Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods – 2018 Gourmet Walk in the Woods Auction
Auction Ends: Jul 18, 2018 08:00 PM PDT

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Luxuriously Soft Alpaca Blanket in blues and greens

Item Number
195
Estimated Value
59 USD
Sold
125 USD to Live Event Bidder
Number of Bids
10  -  Bid History

Live Event Item

After the online close, this item went to a Live Event for further bidding. Absentee Bidding offered.

Item Description

This luxuriously soft Alpaca blanket is woven of rich tones of blue, teal, aqua, emerald and forest green. This sumptuous blanket combines beauty, incredible softness, and warmth.  At 65" wide x 88" long, it covers a queen-sized bed.  It can be machine-washed in cold water and machine-dried without heat. The blanket is flame resistant, lighter and softer than wool, and hypoallergenic. Alpaca wicks moisture and has a silk-like shimmer. The soft blend of colors will go well with any decor.

Alpaca fiber is more environmentally friendly than sheep wool: sheep lanolin must be chemically processed out of wool; wider alpaca hooves leave the soil looser and able to maintain the grass, so alpaca graze in one area and don't trample down vast acreage, as sheep do.  Alpaca typically are shorn just once each year, yielding 2-4 kilograms, raising the cost relative to wool--the price for gentler treatment of the animals. 30% synthetic for durability.

This would be a perfect gift--if only you could let it go! 

Donated by Worldly Goods in historic Duncans Mills, CA. Be sure to stop by and appreciate the rest of their extraordinary collection.

http://www.duncansmills.net/wdgpage.html

https://www.facebook.com/Worldly-Goods-101296293283206/

Item Special Note

Sales tax will be applied.  If item cannot be picked up at the Stewards Guerneville Office, shipping costs also will be charged.  

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