Vicuna Selected Edition Box black

SKU:

01070031-2023

Produktdetails:

Maschenprobe: 20 = 10 cm

Lauflänge: 75m/25g

Material: 100% Vicuña

Remaining stock: 1

This color is being discontinued. Color variations may occur in remaining stock due to different batches.

Attention: We require an export license for shipments outside the EU!

Now available in limited quantities – vicuña, the gold of the Andes! Vicuña is the finest and most valuable animal fiber in the world; at approximately 13 microns, there is nothing finer or more exclusive. We present this exquisite fiber as a luxurious gift set in a handcrafted wooden box by Peruvian artisans. The boxes were produced in a strictly limited edition of 100 numbered pieces, and we have secured 50 for you. Each box contains two 25-gram skeins of black (dyed) vicuña yarn from Amano, a certificate of authenticity, and instructions for a small scarf.

This offer is strictly limited! We cannot reorder this edition and can only deliver within Germany!

Vicuña wool was highly prized by the Incas, who estimated that around 1.5 million of these animals lived in the Peruvian Andes at that time. In the early 20th century, Europeans also became aware of the fine fiber. As a result, the number of living vicuñas declined to just under 6,000 by 1965, prompting extensive conservation measures. Thanks to these measures, the population has recovered. Vicuñas are now strictly protected, and since 2002, their wool has been permitted to be traded again, albeit only with special licenses. A portion of the license fees is used to fund the ongoing intensive conservation efforts for vicuñas.

A vicuña can only be sheared every two years, yielding approximately 200 grams of wool. When they are brought to the herd for shearing, the vicuñas are examined by veterinarians and receive the necessary vaccinations. Afterwards, they are released back into the wild and have two years of peace.