Ayni Throw Porcelain

My Store Ayni Throw Porcelain

Ayni Throw Porcelain

£350.00
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My Store Ayni Throw Porcelain
  • My Store Ayni Throw Porcelain
  • My Store Ayni Throw Porcelain
  • My Store Ayni Throw Porcelain
  • My Store Ayni Throw Porcelain
  • My Store Ayni Throw Porcelain
Ayni Throw Porcelain

Ayni Throw Porcelain

£350.00
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Description

  • Modern check design
  • Woven in Peru, 70% Baby Alpaca and 30% Wool
  • Hand-finished by Andean craftsmen
  • Purled fringes, 188 x 130 cm
  • Weight, 1,070 grams
  • Eco-standards: RAS, Fair Trade & WRAP
  • Extremely soft, naturally warm & breathable
Details & Care
  • 70% Baby Alpaca and 30% Wool
  • 188 x 130 cm
  • Weight, 1,070 grams
  • Refresh your blanket by airing it often and spot cleaning with cool water when needed. To care for both the wool and the planet, wash only when necessary, lay flat to dry out of sunlight, and choose eco-friendly dry cleaning where possible.
  • Made in Peru
Delivery, Returns, and Refunds
Home Styling
  • Layer this blanket over your sofa or bed for a soft, flowing accent. Its ombre fringes and generous drape bring a sense of movement and calm, effortlessly grounding your space.
Cultural Impact

The alpaca has never been merely an animal in the Andean world — it has been a measure of wealth, a source of spiritual meaning, and the foundation upon which entire communities built their lives. For thousands of years, across the high altiplano where the air is thin and the light extraordinary, Andean women have been the keepers of textile knowledge — spinning, dyeing, and weaving in a tradition that predates the Inca and has outlasted every disruption since.

The animals were considered sacred, their fleece reserved for royalty and ritual, and the women who worked it held a power that was cultural as much as economic.

That knowledge was never written down; it passed through hands, through pattern, through the shared understanding of communities whose identity was always inseparable from the animal, the altitude, and the cloth they made from both.
Material Intelligence

Woven in Peru from 70% baby alpaca and 30% wool, this blanket combines the exceptional softness of first-shear alpaca with the resilience and natural crimp that wool brings to the weave — giving it warmth, structure, and a handle that improves with use. The baby alpaca leads the cloth, lending its hollow-fibre lightness and thermal regulation, while the wool grounds it, adding recovery and durability across every season. Each blanket is hand-finished, so natural variations reflect the behaviour of both fibres on the loom and the maker's control of it.

This is what Glenn Adamson, in Fewer Better Things*, calls 'material intelligence' — a knowledge that lives not just in the hands, but in an understanding of how two Andean fibres behave differently under tension, and must be woven together honestly for the cloth to fall exactly right.
Personalisation

Email team@cardoonstudio.com for complimentary personalisation—add a special date, meaningful quote, or initials to the back of your piece.

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