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Alpaca Ranchers
Posted on March 24 2018
Alpacas and their camelid ancestors have ranged freely in the Peruvian highlands for thousands of years. Theirs is a truly symbiotic relationship with the rugged environment of the arid Andes Mountains. Family Tradition Living at altitudes of 12,000 feet and higher, small-scale ranchers and their families are carrying on...
Meet Herma, from Knitting with Sticks to Leading her own Workshop
Posted on March 09 2018
As a young girl growing up in the Puno region of the Peruvian Highlands, Faustina Herma Roque Ticona—or ‘Herma’—helped her family raise alpacas. Her mother taught her to knit at an early age, using only sticks as knitting needles, along with a small, traditional hand loom. Over the years, Herma became an exceptional knitter, and has been handcrafting knits for INDIGENOUS since 2000.
Meet Eva, Artisan Workshop Leader
Posted on March 09 2018
Evangelina Arivilica's knitting cooperative brings the women of her community together. Evangelina Arivilica leads an artisan knitting group in the steep community of Nueva Aboarada, just outside Arequipa Peru. A Quechua speaker originally from the Puno region near Lake Titicaca, Eva learned hand knitting at an early age. As a young girl Eva first started knitting...
Meet Berta, with a Passion for Intricate Knits and Stitch Design
Posted on March 08 2018
Though she wasn't always a stitch designer, Berta was always an artist at heart. Her skills and passion have woven her into the INDIGENOUS family, and over the years she has created some of our most beautiful and unique knits. Find out how fair trade drives her creativity.