Sunday, March 14, 2010

Welcome to Fiori del Campo

Welcome Message

Welcome to the Fiori del Campo Suri Alpacas homepage! Fiori del Campo is a leader in this area of the country in the promotion of American Suri fleece through our fiber sorting and grading program, our fiber arts, and our commitment and involvement in the growth of the North American Suri alpaca fiber industry; we hope is to remain on the forefront of our growing textile industry and our 7 to 10 year business plan involves tremendous (and ambitious!) growth.

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Though our breeding herd currently agists at Alpaca Bella Suri Farm in Morrow, Ohio (www.alpacabella.com), our 7 year plan includes the purchase of farm land to support a thriving fiber herd, and hopefully our mill and design studios. Rather than breeding for color or a certain genetic line (e.g., Accoyo), our breeding decisions are based upon fiber characteristics and the data from the Certified SortedTM system of fiber grading and analysis. Though we would be pleased to produce champions in the show ring, and are proud of our past, current and future success there, our focus is the production of Suri alpacas with optimally usable (and therefore highly profitable) fleece for high-end commercial production.

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Currently, our fiber arts center features instruction in a myriad of fiber arts in addition to artisan workspace where we design and produce fashions and fiber arts supplies made with 100% “Green” American grown Alpaca fleece. Our center also houses our unique fiber sorting and grading operations. We are passionately devoted to the Triple Bottom Line (People, Planet, Profit) and function in a LEED certified, solar powered space within the Brazee Street Studios in Oakley (http://www.brazeestreetstudios.com/). Our products shall remain American-made using local artisans and our services and practices will follow strict LEED Standards using environmentally gentle processes.

Classes

Fiber Arts Classes Fiber Arts Classes

All our fiber arts classes can be taught either at the Fiori del Campo workshop at... 


Introduction to Hand Spinning Introduction to Hand Spinning

This is a fun class for both children and adults alike who are curious about hand... 


Introduction to Knitting Introduction to Knitting

This is an on-going class taught in a four week rotation, which gives the students... 


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Upcoming Events

The Brush Factory Open House The Brush Factory Open House

Visit The Brush Factory on Saturday, February 6 for their first annual Valentine’s... 


The Brush Factory in Brighton The Brush Factory in Brighton

Attention Fashionistas, The Brush Factory at in Brighton is getting set to re-open... 


Pia’s Spring Classes at the Weaver’s Guild of Greater Cincinnati Pia’s Spring Classes at the Weaver’s Guild of Greater Cincinnati

Pia is pleased to announce that she will be teaching more fiber arts classes at the... 


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Pia's Blog

Don’t Get Fleeced on Your Alpaca Fiber! Don’t Get Fleeced on Your Alpaca Fiber!

Want to get the MOST from your fiber and Alpaca herd? Who doesn’t? Why wouldn’t you? Have your fiber Certified Sorted™. You can’t afford not to! Certified Sorting increases the usable fiber per alpaca and increases the quality of the product... 


Our new Fiber Sorting and Grading Services! Our new Fiber Sorting and Grading Services!

Fiori del Campo is pleased to announce that it now offers alpaca fiber sorting and grading services using the Certified Sorted System I just returned from a 4 day intensive class to train with Coarse Broads, Inc. to learn their system of fiber sorting... 


Big Move Big Move

Today is a big day for Fiori del Campo – we have started the move into our new workshop production space at the Brazee Street Studios in Oakley! The studio is a completely green building, being LEED Certified and solar powered. The space is exactly... 


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