Craftsmanship Quarterly: Latest Stories
Fall 2021 - The Future of Clothing
Argentina’s Textile Crusader
Amidst the fashion world’s growing interest in the luxuriously soft fabric that can be made from South American camelids like alpaca, one member of this family with uncommonly fine fleece has been largely ignored: the guanaco, the alpaca’s feisty cousin. Enter Adriana Marina, who is fighting for the guanaco’s place on the commercial stage.
By ALDEN WICKER
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Alden Wicker on Sustainable Fashion and Toxic Clothes: a Craftsmanship Artisan Interview
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Written by Craftsmanship Editors Narrated by CHRIS EGUSA with ALDEN WICKER
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Blog
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Videos
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