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    Marcia MacDonald of Buxton with some of the alpacas she raises for her locally dyed wool business.

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    MacDonald is followed by her alpacas as she brings out grain at Lana Plantae Farm.

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    MacDonald puts grain out for her alpacas at Lana Plantae Farm in Buxton.

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    A basket of naturally dyed local alpaca wool at Lana Plantae Farm.

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    An alpaca in the barn at Lana Plantae Farm in Buxton.

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    Stitcher Lori Larrabee works on stroller blankets at Brahm's Mount Mill in Monmouth. The company has been making blankets on vintage looms since 1983.

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    Jason Caron measures material for a pillow case at Brahm's Mount Mill.

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    Loom operator Bryan McFadden keeps a eye on making a throw blanket at Brahm's Mount Mill.

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    Nick Krueger and Patrick Kirby work in the warping department attaching cotton yarn from creels to a warp beam that will be used on a loom at Brahm's Mount Mill.

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    Stitcher Brenda Hodgkin works on baby blankets at Brahm's Mount Mill.

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