During our time in Barcelona, we experienced a meeting that deserves a chapter of its own: our visit to the Argentine Consulate in Barcelona together with Juana Román, designer of the official Barcelona Knits 2025 pattern.
For us, it was a very special occasion, not only because of what that space represents, but also because of the opportunity to share something of the essence of HUANACO there: natural fibers, small-scale production, care for origin, and a way of working that seeks to create positive impact through every skein.
We were especially pleased by the interest shown by the Consulate authorities in the work we have been developing. During the meeting, we were able to share not only our journey, but also the reason for our trip to Barcelona: to take part in one of the city’s most important knitting events, which brings together knitters, designers, and textile projects from different parts of Europe. In that context, it was very meaningful to speak about where we do what we do, and about the place that natural fibers, small-scale production, and support for independent design hold within our project.
Mariana and Carolina, two Argentine designers who presented their designs at the festival, also took part in the meeting. Their presence added a very valuable dimension, because it made visible something we deeply believe in: that yarn does not end with the skein, but extends into the ideas, the hands, and the creative processes of those who design with it.
At HUANACO, we support that journey through a program dedicated to independent design, through which we seek to encourage new creative processes and make room for projects that share our values. In that sense, this meeting was a beautiful reflection of that work: Argentine creators, designs presented in an international context, and yarns that travel, opening paths to keep weaving community.
Bringing our voice and our way of working to a place like the Argentine Consulate in Barcelona was, for us, a deeply meaningful experience. A reminder that, even far from our workshop, we continue building connections between territories, crafts, and stories that meet around knitting.