The glowing eyes of a Karisma cat haunting an array of rich alpaca textiles.
One of Miriam's beautiful hand-made alpaca shawls - a delicate fantasy of softness and warmth.

All these creations were photographed at home at Karisma Animal Companions. (If you look carefully you will spot the 'pacas in the background of some photos.) These pictures are intended to give you an idea of the kinds of apparel we are currently producing. We can't guarantee that we can provide an exact copy of a particular garment shown, since each of our creations has its own individual heart and soul. But we take pride in that - this is a cottage industry - not a production line.
What wonderful gift possibilies here for posting New Zealand handcraft to friends and
family overseas, or treat yourself to a special Karisma creation.

These photos are all cropped miniatures - click to see the complete pictures.
Scroll each miniature image for an extra caption.		 black alpaca butterfly top with long black skirt embellished in paua colours. Unusual side-of-the-head beaded decoration. snuggly wrap in blue,pink,green, mauve colour scheme
"Butterfly Dreams" top with "Paua Shell" skirt Capricious alpaca headgear. A warm wrap in paua shell colours.
white lightweight top and mid-length white skirt. Very romantic full length mauve and white embellished coat Short poncho, embellished with daisies beads and fringe in soft beige-white colours. hardly-there grey crop-top lightly laced at centre-front.
Dainty white crochet top with felted alpaca skirt "Morning Glory" - sumptuous coat and headgear. Light but warm and
pretty poncho with matching hat.		 Delicately crafted crop-top
teamed with an alpaca
felted cowgirl hat.
White alpaca bikini modelled against a backdrop of alpacas grazing. Cat snuggled up among alpaca clothes. The model, wearing a delicately patterned hand-knitted fawn jersy holds a basket of daisies while a large toy alpaca plays about her feet. A model wearing a soft fawn and grey cardigan with an unusual large loosely cabled edging trim.
The sassy Alpaca bikini! The alpacat! Daisy Lady Carnival of cable
Close-up of beaded felted alpaca shawl in green blue and purple Close-up of another highly embellished felted shawl Shawls arranged ona fence with the alpacas in the background. The same two warmly alpaca clad models seen above, but looking up from below them into the branches of a leafless winter tree.
Close-up of embellished shawl felting Different embellished shawl Shawls on the fence Wintry Treegirls
A collection of hand-knitted alpaca hats and scarves in rich browns,reds and greys. A collection of alpaca woven and felted items in lighter brighter colours. Pure alpaca fibre lies in creamy rippling waves awaits spinning. Very funky little felted white alpaca hat, imaginatively embellished and decorated.
A rich assortment. Spotted in the box. Fantasy of pure softness. A hat with faerie charm.
A tirangular wrap in dark lustrous colours - heavily embellished. Woven and fringed rectangular wraps in alpaca wool. More woven and fringed rectangular wraps in alpaca wool, A delightfully pretty alpaca jersy with long sleeves and in soft natural colours.
Black and paua wrap with silk highlights and beaded features handfelted by Miriam. Grey and aqua pashmina (or snugglerugs) of warm luxury, created on Heather's loom. Fawn and grey pashminas - true natural colours with daisy decorations. Totally handcrafted jersey featuring fibre blended in the natural colours of our fabulous alpacas.

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