MayaMam helps the Pulsera Project Color The World

Something great happened to us at the Philadelphia Gift Show last January…we met Chris and Colin of the Pulsera Project. They are part of a wonderful project that “educates, empowers, and connects Nicaraguan youth with students in more than 200 US schools through the sale of colorful, hand-woven bracelets, or “pulseras" in Spanish.” They were looking for bracelets, and although we hadn’t planned to present any of ours the show, luckily we had brought some along with us. So we were able to show them our style of weaving and embroidery that we do on the backstrap loom. They really liked them, and we have started working with them on a regular basis. This is, of course, very nice from a business point of view. But because they share our passion for a world that is more just, we feel it is more than just business -- we have found new compañeros. Below we would like to share some examples of their style of pulseras and some of ours in the lower photo.

We love this photo!

Take a look at their project! www.pulseraproject.org