Sewing in the Village

Today, I went out to the village of Guadalupe and worked with a sewing group. I taught them how to make these wrap skirts. My Spanish is still pretty sad so we did a lot of pointing, but it seems we communicated just fine. I hope to share another project with them soon.

The ladies sew most days in this small one room building. There is no electricity. The bright sunshine streams in through big windows. They use treadle machines and do a fine job with them. They make many "bolsas", bags in all styles and sizes. The bags are sold at a local shop with other crafts from the villagers and native people elsewhere in Honduras.