Ladies of Las Chacaras crochet purses

Crocheted with 100% recycled plastic raffia

The language gap was easy to overcome with a crochet hook in hand. And the ladies of Las Chacaras were excited to learn another trade to enhance their skills and increase the possibilities of crafts to sell. A group of women from Colorado took a week out of their lives to teach them different crochet stitches, and 'tricks of the trade.' They also shared their hearts, and helped to cut plastic bags into strips for more 'yarn' to crochet more purses. Two months later ... the ladies mastered the skill well enough to make 30-40 purses for another group of women from Oregon, who have taken the purses to sell at their church ... just in time for Christmas.
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The purse above was crocheted in a little over one day, and has matching trim, satin lining and a zipper to keep contents secure. Helen carries it proudly and never misses an opportunity to show it and share the story.