The Lucuma Blog
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Women Rock, Happy Women’s Day!
Today we celebrate the strength, resilience, courage, creativity and love of women everywhere! On this International Women’s Day, March 8, 2023, we want to honor the talented women who create our c...
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DIY Printable Farm Finger Puppets
Download a PDF for these fun farm paper finger puppets of a cow, horse, pig and more! Print on cardstock or heavy paper (8.5x11”) and cut along the dotted lines. Next, either fix the tabs with ta...
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Updates from Our Artists and Team
As an international fair trade company, we’re concerned about all the lives that Covid-19 is impacting. Like we all know, the virus is changing every aspect of life and work, but fortunately, so fa...
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DIY Printable Fairy Tale Finger Puppets
Download a PDF for these fun fairy tale paper finger puppets of royalty, magic, dragons and more! Print on cardstock or heavy paper (8.5x11”) and cut along the dotted lines. Next, either fix the ta...
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DIY Printable Classic Tale Finger Puppets
Download a PDF for these fun fairy tale paper finger puppets of royalty, magic, dragons and more! Print on cardstock or heavy paper (8.5x11”) and cut along the dotted lines. Next, either fix the ta...
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Puno Travel Log: Meeting Nifty Knitters
Follow along with Don and Alessandra's trip to visit with our talented knitters in Puno, Peru! Read on for updates about our knitters and knitted collections.
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Edith Cruz: A Woman Knitter Empowered by Fair Trade
In the rural villages around Lake Titicaca, knitting is a major way of life--especially for women and children. So, despite learning this skill later than most other girls, Edith Cruz became a knit...
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Veronica Cruz Knits a Bear Finger Puppet
Have you ever wondered what it takes to hand-knit one of our popular, adorable puppets? Watch master knitter Veronica Cruz as she brings the Little Bear Puppet to life in Puno, Peru!
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Knitting an Alpaca Ornament in Puno, Peru
Have you ever wondered what it takes to hand-knit our adorable alpaca wool ornaments? Watch Elvira, one of our talented knitters from Puno, Peru, create an alpaca ornament!