bottom of any page on http://purelyalpaca.com to get hooked up.
-Brian
We're excited to announce that PurelyAlpaca is now located in Battle Ground, WA! The new headquarters is as of October 1, 2006. We have a new facility for our store office and warehouse as well as a new farm (we also raise alpacas) and of course a new house. Still moving in on all three areas... It's also the peak time of year for us as we are checking in a flood of exciting new alpaca products for the Fall season. Some of them we hope you will really like. We have new designer clothing, new and improved fashion accessories and of course new gift items for friends and family.
Things are still arriving so be sure to check back often in October and November as we load the items online. See the enclosed New Products link to see what has recently been added or updated.
Are you slightly technical? PurelyAlpaca can send your an RSS feed which will let you know when any new products are added. Some of our designer products are so unique and of such limited runs that they go up online 1 day and are gone the next. Don't miss any of them by subscribing to the PurelyAlpaca RSS feed. See the bottom of any page on http://purelyalpaca.com to get hooked up.
-Brian
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