Product Features:
- Dimension: Size: S/M
- Weight: 0.5
- Color: Grey
- Material: 75% acrylic, 25% cotton
- Made in Peru
Story Behind the art:
There, I started a new life. I thought the only way out of poverty was moving away from textiles so I started studying accounting. Eventually I got a steady job, but then the company went bankrupt in the economic crisis and I was fired.
I then put everything I had learned to the test and set up a small workshop for creating apparel. I began to design and make clothing with various techniques. Little by little, I bought my knitting machines and I made hats, scarves and sweaters, which were immediately received in the national market. I never thought that my work would go around the world.
Years ago, I met Leoncio Tinoco, a world-class Peruvian artisan. He liked my work so much that he invited me to work with you to expand my business.I was born in the capital of Peru in 1968. When I was a small child, my parents began teaching me to knit. Like me, they had learned them from their own parents. So we are a family devoted to the world of textile arts for generations.
Nowadays I combine knitting by hand and on classic machinery, remaining true to Inca and colonial motifs. I would like the world to receive high quality apparel through my work, with modern colors and traditional motifs. I hope you enjoy them!
I have been working with you Since 2001. My workshop is located outside of Lima, a place of refuge for many immigrants who fled central Peru during the times of terrorism. Before this, I had a small workshop in an industrial park that the government gave me on credit, a place where small producers could work with dignity. It wasn't properly roofed, and its production capacity was limited. I designed and made clothing.
My market was limited to a few local shops, and to a single small foreign client who purchased my work from time to time. Now, thanks to you, my sales increased significantly, and my workshop began to undergo an enormous change. I purchased better tools and materials. My production capacity has grown tremendously, and my work has gained considerable popularity and recognition.
Thank you very much, my friends.
In 2016, Alfredo won a contest called The Best Knits and two of his designs were chosen for a calendar. He has also received an award from the City of Lima.