Working with Minga since 1998 Workshop: Otavalo, Ecuador Products: Hats (Silly Cone, Jester, Cable knit), Scarves (Silly, Cable knit), Mittens (Cable knit) Born and raised in a small Otavalan Indian community far from the city, Lucila candidly admits she only studied until the 6th grade. At 13 she learned to knit from her father and […]
Working with Minga since 2007 Workshop: SanAntonio de Ibarra, Ecuador Products: Cotton Clothing: Girl´s Lorena dress, Mandy Blouse, New Blouses Lorena is a talented seamstress and started working in her family’s shop called “Lorme” when she was eighteen years old. She is married and has two children, Tomas, and Francisco. Lorena has been able to […]
Favorite Food: Juan: Baked Guinea Pig Reina: Chairo Soup Favorite Music: Juan: Andean and Huayno Reina: All kinds – Romantic, Salsa, Cumbia, and Huayno Favorite Pastime: Juan: Playing soccer and spending time with his children Reina: Going out for walks with her children, knitting, and creating new things Juan and Reina are partners who make […]
Country: Peru Isidoro was born on 4 April 1954, in a village from the Cuzco region. In 1975, when he was 17 years old, Isidoro started working in a small knitting business where he didn’t actually knit, he was an assistant that swept the floors or put together the right colors of yarn for the […]
Isabel is originally from Juliaca, a small town close to Puno in the south of Perú. She have been working with Minga since 2010, making various alpaca blend accessories. Isabel learned to knit from her father, who started out knitting everything by hand. She currently shares work with 15 artisans in her family’s workship in […]
Humberto has been working with Minga since 2006. He weaves acrylic scarves on the loom.