Peaceful countryside, friendly alpacas, relaxing activities, and fiber in the colors of the rainbow - that is what makes this farm heavenly.
After settling in Michigan Ruth Affleck visited some alpacas and dipped her hand into their fleeces - after 40 years of spinning wool she was instantly converted to the joys of alpaca fiber.
Alpaca Heaven is a cute little farm near Morrice which Ruth and her cat Cheeky established to continue raising show worthy, breeding alpacas. Ruth supervises alpaca husbandry and training, and Cheeky established and trained the feline crew.
Ruth's breeding objective is fine micron fleeces with generous density and staple, while retaining good conformation and health of the alpacas. To achieve this breedings have been with bloodlines which expound Accoyo bloodlines including progeny from Caligula, Mr President and Matador.
Ruth was raised on a sheep farm in New Zealand where her father taught her animals husbandy and fiber evaluation, and she learnt fiber crafting skills from her mother, aunts and grandmothers. 4 years old, at her father's knew, she knitted a sweater for her teddy bear and at 10 years old, finally tall enough to reach the treadle, she learnt spinning from her mother.
From there nothing held Ruth back from a lifetime of fiber skills and achievements. She has received awards for her spinning, knitting, crochet and weaving in a national and international arena. She offers classes in spinning and fiber arts in Michigan and enjoys seeing her students achieve their fiber dreams. Ruth also provides demonstrations at events and acted as Fleece Show Superintendent at Michigan International Alpaca Fest for 4 years. She sells socks and yarn which been harvested from Michigan alpaca farms, plus spinning wheels and celtic (triangle and square) looms for weaving.
Email all enquiries to Ruth