Women’s Sewing Group in Zacango

The Women’s Sewing Group in Zacango has been revived and is now meeting on a regular basis. A big thanks to Kevin Key from Chicago Community Mennonite Church for asking follow-up questions about the group.We are now meeting twice a week for a few hours in the late afternoon, busily getting ready for an MCC “Work and Learn” group that is coming the end of July. One of the work projects is to replace the leaky roof of the sewing room. The middle section of the new roofing material will be transparent, allowing sunlight to come in and provide much needed light, as there is no electricity in the room. Once we have a new roof, we will be able to organize the room and really start sewing. The intent is that this is an income-generating project. The women make aprons and dish towels (to wrap-up hot tortillas). Both are very popular items here. Once we have the room in working order, we can start talking about if and how we want to expand the product line.
Picture 1: Sewing Room in Zacango
Picture 2,3,4: Treadle Sewing Machines
Picture 6: Embroidering outside where there is more light.