Peruvian Connection's catalogue is a gallery of luxury fiber knitwear. Each piece is unique, handmade in the age-old Andean traditions of knitting and weaving. Using the precious yarns of Peruvian pima cotton and alpaca, each piece takes an Andean knitter with a lifetime of experience up to a month to complete.
One of the Vermont Artisans in USA : Home furnishings in Scottish Tartan wool. Linda makes beautiful pillows and throws in over 600 Scottish Clan & District Tartans, plus Irish County Tartans. She'll also help you research your family names to find your tartan. Visit this web site to warm your toes by the fire and enjoy a virtual wee dram.
This is an Internet gallery exhibiting contemporary textile art. The medium being handcrafted are wool carpets, area rugs and wallhangings. In the traditions of ancient tapestry, this group of fine artists design and produce collectable limited edition and original pieces reflecting aesthetic attitudes of today. In turn, complimentin architectural interior spaces with functional imagery for the floor. Thus Dilana Rugs also have a socio-cultural effect.
Maple Vale Woollens are from Iowa, USA and are a young, creative company, using modern tools to recreate the age-old art of handcrafting clothing from wool. Their stated mission is to preserve a craft that enhances the beauty, versatility and durability of the all-natural wool fiber, which involves as much of the natural process as possible.
Besides producing exclusively designed sweaters, Doreen Pinkus also specializes in knitting for personalized requirements, for example monograms, logos, emblems and trade marks. Single items or in small quantities. Our customers include golf players, tennis clubs and styling agencies.
Australiana Design from Adelaide offers information on the socio-cultural influences on the design of its artisan products such as Driza-Bone, Akubra, Woolaby. Burke & Wills Oilskins and Kakadu oilskins dispalyed here. And on-line purchasing is then offered.
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