Peruvian Nature $100 to $200

I ordered this sweater in hopes it fit well and that it would go with my jean's and a few other slacks. The sweater fits perfectly, buttoned and open, looks great with my wardrobe, and is absolutely soft and cuddly. The middle horizontal band falls correctly at my wasteline and the sleeves were just the right length. One other admirable quality is that when on, the patterns and bands line up really well so I won't constantly be adjusting it. The mini-scallop detail at the hem is sweet. I didn't even notice it in the photo. The overall color is a deep blue, but in certain light, it can look a bit purple. I assure you it is blue. I love this sweater and highly recommend it for those who wear a size small, especially. That's my true size (4). The fabric s a little stretchy. I can't wait to wear it for friends see. In fact, I like it so much, I sat down before writing this review and ordered another in a different color. Congratulations to the artist for getting everything just right.

Floral pattern in these soft colors is not easy to find. I'm excited to wear it in few months when it gets colder !!

Eliazar Ochoa is one of half a dozen Peruvian artisans whose page I try to check every month or so for new work; I had a rug and another tapestry by him already. I love depictions of animals. especially when they are animals you don't commonly see depicted as with llamas and rheas, two distinctly South American animals (my other tapestry from him is all condors). And while purple is my favorite color, I do like orange as well, and I saw there was a bit of purple in this. This tapestry currently occupies pride of place, on the door to my office. Which means that at close range, I've realized the faces of the cats are kind of creepy. But I'm not really sure how you could do better on a loom, and I have also seen much worse cat faces! As I look at them more, I think I definitely prefer : | to a badly done : 3 (the most popular simplified cat face), and it makes a lot more sense on a loom as well!