How do Peruvian people dye alpaca and sheep wool?

How do Peruvian people dye alpaca and sheep wool?

The development of a traditional textile is made through a long process undertaken by an artisan at home and can be subdivided into the following stages:

 1.-Washing the wool

2. Drying of wool.

3. Wool Escarmenado. 

4.Spun wool

6.Bolt.

5dyed wool

The Natural Dyeing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Traditional Knitting Skills for Modern Life

These companies believe that eco fashion is defined not just by the use of organic cotton or other natural fibers but by the use of fair trade labor in every step of the supply chain.

Their garments are typically made using one of three carefully selected methods: hand-knit with needles, hand-held knitting looms and hand-woven looms.

1. Hand- knit with needles:

 



2. Hand- held knitting loom:

3. Hand- woven:

 



Alpaca and Sheep Wool Clothes

The exports of Alpaca Tops in their majority, 43%, is aimed at China, second with 28% going to Italy, in third place going to the UK with 9%, with 7% going Japan, with 3% going to Germany and other 3% goes to Hong Kong, with 2% going to Taiwan, and the 5% go to other places

Annual wool production is around 2.1 million tones. Australia produces one fifth, while China, New Zealand, Iran, Argentina and the UK each produce more than 50 000 tones.

Alpaca and sheep wool clothes on PhotoPeach:

Famous Companies Selling Alpaca and Sheep Wool Clothes around the World

 

 

We can mention just two examples of some famous companies around the world which trade and sell products made of Alpaca and Sheep wool:

 

1. An American Company: Indigenous Company

 

2. A European Company: Hessnatur Company 

 

3. A Peruvian Company: Etnika Company

This is a video of a fashion exhibition in Paris: