Make yourself at home with this 100% alpaca blanket. Woven in the Peruvian Andes, you can use these beautiful alpaca blanket to snuggle up during winter or enjoy a classic picnic during autumn. Its elegant design makes it a great addition to your home decor. Read the story behind this blanket.
Material
: 100% hand-spun alpaca yarn
Size
: 114 * 160 cm
Dyed
: Undyed. Natural colour of the alpaca.
Technique
: Hand-spun. Hand Loomed
Origen
: Peru
STORY
THE ARTISANS
CARE
ABOUT ALPACA
For the design of this alpaca blanket, I was inspired by my childhood home. In our house, we had a wooden porch and main door with diamond patterns. Back then, only a few houses displayed the street number and name, so when asked how to quickly identify our house, we would always say it is the one with the porch featuring the diamond pattern.
That's why I decided to use diamonds patterns for the fringes of the blanket. Because, for me, blankets symbolise home, and so does the diamond-patterned porch of my childhood home.
Produced in low volume batches by Peruvian artisans, I hope that each Andina World piece adds warmth and beauty to your home and outfit for years to come and that you find a truly unique, one-off handmade piece.
Andina World, weaving life.
114cm.W x 160cm.H
100% Alpaca handspun yarn
Black
Peru
Weavers of Puno
The poncho is made in collaboration with a talented group of artisans from Puno. Under the leadership of Alberto, a team of master weavers from the Andes of Peru create perfect alpaca textiles by loom.
"Our whole family is employed by our workshop. The women spin the yarn, and men work the looms. The whole community work together from start to finish”
Made with higher standards. We preserve artisan craft by paying wages that average 2x the fair trade requirement.
Dry cleaning is the best option for removing stains or occasional cleaning.
Alpaca is a natural fibre. It is softer, stronger and warmer than merino and cashmere. Alpaca farming is sustainable, as alpacas are free roaming and shorn once a year. Alpaca fibre can last decades and it will bio-degrade at the end of its useful life.
STORY
THE ARTISANS
CARE
ABOUT ALPACA
For the design of this alpaca blanket, I was inspired by my childhood home. In our house, we had a wooden porch and main door with diamond patterns. Back then, only a few houses displayed the street number and name, so when asked how to quickly identify our house, we would always say it is the one with the porch featuring the diamond pattern.
That's why I decided to use diamonds patterns for the fringes of the blanket. Because, for me, blankets symbolise home, and so does the diamond-patterned porch of my childhood home.
Produced in low volume batches by Peruvian artisans, I hope that each Andina World piece adds warmth and beauty to your home and outfit for years to come and that you find a truly unique, one-off handmade piece.
Andina World, weaving life.
114cm.W x 160cm.H
100% Alpaca handspun yarn
Black
Peru
Weavers of Puno
The poncho is made in collaboration with a talented group of artisans from Puno. Under the leadership of Alberto, a team of master weavers from the Andes of Peru create perfect alpaca textiles by loom.
"Our whole family is employed by our workshop. The women spin the yarn, and men work the looms. The whole community work together from start to finish”
Made with higher standards. We preserve artisan craft by paying wages that average 2x the fair trade requirement.
Dry cleaning is the best option for removing stains or occasional cleaning.
Alpaca is a natural fibre. It is softer, stronger and warmer than merino and cashmere. Alpaca farming is sustainable, as alpacas are free roaming and shorn once a year. Alpaca fibre can last decades and it will bio-degrade at the end of its useful life.