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On Sunday, November 15, Honduras Threads will visit St. Thomas to sell hand-embroidered pillow covers, table runners and cocktail napkins made by women in small rural villages. They are colorful, one-of-a-kind items that make beautiful, unique gifts. (Click on the image to enlarge it).The St. Thomas Daughters of the King have recently commissioned the women to make a banner for their St. Francis chapter. The embroidery on it is now underway, and the banner will be arriving from Honduras in January.
Honduras Threads is a nonprofit organization that supports the work of women’s embroidery cooperatives so that the women have a means to make money without leaving their children or families.
The first co-op was started in Santa Cruz Arriba as a part of a mission trip from Church of the Incarnation in 2002. Honduras Threads continues marketing the work, supplying donated fabrics and starting more co-ops in other locations where the women need work in their own communities. Now there are six co-ops near the capital of Tegucigalpa.
The women learn the appliqué technique and embroidery stitches as well as recordkeeping and business skills. They receive all of the proceeds of the sales, buy their supplies and train their new members.
The co-ops are making a big difference in the lives of households where the average annual income for a family of six was $1,800. Not only are the women feeding their families better, they now have pleasant work in their own communities, own their own business, take pride in what they are making and are wonderful examples for their children.
The beautiful designs in the pillows and table runners are the work of artist Pamela Nelson and designer Barbara Velhum. The Honduran women bring their own artistry to the basic designs with their choices of color, fabrics and embroidery stitches.
Honduras Threads has many volunteer opportunities here in Dallas and welcomes the contribution of fabrics.
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- I neglected to announce yesterday that Ben Day of Basil Are Us fame had asked me to tell you that yesterday was the last day for Basil. He had given me the required yellow sticky for the announcement but something happened to my brain cells and I neglected to let him tell you about the Last Basil Harvest this year...and your own chances for some mean pesto.....Forgive me, Ben and you pesto people.
- Nomination forms for vestry or convention delegate or endowment trustee are due in the office by Sunday, November 22nd, the day we have the annual Thanksgiving Feed here.
- Speaking of Thanksgiving Feeds here...this year it is Sunday the 22nd and many of you bring your best efforts to share with each other. You may sign up in the narthex to whet our appetites....AND if you want to help folk set up for this happy event, come on Saturday at 3 p.m. to do that.....or you could stay after it to take things down and return the room to its pristine condition.
- This coming Sunday, November 15th, we have a seasonal food drive in support of the food pantry of the Resource Center of Dallas. Canned soups, canned vegetables and fruits, canned meats [tuna, chicken, chili, Spam], boxed cereal, dry staples [rice, beans, pasta]. Bring these items along to the Parish Hall this week but no later than Sunday the 15th.
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