Peru’s heritage and culture of textile artistry is one of the richest in the world. Without the shepherds tending their animals in the Peruvian highlands, we would not have these beautiful luxurious yarns. By purchasing the yarns in this collection you are supporting the children of these shepherds and the continuation of this tradition. A portion of every purchase is dedicated directly to the funding of a school in the remote area of Munani in the region of Puno. The vision of this project is to improve the well being of rural children in the highlands of Peru by providing accommodations, meals and health care. Also to develop personal and occupational skills, study techniques and language communication. To find out more, check out www.mirasolperu.com.
The yarns of this collection are:
"COTANANI" is a 60% cotton/40% merino wool blend, worsted wt. gauge, very soft in sueded –like colors.
"HACHO" is a 100% merino wool in a DK weight gauge, color palette is a wide variety of deeper hand painted multicolors.
"MISKI" is a 100% baby llama in a worsted wt. gauge, very soft in heathered and solid darks and lights.
"SULKA" is a blend of 60% merino/ 20% alpaca/20% silk in a one-ply bulky weight with a color palette of solids and heathers in lights and darks
All the yarns in this collection range from $6.50 to $7.95. That’s amazing!
