With our upcoming event, An Ümlarifically Sweet Halloween, taking place in various Toronto locations this month, I thought that this would be a great opportunity to get to know some of the businesses involved in this awesome event! Today's featured business is Qapia Lima Inc.

Qapia Lima Inc. specializes in scarves, shawls, and gloves made out of baby alpaca wool. Baby alpaca wool is an alpaca's first coat of wool, which means that it has never been shaven off before, and therefore is incredibly soft. All of these products are hand-made.

In purchasing one of the amazing products offered by Qapia Lima, you also help to support local industries in the Andes mountains. In their own words, "[their] hand-made products offer women in impoverished regions an opportunity to provide for their families. These female artisans work flexible hours so that they can introduce the world to the luxuries of Peru without hindering their familial responsibilities."

Qapia Lima was founded by Ines Fernandez and Xavier Tang. Ines was born in Peru, and spent much of her life there, until moving to Toronto to study Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto. It is there that she and Xavier met.

Be sure to say hello to Ines and Xavier during An Ümlarifically Sweet Halloween. They will be on-site on October 20th and 21st, and their products will be available for sale at a discount on all four dates! Also, don't forget that they have generously donated a pair of scarves (one mens' and one womens') as one of our fabulous prizes. All who sign up for the event are eligible to win!