Blush Essentials Knit Alpaca Gloves for Style and Functionality
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Fingerless gloves are an excellent accessory that combines style with practicality, ensuring you can stay fashionable without giving up on functionality. Featuring an open top for your fingers and a convenient side slit for your thumbs, these accessories provide the freedom of movement you need. The long design, complemented by a ribbed cuff, effectively keeps your hands and wrists warm during colder months. For a complete look, consider pairing them with a matching beanie!
Alpaca fiber is highly regarded in the fashion industry for being one of the greenest, most natural, and softest fibers available worldwide. Known for its unique silky texture and luxurious feel, alpaca fiber also shows a reduced tendency to pill, making it an enduring choice for knitwear. These fingerless gloves are crafted on a hand knitting machine by a skilled weaving collective in Peru, showcasing traditional craftsmanship combined with modern design. Embrace the elegance of blush essentials alpaca as you enhance your wardrobe with these chic accessories.
- Material: 70% Baby Alpaca, 23% Polyamide + 7% Wool
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Measurements: L 8.5" + 2" Thumb slit
Artisan Profile
Allpa has 80 small to midsize workshops located throughout Peru. Through their textile production, they strive to create awareness and preserve Peruvian culture. Allpa develops annual collections according to market trends and supports the growth of artisans with technical assistance, training, and loans. This transforms weavers into entrepreneurs and gives them access to the global marketplace.
In the earliest Peruvian history, you will find examples of the bond between the Incas and Alpacas. During the Inca empire, alpaca was only used by royalty because it was valued as the finest material. Alpaca is supple and smooth to the touch. It’s softer than cashmere and warmer and stronger than lamb’s wool. It contains microscopic air pockets which create lightweight clothing with excellent insulating properties. It is a completely natural fiber and there is no use of harsh chemicals in production.
The alpaca live mostly without any boundaries in the highlands of the Peruvian Andes and are not harmed during the shearing process. Their soft padded feet are gentle on the grass terrain and they graze without destroying the root system of the area. Alpaca is the only animal that produces up to 28 natural colors and can be blended into an infinite array of natural shades from inky black to warm chestnuts and snowy white. It is easily dyed in any color and always retains its natural luster.
Material: 70% Baby Alpaca, 23% Polyamide + 7% Wool
Measurements: L 8.5" + 2" Thumb slit
Color: Blush
Handmade with love in Peru
Care: Hand wash cold with mild detergent. Reshape while wet and lay flat to dry.
As with all handcrafted goods, there are slight variations making each piece a work of art and truly one of a kind.
- Giving Back: A percentage of our sales is donated to the Nature Conservancy.
