COMPANY
Knit Couture S.A.C.
Knit Couture Is a full package factory based in Lima, Peru, specializing in high quality fully-fashioned knitwear for women, men and children. It’s woman-owned, with design and production teams that have over 20 years of experience in innovative and contemporary knits.
We utilize the fine craftsmanship long in Peru’s DNA, the beautiful native yarns, such as Baby Alpaca, Alpaca, Pima cotton and update them with modern technology to offer a variety of blends, both natural and synthetic, weights and techniques, including complex jacquards, intarsias, pointelles, chunkys, crochets, to name only a few.
Knit Couture’s manufacturing operations start from concept to design to finished garment production and shipping, while our sales and customer service department is hands-on to ensure consistent communication between our factory and our customers. In addition to working closely with our customers on executing their visions, providing options and solutions as needed, we take a proactive approach to design and development, offering new ideas.
We currently work with great American and European labels including: Lunya, Misha & Puff, Ciao Lucia, Propaganda Agency, Storq, Cinq a Sept, Frances Valentine, Entireworld, Nanin, Pendleton, Voloshin, and others. Over the years, we have also manufactured for Nanette Lepore, Anthropologie, True Religion, Donna Karen, Nation, Peter Millar, Custo Barcelona, Pinko.
Knit Couture has the latest full fashion Stoll knitting machines, focusing on gauges 3, 7, and 12 for all categories in clothing and accessories. We work with yarns such as 100% Pima Cotton, Baby Alpaca, Suri Alpaca, Merino as well as a range of blends like Pima/Modal, Pima/Silk, Pima/Cashmere. We also provide hand-loomed and hand-crochet production. It is also important to note that Peru has a Free Trade Agreement with the USA, Canada, Europe, China and Australia (and other countries), which ensures no quotas and duty-free status when importing from Peru.
MISSION
Our mission is to produce and export high quality products for our clients via private label and under our own brand. We apply ethical fair trade and sustainable environmental practices, together with our internal and external collaborators, suppliers, customers and the community in general.VISION
To be a responsible organization that promotes the sustainable use of natural fibers of local origin such as alpaca, cotton, merino and blends, exporting products that are of the highest quality, sustainable, with standards of social responsibility and respect for the environment.VALUES:
Responsibility and commitment to taking care of the environment. We care for our staff, offering them a safe and pleasant work environment. We encourage professionalism and respect. We encourage teamwork and are against any form of discrimination. Child Labor: At Knit Couture SAC, child labor is absolutely prohibited, specifically minors under the age of 18. Equal Opportunity: Knit Couture SAC promotes and guarantees equal opportunity for women and men.Child Labor and Equal Opportunity
Child Labor: At Knit Couture SAC, child labor is absolutely prohibited, specifically minors under the age of 18.
Equal Opportunity: Knit Couture SAC promotes and guarantees equal opportunity for women and men.
Factory
We have a production staff of about 60 people most of who have been working with our family for over 20 years.
Product Development
Knit Couture’s Design and Product Development department assists clients in developing collections. We start by assisting with the selection of yarns and then advise on the correct development of the prototype and also the correct production techniques to achieve a process that is both high quality and efficient.
Assisting our customers with product development is one of many ways we strive to help our clients succeed because the success and growth of our clients translates to the success of Knit Couture.
Programming
We use the latest technology Stoll M1 Plus program to design and program our Stoll knitting machines.
Knitting
The Knitting area consists of Electronic Flat knitting machines by Protti and by Stoll in gauges 3,7, and 12.
Our monthly knitting capacity is about 5,000 per month.
Gauges 1.5 - 3 produce chunky sweaters that resemble hand knits and crochets in thick, wide stitches.
Gauges 5 - 7 produce reversible jacquards in many colors including 4 color intarsia and pointelles.
Gauges 10 - 12 produce a variety of ribs, pointelles, 3 color intarsia, double faced jacquards, drop stitches, and more.
Linking
All our full fashion sweaters are linked in the best Italian Complett linking machines.
Finishing
All our hand finishing is done by expert ladies who have many years of experience for flawless finishing.
Swatch Gallery
Adress:
Calle Chincha Alta 120
Parque Industrial San Pedrito 2
Santiago de Surco
Telephone:
+51 (1) 981 280 192
+51 (1) 948 415 888