The Artisan Journal

How to Care for Your Baby Alpaca Jumper

There is a persistent myth about baby alpaca knitwear, and it costs people money: that it needs to be washed regularly. It does not. Baby alpaca is naturally anti-bacterial and odour-resistant. A j...

How to Care for Your Full-Grain Leather Bag

Seven sources give seven different answers on how often to condition leather. Here's how to read the bag itself — and why over-conditioning is the more common mistake.

How to Wear a Woven Bag All Year Round

A junco woven bag doesn't belong to summer. Here's how to wear one through autumn layers, winter coats, spring dressing, and the warmer months in between — with specific looks and colour notes for ...

How to Care for Your Frazada Rug

A frazada is not a washable rug. Here is everything you need to know to care for yours properly — routine upkeep, spills, moths, sunlight, storage, and when to call a specialist.

Frazada vs Kilim: What's the Difference?

They arrive in similar rooms. Both flat-woven. Both wool. Both with a geometry so considered it stops you mid-step. A frazada on the bedroom floor and a kilim on the living room sofa can feel like ...

What Happens to a Junco Bag After Two Years

Two years of real use: how a junco reed bag ages, what changes in the weave and colour, how to reshape it, and why it looks better for being carried.

Five Ways to Style a Frazada in Your Home (And Why Every Piece Is a One-Off)

A frazada on the floor, the wall, the sofa, the bed, or outside — five specific ways to use a handwoven Peruvian blanket at home, with colour pairing, sizing, and care notes.

How to Care for Your Baby Alpaca Shawl (and Why It Only Gets Better)

Hand washing, dry cleaning, storage, and why careful ownership makes a baby alpaca shawl softer over time.

From Andean Blanket to Everyday Object: The Frazada Story

What is a frazada? A handwoven Andean blanket made over weeks in the Peruvian highlands — and the material behind the bags, cushions, and rugs at Orange Inca.

How to Tell Good Leather: What We Look for Before We Make the Olivia

Full-grain, top-grain, bonded — and the cut that tells the truth. How we assess leather quality before it goes into the Olivia crossbody, made by a family business in Lima.