Local artisans
Gladys
Lives in the town of Yungay, Chile. She learned to knit over 25 years ago, fully acquiring the craft from her mother. Gladys employs various techniques, including knitting with needles, crochet, and loom weaving. Knitting garments is her favorite pastime.
Carolina
Resides in Los Lleuques, Chile. She has been knitting for over 45 years, having first learned the craft from her mother at a very young age through observation. Later, she received guidance to refine her technique, covering all stages of wool preparation—from shearing the sheep to spinning, natural dyeing, and weaving. What she enjoys most is creating new dyeing methods and designing unique garments.
Marta
Lives in Cauquenes, Chile. She has been knitting for over 44 years, learning the skill and techniques from her great-aunt, who first taught her how to spin yarn. She later specialized in weaving and has committed herself to this craft as a full-time profession. Her preferences include spinning using traditional techniques and knitting with various methods, including needle knitting, crochet, and loom weaving.
Claudia
Resides in Talcahuano, Chile. She learned to knit over 40 years ago, receiving her training from her mother. It was only in the last decade that she began to pursue knitting as a form of work; previously, she dedicated herself solely to knitting for her family, friends, and close acquaintances. Her greatest enjoyment comes from knitting with needles.
Ximena
Lives in Cauquenes, Chile. She has been knitting for over 40 years, inheriting this tradition from her two grandmothers, her mother, and her aunts. It was only in the last two decades that she began to weave as a professional; before that, she knitted exclusively for her family. She has always preferred loom weaving with naturally colored wool or dyeing with herbs, roots, leaves, and flowers, honoring ancestral techniques and preserving traditions.
Ana María
Lives in the town of Cauquenes, Chile. She has been weaving for over 30 years, learning this craft from her mother. She likes to weave clothes using knitting needles, a crochet hook and a loom.
Horiana
Resides in Cauquenes, Chile. She began knitting from a very young age, at the age of 7, accompanying her mother, who knitted clothes for sale. She was the one who taught her weaving techniques. Currently, she has been knitting for more than 45 years and her preferences for garments are varied, she even knits baby clothes.