1. Eine Fotostory von Rafael Marchante/Reuters A Fotostory by
Rafael Marchante/Reuters 2. Lisa Vella-Gatt, 46, came to Portugal
from England in 2009to set up Monte Frio Alpacas, a sustainable
project that breeds alpacas for their wool. Alpaca wool has been
showcased in luxuryfashion housecollections on thecatwalks of Milan
and Paris. Vella-Gatts alpacas produce wool and are also trainedto
trekwith tourists throughthe rurallandscapes of central Portugal.
Alpacas are smaller than donkeyswith a gentle nature.Theirwool is
both silky soft andstrong with a range of morethan 20natural
colours. Vella-Gatts 14alpacas produce about 50 kilos (110pounds)
of wool annually.Thebusiness creates wool products and offers
workshops that teach the traditional crafts of wool making,
spinning and felting. Lisa Vella-Gatt, 46, kam im Jahr2009aus
England nach Portugal in die EinrichtungMonteFrio Alpacas,
einnachhaltigesProjekt, welches Alpakas wegen ihrerWolle zchtet.
Alpaka-Wolle ist in Luxus-Modehuser- Kollektionen auf denLaufstegen
von Mailand undParis prsentiert worden. DieVella-Gatt Alpakas
produzieren Wolle und werden auchgeschult, ummit Touristen durchdie
Kulturlandschaftenvon zentral Portugal zu ziehen. Alpakas sind
kleinerals Esel mit einersanften Natur. IhreWolle ist sowohl seidig
weich undstark mit einerBandbreite von mehrals 20natrlichen Farben.
Die14Vella-Gatt Alpakas produzieren etwa 50 Kilogramm (110pounds)
Wolle pro Jahr.Das Unternehmenschafft Wollprodukte undbietet
Workshops, die das traditionelles Handwerkaus Wolle Herstellung,
Spinnen undFilzen lehren. 3. Vella-Gatt walks with her alpacas in
rural Portugal 4. Monte Frio alpacas graze in Benfeita 5. Katharina
Bartelmann, a volunteer assisstant feeds the animals 6. Alpaca wool
can be as soft as cashmere, but stronger 7. Vella-Gatt processes
the wool of alpacas at her house 8. The sustainable business offers
workshops on traditional wool production 9. Crafts taught in the
workshops include spinning, weaving and felting 10. Figurines made
with the wool of alpacas seen at Vella-Gatts house
