Awamaki’s 2011 knitwear collection is almost ready to hit the stores.……volunteer Anna Bartlett is pictured here modelling our brand new beanie styles and our triangular fringed shawl – all in super soft 100% alpaca. Kids and baby hats soon to follow!
Thank you to Anna and photographer Lauren Binning (http://www.laurenbinning.com/)
Since pre-Columbian times, alpacas have been central to life in Peru. Across different Andean civilizations, their presence and role extended far beyond the material use. For the Incas, alpaca fiber was reserved for royalty and religious life. Earlier cultures such as the Moche depicted alpacas in pottery and artwork, while...
How Is Christmas Celebrated in Ollantaytambo? Where family life, community bonds, and the agricultural cycle intertwine. Ollantaytambo, a town in the heart of the Sacred Valley, is a place where Quechua, Inca, and Spanish histories coexist, and where local communities have preserved and transformed their cultural traditions over time. The...
Celebrate Small Business Saturday with Us! As a small, community-rooted organization, we’re grateful for every choice you make to shop thoughtfully and support our artisan partners. Your purchase honors their skill, sustains their livelihoods, and helps carry forward the ancestral textile traditions that shape daily life in the Andean highlands....
How Fair Trade Supports Women Living in Rural Villages of Peru The Patacancha Valley is home to many Indigenous villages that were settled centuries ago by Quechua people fleeing the Spanish conquest. Perched at high altitudes in the stunning Andean landscape, these communities lived for centuries at a distance from...
Awamaki is a nonprofit fair trade social enterprise dedicated to connecting Andean artisan weavers with global markets. We collaborate with women artisans to support their efforts towards educational and financial independence by co-creating beautifully handcrafted knit and woven accessories using hertiage techniques.
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