This is Norma, who is notorious for wearing a hat all the time. It’s her trademark. She is one of our artisans who works at a nursery school in the morning – for very little pay, and knits in the afternoon for Mayu, to supplement her income. She is also a single mom.
Here is an interesting fact. Norma did not know how to knit. However, she did crochet and, therefore, learned to knit very easily. It is fascinating that she went from not knitting at all to knitting the luxurious hand-knit alpaca products Mayu has to offer. Each of our artisans is very gifted in the skills they possess.
If I remember correctly, Norma is working on a fringed halfie in this photo; tying on the fringes. Here you can see a few of the colors the fringed halfie comes in, as well: eggplant purple, chocolate brown, cream and charcoal grey.
This is Mirtha carrying her son. As you can see she is using a traditional baby wrap to carry him in. Our artisans knit with their children playing on the floor while they work. The whole purpose of Mayu is to support these ladies in earning an income while allowing them to remain with their children. What is important to the artisans is important to Mayu.
