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wool sweaters
Beautiful, high quality wool
sweaters handmade in Bolivia!
We fell in love with the look, the feel, the handmade quality,
and the charm of the designs of these wool sweaters and you will, too. Until now, these unique sweaters have only been
available in select specialty shops but we simply had to share them with you! Each sweater is hand knit by highly skilled
Bolivian craftspeople working in their own homes. Because the designs are so difficult, only the most talented artisans craft these sweaters. Some make just 1 sweater per week, while others
can make up to 4, with the help of a spouse, parent or children. You won't find a phony fiber in a
SweaterStop sweater! Every one
is made of 100% sheep's wool or 100% cotton. They are unusually soft and comfy thanks to the hand-spinning techniques employed
for centuries by the Aymara Indians of Bolivia. The yarn, dyed in small batches gives the sweaters rich, vibrant colors rarely found in any knitwear.
No two sweaters are exactly the same, so, while the detailed description for a certain style may say it's about 25 inches
wide across the chest, the sweater you receive may be anywhere from 24-1/2 to 26 inches across the chest. Most of our
cotton or wool sweaters are "one size fits all," but different styles will fit differently. This type of variation commonly occurs in
hand made sweaters, and like the occasional piece of straw or strand of long black hair that is sometimes knit right into the sweater, we enjoy these signs of authenticity as they connect us
to the talented artisans who knit these sweaters in a different hemisphere.
The ease and convenience of the internet allows us to offer these beautiful wool sweaters at exceptional value by eliminating the overhead of a retail store and sales staff. Plus, every purchase
will help us help people less fortunate than ourselves. Sweater Stop will contribute 3 1/2% of each sale, plus a portion of our
yearly profits, to the Heifer Project International to help fight hunger in Bolivia. While the artisans who craft our sweaters are fortunate enough to maintain a basic lifestyle, more than 60% of Bolivians live below the poverty line. We will keep you informed
of the contributions, and will continue to find other worthy programs that provide assistance to the Bolivian people.
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here to see more of our wool sweaters!
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