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Pallay Half-Zip

Training layer · woven in Chinchero

$118

5% · $5.90 of this returns to Qori Q'aytu, Chinchero

Colour: Umber
Size

A brushed-back layer for cold warm-ups, with sun tapes woven either side of the zip. Six hours at the loom per piece.

Details and fit
  • Regular, hip length
  • Inti tape either side of the zip
Fabric and care

88% recycled polyester, 12% elastane · Kallpa Knit

Cold wash inside out, line dry. The woven tape is colourfast; do not bleach.

Shipping and returns

Ships from Arequipa in 2–5 working days within South America. Free returns within 30 days.

Who made this

Tape woven by Delia Ccahua and 37 weavers of Qori Q'aytu

Delia Ccahua, Chinchero

The chakana has to be counted, not drawn. If one thread is wrong, the whole cross leans.

Delia Ccahua · Master weaver, leads the pallay team

Pattern
Inti · sun
What it means
An eight-pointed sun that marks the farming year: when to sow, when to harvest, when to rest the land. On Kallpa it sits on the layers made for work that starts before light.
Where it sits
Inti tape either side of the zip
Loom time
6 hours per piece
Altitude
Chinchero, Peru · 3,762 m
Trace code
KW-QQ-0902 · Printed on the care label

Journey

  1. BrusqueKnitting mill
  2. ChincheroWeavers' association
  3. ArequipaCut-and-sew workshop
  4. You

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