High Quality Pakucho Naturally Grown Color Certified Organic Cotton
Top Row Colors: Cafe, Chocolate, Deep Golden Brown, Deep Green, Desert Mist, Forest Mist, Golden Brown Bottom Row Colors: Moka, Natural, Rich Cinnamon Chocolate, Rustic Avocado, Sage, Vanilla Cream, Vicuna See Below to Order "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 original fabric creations." Peru Naturtex Partners - Ecological Textile Products
Colored organic cotton will get darker when heat treated, so either from boiling the cotton after spinning or from washing/drying a finished product with heat. To maintain the lighter colors, wash and dry in cool temperatures. The beautiful baby blanket pictured above was spun and knit by Friedl Ballaban, Spinning Education Chair of the Ontario Handspinners and Weavers (OHS) and is a good example of how the colors darken. Each color strip of the blanket used one 2oz/60gm bundle, measuring about 4" X 30" and was knit in a pretty dense basket weave - so you can see you get quite a bit of yarn from one bundle. The colors in the blanket, left to right, are: Golden Brown, Moka, Rustic Avocado, Deep Green, Rich Cinnamon Chocolate, Deep Golden Brown, Chocolate. Note: Shipping costs are for the US and Canada. We only charge exact postage cost but it is difficult to estimate this in the shopping cart when order sizes vary. As order size / weight increases, postage costs decrease. Any amount paid above the actual cost will be refunded through Paypal. If you would like an estimate before ordering or would like to know shipping costs outside of North America please contact us. Cafe (2oz/60gm) - $4.49 Chocolate (2oz/60gm) - $7.99 Deep Golden Brown (2oz/60gm) - $5.49 Deep Green (2oz/60gm) - $10.99 Desert Mist (2oz/60gm) - $4.00 Forest Mist (2oz/60gm) - $7.99 Golden Brown (2oz/60gm) - $4.99 Moka (2oz/60gm) - $6.49 Natural (2oz/60gm) - $4.00 Rich Cinnamon Chocolate (2oz/60gm) - $10.99 Rustic Avocado (2oz/60gm) - $6.99
Sage (2oz/60gm) - $6.25 Vanilla Cream (2oz/60gm) - $4.00 Vicuna (2oz/60gm) - $4.25 Go to Blue Castle Home Page from Organic Cotton |
