Threads of Peru Blog

A Saturday afternoon in the Andes

Jul 01, 2015

weaving associations to visit in three communities

Sarah Confer has been involved with Threads of Peru since 2012, firstly as the on the ground Project Coordinator and then later as a Projects Advisor. Sarah is also a Co-Founder of another textiles project, Q'ente and the revitalisation of the ancient weaving tradition is her passion; she is also a Textile Conservator and works in museums in Canada, when she is not in the field in Peru! Here, Sarah enjoys a Saturday afternoon in the Andes with the weavers and provides insight into the work of Threads of Peru and Andean rural life!

Collecting an order

Jun 16, 2015

chaullacocha weavers

Volunteer Claire Heath spends a day in the mountains and reflects upon the entrega (collection) process in high Andean communities; and some of the challenges the Threads of Peru team encounter.

At 6 o’clock one cool Saturday morning, while most people in Cusco were snuggled under their blankets, the Threads of Peru team bundled into a van to begin the 3 hour drive up to the Patacancha Valley to pick up two orders of textiles.

Video: Zaigua through the Andes

Jun 05, 2015

Women of the Andes, Threads of Peru women, empowering women, Peruvian women's projects

In 2013 Threads of Peru were visited by a lovely couple, Andrea from Mexico and David from Spain. Travelling in a 93 VW combi, that they made into a home, they set out in 2012 with the intention of visiting 13 countries in 6 months. This converted into 2.5 years on the road, filming interesting social projects that inspired them along the way.