Granite State Alpacas

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Granite State Alpacas

We raise alpacas with personality & provide high-quality alpaca products. Improve your life with alpaca dryer balls, socks, yarn, & more!

Farm tours: Visit the alpacas & leave with a big smile on your face.

07/25/2025

We had a last minute cancellation on Saturday, July 26 at 2pm.

If you’ve been wanting to visit - here’s your chance!

07/24/2025

Anything you can do, I can do better….

Alpacas love to play and sometimes roughhouse.

Whether it’s ankle biting or jumping in the water spray, the boys have a good time.

07/23/2025

I’m starting a new weaving project and it’s a new pattern too.

There’s some loom prep work to do first, but it will be fun to see the pattern reveal itself once I start weaving.

07/23/2025

Today’s weather is perfect!

Bright blue sky, gentle breeze, and warm sunshine.

Ideal conditions for a couple of escorted visits with the herd today. There were many alpaca kisses given, some neck scratches, and Stormy was a total pig (as usual) with the 🥕.

07/22/2025

Testing a new pair of alpaca socks.

They’re lightweight as trouser socks and feel really comfortable to wear

Made with 59% baby alpacas, 29% nylon, & 2% elastano

Would do you think?

07/20/2025

And you just thought they were cute and cuddly 🤣

07/19/2025

Early mornings in my pajamas is the best time for making spontaneous videos 🤦‍♀️

07/19/2025

Stormy supervised as I skirted her fleece today. I took extra care and made sure she was satisfied with my work.

07/16/2025

I learned about dryer balls in 2016 when I was trying to find useful ways to use the alpaca fiber that isn’t good for making yarn. (Not useful because it’s more coarse & has a shorter staple length). This fiber is called 2nds & 3rds.

I was impressed & inspired by the benefits of replacing dryer sheets & fabric softener with a natural & biodegrade product & thought I would give it a try & make my own.

There wasn’t much information on the internet at the time - no YouTube videos like there are now - but I stumbled across a blog post that someone wrote about how they made dryer balls with wool roving & nylon stockings.

The process seemed simple and it was, though I struggled with getting the felting process just right so the dryer balls didn’t fuse with the nylon stockings when I put them through the washer.

Many of the dryer balls I use in my own dryer still have pieces of nylon stuck to them because though they weren’t saleable, I couldn’t bear to throw them out 😄

Over time I tweaked the method I learned to a way that works for me so that the dryer balls are consistently smoooth, seamless and have some squishiness so they are quiet when tumbling.

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Hampton Falls, NH

Website

https://linktr.ee/gsalpacas, https://granitestatealpacas.com/

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