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Unisex Beige and Green Cotton Socks Knitted in Peru - Pakucho
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A pair of comfortable beige and green socks that can be worn every day and on any occasion are knitted from native Peruvian cotton by artisans working alongside American anthropologist Dr. James M. Vreeland, Jr., with over 30 years of experience researching ecological textiles and who established a program to sustainably source, manufacture, and export eco-friendly textile items from Lima. Products like these unisex stockings help maintain the traditions of several local communities that subsist on native cotton or pakucho, which has been produced in Peru for nearly five millennia.
Medium: Fits men's shoe sizes 5.5 to 11 and women's shoe sizes 7.5 to 12.
Large: Fits men's shoe sizes 11 to 13 and women's shoe sizes 12 to 15.
- 100% cotton
- 1.28 oz
- L: 21.8 inches L x 2.4 inches W
THE STORY BEHIND THE PRODUCT
Artisan Organization: Dr. James M. Vreeland Jr.
Country: Peru
American anthropologist Dr. James M. Vreeland, Jr. comes from a family tradition of state-of-the-art textile dyes founded by German immigrant Karl August Hummel in New York. He founded the Hummel Chemical Company in 1913, paving the way for Naturtex in Lima, where textile dyes come from nature.
James Vreeland has a long history of researching different ecological textile products organized in more than half a dozen registered categories (yarns, fabrics, clothing, bed and bath, accessories, etc.) since 1982.
Building on over 30 years of experience, he established a program in 1997 to sustainably source, manufacture, and export eco-friendly textile products from Lima, Peru.
James Vreeland has a long history and a deep commitment to textiles and their environmentally sustainable transformation. He has a deep commitment to both the environment and to textile innovation. "
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