North Light Fibers

They have their own llamas, alpacas, and bison on their farm. It looks very idyllic as they have plenty of space to graze and run around. You can even go inside the alpaca cage and pet them. The alpacas are so cute and gentle but get pretty annoyed quickly… There was this one woman who was aggressively trying to pet them when it was obvious they were running away from her– one of them finally turned around and just spit at her, lol.
Anyways, go inside the alpaca cage to get to the store. The sign is pretty confusing so we had to call the owner. Very nice gentleman.
The store itself is filled with handmade products. There are braided rugs, hats, shawls, and socks. We got two socks made from alpaca wool– so soft. They are pretty pricey but keep in mind everything is handmade so you get what you paid for!

Omgsh! I was IN LOVE with this place. The man working was so friendly and so informative. He even started teaching my mom how to use a loom! I wanted to buy some of the super soft yarn but it was pretty expensive and I am a poor grad student. Everything in there is just gorgeous! And you get to pet the alpacas and friendly dogs. Definitely a must-​stop! I got the felted soap which I love! It would make a great gift!

Checked in again this summer and picked up armloads of stuff– a woven alpaca blanket as soft as butter, a gorgeous alpaca/​merino hand knitted lace shrug and a few skeins of yarn to make myself something nice. The selection of yarns is still small and varies, but everything they had was fantastic. And the alpaca that kept wandering into the shop was something you don’t usually see at your local yarn store.

Camels
bison
and
llamas
North Light Fibers is a working yarn and textile mini mill that also has a little retail store. It was founded in 2008 and sells unique and luxury yarns from such exotic critters like llamas, alpacas, bison, camels and yaks that are kept near the mill. They also sell fibers from silk, bamboo and other natural things.
The retail store has some extremely beautiful hand woven items like shawls, mittens and sweaters but the main business seems to sell the actually yarns that they get from the creatures. A fascinating place to look around and experience a whole different world.
The mill also has lots of classes on knitting, crocheting and other crafts and has the goal of increasing environmental awareness and knowledge of these rather esoteric arts. Keeping, caring for and then shearing the animals and then hand weaving something from the hair is indeed becoming a lost art.
One of the great things about North Lights are the creatures. No cages or small and cramped pens, all the animals roam free in wide open areas. You can actually walk up to the llamas and alpacas and get to see them doing the things llamas enjoy doing. The critters are all seem very mellow, contented and use to people and the parents didn’t seem to mind at all when I went right up to the baby to take a pic.
North Light Fibers isn’t the easiest place to find but it’s a unique place for anyone interested in knitting, crafts, farming, or just a cool place to see some very cute llamas. They are doing something different, creative, imaginative and very cool. A place that is worth the effort to find and one that you won’t soon forget.