Why One New York Designer Traveled to Bolivia to Craft the Perfect Sweater Inline

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    Working with the artisans in the workshop in La Paz, Bolivia.

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    An artisan hand-knitting pattern pieces that were later linked together.

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    Portions of the sweater pattern pieces are linked together on this machine and then they are finished by hand (like the cuffs of the sweater).

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    A smiling craftswoman. When you don t speak the same language, design becomes a universal language, and a smile or laugh is often the only form of expression.

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    Several women working on linking the sleeve cuffs to the sweater sleeve by hand.