Baby Alpaca Fur & Merino Booties

Our adorable, handmade 100% Alpaca and Merino Fleece booties make the perfect baby shower, christening or layette gift.

Soft natural suede sole, 11cm in length for 0-4 Months.

Please note that this item is not washable, due to the ecological tanning process. However, instead of professional dry cleaning, we recommend you gently rub the fur with talc and restore the fluffiness with a wire brush, ideally a pet brush if you have one! Works a treat.

Alpaca Ethical Fur:

The Alpaca fur used in these products is ethically sourced. The Alpacas from which the skins are removed are not killed for their fur.

There is a tradition in Peru which has developed as a result of the death of weaker and very young Alpaca in the harsh Andean Winters. Alpaca roam freely in their natural terrain on the Altiplano of the Andes where temperatures can plummet in the Winter. The fur is mainly from baby Alpacas - or “cria” - which have died of natural causes.

The farmers do not kill their baby alpacas for their skins because it is not financially viable for them to do so. The skins are tiny. Alpacas can live for 20 years, promising a lifetime of shearing potential of far greater value than a single pelt.