Threads of Peru Blog

Mariah, originally from Minnesota, first stumbled upon TOP last summer while she was searching for a way to combine her interests into meaningful work. She is currently a business school student studying Entrepreneurship & Marketing in Washington State, and spends most of her free time in the studio fostering her passions for photography and fibers.

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It is with some sadness, and much anticipation we farewell Dana Blair from her role as Director of Operations in Cusco.  Over the past 4 years she has very much become the ‘face’ of Threads of Peru and an important part of our team.  We are delighted that she will be staying on with Threads in voluntary capacity, much like the other Executive Board members and that she is using much that she learned with her time with Threads of Peru to build her own business working with Andean artisans that we know and love. Dana shared story with us here

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The Colors of Peru Peruvian Weaving Tour has literally been 8 years in the making!

It combines the very best of Peruvian culture and artisan traditions into 10 full days of discovery of Peru’s fascinating culture.

Starting in Lima,  we first visit some of Peru’s best textile museums and also provide context for the conquest and experience of the indigenous artisans in the Andes.   From Lima we take a short flight to Cusco, which at 3400metres (11100 feet) is one of the highest cities of its size in the world.  While we are acclimatizing in this captivating and cosmopolitan city we will have the opportunity to delve into Peru’s artistic traditions including a visit to a Maximo Laura workshop.

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