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About Laslyn Alpaca

At Laslyn Alpaca, we focus on bringing you environmentally responsible, sustainable, and beautifully crafted fashion and home décor. Our mission is to combine ethical luxury with everyday practicality, ensuring you experience the unique benefits of alpaca products while caring for the planet.

Why Choose Alpaca?

Alpacas are naturally eco-friendly, leaving a minimal environmental footprint. From their gentle grazing habits to the sustainable processing of their fiber, alpacas help you make green choices for your wardrobe and home. Alpaca fiber is lanolin-free, so cleaning it requires less water and no harsh chemicals—great for you and the environment.

Exceptional Benefits of Alpaca Fiber

Alpaca fiber offers unmatched qualities:

  • Soft & Luxurious: A lightweight material that feels gentle against the skin.

  • Warm & Breathable: Perfect for keeping cozy without overheating.

  • Moisture-Wicking & Odor-Resistant: Keeps you fresh and dry.

  • Hypoallergenic: Ideal for sensitive skin.

  • Durable: Alpaca clothing stands the test of time, with some garments lasting decades.

Unique and Handcrafted Products

Every product we offer has a story. From handmade items created on our farm using fiber from our own alpacas to Canadian-made pieces and fair-trade treasures from Peru, each creation is as unique as the alpacas themselves. No two handmade items are alike, ensuring you’ll own something truly special.

Explore timeless designs that combine elegance, comfort, and sustainability. Let Laslyn Alpaca bring a touch of nature's finest luxury to your life.

Who we are and how we got here

We are Doug & Carolyn Lilleyman both from Scarborough originally and have changed careers a few times. With the creation of Laslyn Alpaca we have added another line to our resume.

Some of you may know that we got our start in the fibre world quite by chance, we had no intention of becoming alpaca farmers. We owned Cedars Cottage Resort and when the farm beside the resort came up for sale we purchased it to expand the resort. We purchased two alpacas to reside in the barn and entertain our guests, then we purchased four more alpacas. Then before we knew it we put the resort up for sale and decided to become alpaca farmers. A huge jump for a couple raised in Scarborough.

We had been raising alpacas for 9 years and felt it was time to take more control over our finished products. Carolyn went to Kentucky for a workshop at FeltLOOM and within a day knew that was the new direction for us. We were so excited and anxious to get started Carolyn drove back down to Kentucky a few weeks later to pick up our 72” FeltLOOM, it is the largest loom that the company makes and this was only third one they had produced. The FeltLOOM will allow us to wholesale products as well.

We are now producing fine alpaca felted shawls, scarves and area rugs. As time goes on we will be expanding our product line to include hats, mitts, ponchos and more. The fibre is from our own alpacas, we prepare the fibre to be sent to the mills where it is made into batts. The finished batts are returned to us to be made into felted fabric. All work is done by us here on our ranch. We will also be creating some exciting items by up-cycling fabric and adding alpaca felt to it.

Curious how did we get the name Laslyn? Laslyn is a combination of the last three letters of Doug's name (Douglas) and the last three letters of Carolyn, we are partners in every sense of the word. Our tagline is Fabulous Felt - Sustainable Fashions.

The butterfly in our logo is a symbol of change, transformation, resurrection, and a free spirit. We are taking our alpacas raw fibre and transforming it into wonderfully warm and soft wearable fashions and home decor items.