Guides
to choose, care for and give
What people ask us every day on WhatsApp, answered calmly: how to choose a poncho, how to wash it, what to give and where each piece comes from.
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How to Choose an Alpaca Poncho: Hood, Closure and Size
What to look at before buying a poncho: hood, closure, measurements from the shoulders and composition.
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How to Wash an Alpaca Poncho Step by Step: By Hand and in the Machine
A step-by-step guide to washing, drying and storing an alpaca poncho without damaging it, based on Alpaca's official care instructions.
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Pure Alpaca vs. Acrylic Blend: What You Are Really Buying
What an alpaca poncho really contains, the pros and cons of pure and blended, and how to read the label.
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Alpaca Blanket: Real Size (2.30 × 1.55 m), Bed and Care
The blanket's real size, which bed it fits, what it is made of and how to wash it without deforming it.
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Alpaca Shawl: Size, 5 Ways to Wear It and Which Color to Choose
Real measurements, the differences between solid and double-sided, five ways to wear a shawl and how to choose a color if it is a gift.
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Peguche, the Weaving Village Where Our Ponchos Are Made
A tour of Peguche, the weaving village next to Otavalo: hand warping, the loom and what the sources say about its history.
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Alpaca vs Llama: How to Tell Them Apart and What Fiber Each Gives
How to tell an alpaca from a llama, what each is raised for and what fiber each animal gives, with sources.
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Alpaca Fiber vs Sheep Wool: What Is True and What Is Advertising
We compare alpaca fiber with sheep wool using sources: which difference you can feel and which sales claims have no backing.
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What Is an Otavalo Poncho? History, Use and Colors
What an Otavalo poncho is and what is (and is not) known about its history, colors and use, with every fact linked to its source.
