Threads of Peru

Miski Soft Alpaca Blanket

$525.00

Handwoven Peruvian Alpaca Throw - 100% Un-dyed Sustainable Alpaca Fiber

Size: 135 cm x 155 cm
Fibre: 100% Alpaca 

The Miski Alpaca Blanket can be custom ordered when out of stock! Please allow 4-6 weeks for production time before shipping.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION - MISKI SOFT ALPACA THROW

For a truly amazing alpaca throw blanket, look no further than the new Miski Alpaca blanket from Threads of Peru!

Woven in 100% natural alpaca with a pop of color on its edges from natural dyes, these throws are sumptuously soft. Alpaca fleece is much warmer than standard wool, so you will be vary warm when wrapped in this gorgeous throw blanket. Additionally, the alpaca fiber is hypoallergenic and sustainably sourced from free-ranging herds in the high Andes of Peru.

WHO MADE THIS MISKI ALPACA BLANKET?

The Miski Alpaca Blanket was handwoven in the high Andean community of Chaullacocha by the Ticllay Huarmi weaving association. Chaullacocha is located about 4 hours away from Cusco above the Patacancha Valley at 4,500 (15,000 feet) meters above sea level. It is a harsh environment where temperatures can go below zero because of that only potatoes can grow. But above that people here is able to live a subsistence lifestyle.