It appears I may have jumped the gun a little bit when I declared my alpaca fleece a waste of money. After what feels like 10 bottles of dish soap and 15 wash cycles, I finally got the fiber to reveal itself as the "Misty White" color it originally claimed to be, and spinning it was like having a ball of clouds in my hand. My first tester mini-skein is hanging to dry right now and as soon as it's done I'm going to knit a swatch and see how it works up. The only problem I am left with now is that after all the work that went into cleaning this sucker, there's no amount of money that could make me want to sell it. This was definitely a learning experience that I'm glad I had ...but hope to never have again.

Here's the gag-worthy sight that awaited me when I opened the box:

Here's me thinking "I am SO glad I put the fiber in the part of the sink with the dispose-all in it, because god only knows what's in this stuff":

And here it is, FINALLY white, on my drum carder, then spun and handing to dry:

Since I still have almost 5 pounds left, I had to come up with a game plan for the rest of the fiber:
1. Throw it into hot soapy water before I even look at it. (This will cut down on the gross-out factor when I have to pick through it.)
2. Sort out the fiber that's 100% free of veg matter and card it into a usable batt.
3. Throw the veg-matter-having fiber straight into the trash can and do not feel guilty about it.
4. Re-wash all the good stuff until it's squeaky-clean and spin, dye, or blend it.