Pakucho Organic: Fair Trade and Vegan Yarn

Pakucho yarns are ethically sourced, FAIR trade and organic cotton and yes—Vegan yarns made in Peru, where GMOs are banned. Fair Trade guarantees that the people that are involved in the process of the manufacturing of an item are paid a fair living wage, as well as good working conditions. No slave wages or child exploitation are acceptable. These yarns are environmentally friendly & Ethicially sourced, from production to dyebath. The dyes used are organic, and no synthetics or harsh chemicals are used in their manufacture. Many are color grown, and all are listed as vegan - meaning no animals were injured or harmed in their creation. Questions? Just click chat at the bottom of any page and we're happy to help!

HOW Pakucho YARN GOT STARTED

Naturally pigmented cotton and fine textiles have been produced for nearly five millennia in Peru, constituting the oldest recorded tradition of spinning and weaving in human history. Over a decade of ethnographic, botanical and archaeological research by the Native Cotton Project of Peru, trademarked in 1994 as Pakucho, has led to the identification of pre-Columbian farming techniques for sustained cotton harvesting and environmental resource management. As steward of this unique genetic resource, Pakucho has recovered a wide range of naturally colored cotton fiber, including cream, beige, brown, rust, chocolate, mauve, green and other earthy tones. No dyes, chemicals or other synthetic processes have been used to grow, soften, or color the fibers of these yarns.

Pakucho is the first Latin American enterprise to develop, spin and weave naturally colored and organically grown cotton fiber on an industrial scale. They offer carded and combed, as well as open end, yarns, in counts from Ne 6/1 to 36/1, in natural white, beige, brown, green, chocolate and mauve colored fibers.

Using authentic and esthetically pleasing Andean fibers and fabrics not only ensures the continuity of this noble and ancient textile tradition, but it also encourages the revival of environmentally conscientious practices, goals now shared by Old and New World peoples of the most diverse ethnic and cultural heritages.

Pakucho is the first Latin American enterprise to develop, spin and weave naturally colored and organically grown cotton fiber on an industrial scale. They offer carded and combed, as well as open end, yarns, in counts from Ne 6/1 to 36/1, in natural white, beige, brown, green, chocolate and mauve colored fibers.

Using authentic and esthetically pleasing Andean fibers and fabrics not only ensures the continuity of this noble and ancient textile tradition, but it also encourages the revival of environmentally conscientious practices, goals now shared by Old and New World peoples of the most diverse ethnic and cultural heritages.