In a two part series, Sarah Confer visits one of our partner organisations, the Spectacled Bear Conservation Society (SBC) located in the North of Peru. In, this, the second blog she provides an overview of the work done by SBC in supporting women’s artisan cooperatives, which produce felted animals and some handbags. She particularly enjoys learning about handmade felt toys!
Quechua textiles are much more than pieces of woven fabric. They embody stories, experiences and memories for Andean people in profound ways. Threads of Peru is passionate about being part of this living, artisanal tradition of culture and identity in Peru
In a two part series, Sarah Confer visits one of our partner organisations, the Spectacled Bear Conservation Society (SBC) located in the North of Peru. In this, the first blog she provides an overview of the SBC and their work, in the second blog she provides an overview of the work done by SBC in supporting women’s artisan cooperatives.
