Dear Indiana Alpaca Association Member,

My name is Lila Beghtel, and I live in Anderson. I am a 13 year old homeschool student and I show my alpaca, Syd, in 4-H every year. One of the requirements for our county’s 4H program is that all members in our club complete a poster educating the public about llamas or alpacas. In the past, I have completed poster projects about dying fiber, shearing my animal, creating a new home for an alpaca, commercial processing of alpaca fiber, and alpaca care around the United States (that one won Sweepstakes at the Indiana State Fair!). 

This year I have decided to make a poster showing the 16 pure solid standard colors of an alpaca.  I am writing to ask for your help in obtaining samples of each of these 16 colors. If you have pure standard colors of alpacas, could you please send fiber samples to help me achieve this goal?  Samples do not need to be large, but do need to be consistent with the color key listed below. I will be working on my poster in January, so I would love to have samples of each color received by then. Each farm that sends a sample will be recognized in the resources portion of the poster.  Thank you so much for helping me complete this project.  

Sincerely,                         

Lila Beghtel