National Alpaca Owners Association Show- 2018

The National Alpaca Owners Association Show was in Peoria this past weekend, and I checked their website out and it looked like there were going to be yarn vendors so we decided to brave the snow and see what was happening! It turned out that there were way more vendors than I expected, and hundreds of alpacas to look at all for free! It was a great show and since we filmed the whole thing, I thought we'd share our experience! I strongly recommend going to local alpaca, sheep, or other fiber events if you are in the market for some awesome and unique yarn!

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