Everywhere on the Internet, you can read that alpaca wool is of incredible quality. While I like to acknowledge that, these claims often lack the evidence to support their truthfulness. Let’s see...

I LOOOOOOOVE oversized woolen sweaters. I was the kind of kid who would sit on the couch with my knees folded and my sweater pulled out over them.

Generally speaking, it is an undesired trait for woolen items to be shedding. Preferably, you wouldn’t leave any traces of your clothes when you wear them, right?!

Do you recognize those little fuzzballs of wool that end up growing all over a woolen sweater? That is called pilling. You are probably wondering if alpaca wool does it, too.

It might be incredibly counter-intuitive, but alpaca wool is a perfect garment to wear year-round. Yes, not only during fall, winter and spring, but also during summer.

You will find claims on the Internet that alpaca wool is the strongest mammal fiber in the world. You will also find very little evidence that this is true, so I decided to do the research myself.