Textiles and Weavings

The gentle tone of pale sea green distinguishes this elegant shawl by Jorge Priori. Working in luxurious baby alpaca wool, he weaves enchanting textures and finishes the wrap with hand-knotted fringe. Renowned for its thermal qualities, alpaca is lightweight yet it possesses an incredible capacity for heat retention. Learn More

The legendary weaves of Cuzco inspire the creation of this stunning shoulder bag by Carmela Sierra. Centered by the Inca glyph of a bird, the bag is woven with an alpaca and wool blend on a traditional loom. Trimmed with blue cotton handles and borders, the bag has a dark gray lining and two pockets, one of which closes with a zipper. Learn More

This simple despacho cloth is hand woven with natural fibers in muted shades and features traditional Chincheros motifs in its side bands. From the Chincheros of the high Andes mountains of Peru. Learn More

This simple despacho cloth is hand woven with natural fibers in muted shades and features traditional Chincheros motifs in its side bands. From the Chincheros of the high Andes mountains of Peru. Photographer note: yes, this cloth has all four of its tassels, although the photo does not show it. Good catch!  Learn More

Like the despacho cloth, the Q'ero use other plain-woven pieces of cloth to carry goods and food. This cloth is an example of the Q'ero carrying cloth, usually woven in more subtle, natural shades and without tassels or pom-poms at the four corners. Previously owned, this cloth bears the signs of wear from its former owner, giving it a classic broken in look. Woven in the high Andes of Peru.

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Like the despacho cloth, the Q'ero use other plain-woven pieces of cloth to carry goods and food. This cloth is an example of the Q'ero carrying cloth, usually woven in more subtle, natural shades in a four corner design. This cloth has a very fine drape and is woven from soft wool, likely alpaca or an alpaca blend.   Woven in in the high Andes of Peru

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Like the despacho cloth, the Q'ero use other plain-woven pieces of cloth to carry goods and food. This cloth is an example of the Q'ero carrying cloth, usually woven in more subtle, natural shades in a four corner design. This cloth has a very fine drape and is woven from soft wool, likely alpaca or an alpaca blend.   Woven in in the high Andes of Peru

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Like the despacho cloth, the Q'ero use other plain-woven pieces of cloth to carry goods and food. This cloth is an example of the Q'ero carrying cloth, usually woven in more subtle, natural shades in a four corner design. This cloth has a very fine drape and is woven from soft wool, likely alpaca or an alpaca blend.   Woven in in the high Andes of Peru

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This simple despacho cloth is woven with fibers in colorful rainbow shades and features a traditional t'ika (flower) pattern, representing protection, in its center band. Sewn with corner tassels on each corner and a bound edging on two sides.  Handwoven by the native Q'ero of Peru.

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