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Terry , when you are talking about the alpaca not being as soft as the bear you have. I think what you have is a bear made from alpaca fur . It is very very soft but it's not the same as the alpaca that you buy that has been woven with a backing. I'm guessing the bear you have was made from the real hide of an alpaca. There is a huge difference in the actual hide and the material that is processed through a mill.
big hugs
Shane
Oh MY, ok. That explains it. Yes mine is made from the hide. Goodness, I would never have realized that. Thank you.
Snookums, It is soft, but not as soft as an alpaca bear that I have here. I purchased this little one at the alpaca show. It has no personality or design in a bear, but it is like total fluff.
The honey alpaca that my girl is made from is more dry feeling.
Now my friend Jolene says that she got the other colors and they were much softer.
So today I ordered the black, creme and brown at Intercal.
So I will see how those feel.
It messes up pretty easy too, but then again, I am only used to plush bears. I don't have any alpaca bears other then that little one that I got at the show.
My friend, Jolene, said that she asked the company why the honey was not as soft and they told her that there are differences all the time and it depends on the age, health etc. of the alpaca that it came from. I guess that would be the same for mohair.
Trust me it is soft, just not as soft as the other alpaca that I have here and I expected the same. 
Ok Thanks again for the advice. I just placed an order with intercal this morning. I also wrote them and requested a sample pack to see the kid mohairs.
They give out freebies and I don't care for real sparce, so I got a couple that are thicker, but not colors that I like. I will probably be dying my first mohair.
I have used pigment inks to dye plush. Do you think that would work with the mohair as well as fabric dyes? I just brush it on the plushes and blowdry to set.
Becky, I have never tried the kid ones. I need to find out more about them. Are they alot different from regular mohair?
Oh and thanks for your compliments on my "YET UNNAMED" little alpaca girl. 
Thanks all for endorsing Beary Cheap.
I am in the U.S. so I imagine shipping would take some time.
I love intercal's stuff. I have lots of it, but I only had this one piece of alpaca and I thought it would be softer.
I am going to try some more alpaca colors.
One day, I want to move into the country and OWN alpaca's, lol. I am an animal lover. Been a slight farmer all my life and I have visited Alpaca's at a show and just adored them. They have these HUGE black eyes that are so sweet and innocent looking. Petting them is like petting a LARGE teddy bear.
Has anyone purchased from BearyCheap.com?
Is their mohair a good quality? How about their plush?
I purchased some plush from Joanne fabrics and it was horrible to work with. Not that soft and very messy after.
I like silky soft like the Charlie Bears are made from.
I also just made a bear from Alpaca from Intercal and it is not as soft as I thought alpaca should be.
I would love to hear opinions and where people get their mohairs from. Thanks.
Today's little one.
Thank you. She is made from a COAT that I got at the thrift store. So is Buckwheat in my siggie, lol. The coat furs are better furs then any fabric stores carries. They are really quality furs.
It is nice to get a coat for a few dollars and turn it into a cute little friend.
I am learning bear making. She is bear number 6 for me.
I got Charlie 2010 and wanted to make her a little sister.
So this is Charlie's sissy, Cissy:)
I have use Pigment ink for dying. I dry brush is on. By that I mean, the ink is diluted in water, but the brush is not very wet. Then you can put color anywhere you want.
I heat set it after to set the color.
