Peruvian Artisan Day

March 19th is Peruvian Artisan Day.
It was chosen because it's the Day we celebrate Saint Joseph, Patron of Artisans.

Hand Knitted PostCard

postal llama naranja, originally uploaded by fabrinico.

Do you want to send something unusual to someone you care about? This handknitted postcard is what you're looking for.

Peruvian with Andean designs in Vancouver Olympics

Manfred Oettl Reyes and her sister Ornella members of the Alpine Skiing Peruvian Team used colorful andean designs including llamas during their Vancouver Olympics presentation.

FIFA World Cup with a Peruvian Chullo

015, originally uploaded by Perú21.pe.

Peruvian President Alan Garcia and FIFA World Cup with a Peruvian Chullo
If you want to buy Peruvian Chullos visit our Etsy Shop
http://FABRINICO.etsy.com

How to clean your 100% Baby Alpaca Chuyo Hats

Alpaca is a natural fiber so it will shink and felt if you just toss it in the washing /dryer machine.

So if you want your Baby Alpaca chuyo hat to last for years Hand Washing is the way to go:

Use cool water and a mild soap (or soft hair shampoo)

Rinse carefully but don't wring or twist

Don't use bleaches  
Dry flat over a towel
If you want to use an iron use it in the coolest setting.

If you want to send your Baby Alpaca chuyo to a dry cleaner choose one that has previously dealt with alpaca.

Knitting in my family

Completeley handknitted Peruvian Chullo
Originally uploaded by solo_jenny

When my mom was little and hated knitting classes at school my great grandmother would tell her the story about how she also hated knitting when she was younger.
My great grandmother was born on 1901 and her mom and aunts teached her to knit, she would run away from home and hide between the corn plants, she would make a fire and cook them and eat them with chili.
She always said that she was grateful that her family taught her how to knit because when she was older she was able to earn her own money selling her knitting.
When my older sister was in school and my mom would do her homework (she also hated knitting class) my great grandmother always said "you have to learn how to knit, it will be useful someday".
I was not taught knitting on school (I'm younger and my school didn't have knitting classes) I learned to knit at home.
My grandmother can't see well but she still knits because she says that you don't need your eyes to knit.
So my family has a hate-love relationship with knitting

Handknitted 100% Peruvian Baby Alpaca Chullo (Chuyo)

100% handknitted, originally uploaded by fabrinico.

I handknitted this chullo using 100% Peruvian Baby Alpaca (No synthetics, no mixed fibers).
The luxurious 100% Baby Alpaca Yarn I used is from the largest and finest producer of alpaca fiber here in Peru.
Baby Alpaca yarn is heavenly soft, you have to feel it.