Here we are Wednesday January 17th. Back in Los Tambos for sewing classes. Still no electricity.
We borrowed the neighbors generator and we are in business. Today we have a selection of fabric for the ladies to make skirts or faldas in Spanish. Each lady chose a number which corresponded with a fabric and that was her fabric for her skirt. In the picture you see on the right Ms Magdalena. She is the instructor. She is showing the ladies how to make a skirt without a pattern. Believe me I was paying attention too. I've made a lot of things with out a pattern but nothing I would wear.
Flory is the new mother on the right, in that little tub is her baby. This makes the little one very portable. They are all so very creative on ways to bring their children to class.
We have 10 ladies in the sewing class. Six of the ladies are the ones who made the school uniforms for this year so they are very familiar with the machines.
We have 4 ladies who have not sewn much at all. The experienced ladies are helping the others. NOW that's what it is all about. By the end of next week we will be well on our way to have our skirts finished.
Thursday January 18th, we are in Buena Vista. It was raining when we woke up and it rained all day. Good day to stay inside and sew.
It was an exciting day for the girls. We have been working on the fundamentals of sewing which can be very boring. Practice sewing circles, straight lines, X in a box, reverse sewing and button holes. OVER and OVER again BORING, BORING. BORING. Surprisingly enough they all came back after lunch. I did a demonstration on what fancy stitching sewing machine can do and they were amazed. They have all sorts of ideas now on how to use the stitches. To see the look on their faces as they watched the machine begin to make intricate patterns as they stepped on the peddle. That's another " what it's all about". They were so giddy they didn't want to go home. I'm excited for them.
Next Tuesday we should have some good pictures of their creations.
God has given all of them a lot of talent they just don't realize that yet. I am very blessed because I get to be a small part of all of this.
Thank you God!
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