THISTLEDOWN

We are breeders of fine black and coloured suri alpaca and have been breeding since 2002. We are passionate about suri fleece and have based our breeding programme on selecting for lustre, uniformity of micron, density and luxurious handle in our black and coloured herd. We are at the forefront of suri fibre processing in Australasia and continue to be involved in R&D post the completetion of the Sustainable Farming Fund (Rumplestilskin) commercial processing project... We developed a stong desire to breed black and coloured suri with improved fleece qualities to produce a luxurious and high performing rare natural fibre. This required a good breeding programme selecting for lustre, uniformity of micron, density and luxurious handle. We introduced genetics from America, Peru and Australia... We are passionate about breeding quality black and coloured suri and are committed to seeing the rare suri fibre take its place in the luxury fibre market. We offer solid performing bloodlines..

Primary location: Akaroa New Zealand