New Zealand is the industry leader and exporter of sheep meat and byproducts.

We sell a wide range of sheepskin and products made from Sheepskin such as slippers, boots, rugs, bedware, skin vests, hats, caps and much more

By comparison, most synthetic fiber blankets can absorb between 2 and 3% moisture before feeling wet. Best of Alpaca fleece is hypoallergenic. Its porous, dry nature is hostile to Dust mites, a common cause of asthma and allergies. The addition of Merino wool allows the blanket to be washed more frequently and maintain its shape through regular use.Care Instructions: The optimum cleaning method for Best of Alpaca Blankets is a gentle dry-cleaning.

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Ever since sheep was introduced into New Zealand in 1773, there are now 40 million sheep in the country. New Zealand is the industry leader and exporter of sheep meat and byproducts. We sell a wide range of sheepskin and products made from Sheepskin such as slippers, boots, rugs, bedware, skin vests, hats, caps and much more. We even have Sheep Skin Car seat covers!

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. We sell a wide range of sheepskin and products made from Sheepskin such as slippers, boots, rugs,

. We sell a wide range of sheepskin and products made from Sheepskin such as slippers, boots, rugs,

skin vests, hats, caps and much more. We even have Sheep Skin Car seat covers!

Up until the 1870s squatters washed their sheep in nearby creeks prior to shearing.^[2] Later some expensive hot water installations were constructed on some of the larger stations for the washing.^[3] Sheep washing in Australia was influenced by the Saxony sheep breeders in Germany who washed their sheep and by the Spanish practice of washing the wool after shearing. There were three main reasons for the custom in Australia:

1) The English manufacturers demanded that Australian woolgrowers provide their fleeces free from vegetable matter, burrs, soil, etc.

2) The dirty fleeces were hard to shear and demanded that the metal blade shears be sharpened more often.

3) Wool in Australia was carted by bullock team or horse teams and charged by weight. Washed wool was lighter and did not cost as much.

The practice of washing the wool rather than the sheep evolved from the fact that hotter water could be used to wash the wool, than that used to wash the sheep. When the practice of selling wool in the grease occurred in the 1890s, wool washing became