We all have an impact on the planet:

we want ours to be a positive one. 

Florezca’s textiles are sustainably made, using environmentally responsible techniques and materials. We are committed to improving the health of our global environment. That means we:

Because we have close working relationships with all the cooperatives we work with, we make small orders and pay our weavers right at the time of purchase.

Use only natural fabrics

• All of our alpaca products are woven from 100% locally sourced alpaca wool, carded and processed by hand, using zero chemical treatments or conditioners. 
• Alpacas are uniquely adapted to live in the dry, harsh deserts of the Andes due to their minimal need for water and soft, padded feet that minimizes erosion.
• The wool is a highly useful material for making textiles in the community, and prized for its unique thermal insulation properties, which cool in hot weather and insulate in the cold.
• Alpaca wool is hypoallergenic, non-itchy and resistant to piling and matting, making it more versatile and durable than sheep’s wool.

Support traditional knowledge

• We believe that traditional indigenous weaving techniques, such as four-pedal looms, are examples of time-tested, climate-friendly and classically innovative technology that produce products in balance with the environment.
• Indigenous communities, such as the Aymara from northern Chile, Bolivia and Peru, have known nature’s secret for millennia, weaving alpaca wool into clothing and home textiles to keep their families warm, safe, and protected.