COMPANY PROFILE 127 HANDMADE WITH LOVE Offering high quality handmade knitwear all year round, Pachamama products are inspired by the natural world, classic knitting techniques, colour and symbol When did you start up and why? Pachamama began in 1990 when David and I started trading the beautiful handicrafts we encountered while we were travelling in the Andean Mountains of South America. We started very small with a market stall and grew via more stalls, festivals and events and a shop. What prompted you to launch the business? Following our success fellow traders wanted to sell our lovely 100% wool knitwear too and so our wholesale business evolved. In 1996 we started fairly trading handmade wool clothing, accessories and homeware made in Nepal. Since those early days we have developed strong and sustainable relationships with our suppliers who are small family run businesses. We have been loyal to our original philosophy on fair trade, ensuring continuous and solid economic and social growth for a large number of talented knitters and artisans and all the people involved in production. What challenges have you overcome since the company’s launch? There have been many along the way, worst
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