

Pattie has been sewing and giving beautiful hand-stitched
gifts to her family and friends for years, and people kept telling her she
should go into business, but it wasn't until she and her husband, Glenn,
decided to retire to Mexico that she figured out how it could be done. They
moved to a small town near Merida, Yucatan (4 hours west of Cancun), where
many of the poor women know how to embroider or do hand-sewing. With the
view in mind of helping these women make some much-needed extra income to
help out their families, StitchesBiz was born. The women earned at least half
of the selling price of each item, and they did
the work in their own
homes while still caring for their families. The money they earned
went a
long way toward supplying basic needs, and maybe even a few extras for
them.
StitchesBiz is a Christian-owned and operated.business.
The ladies of Cholul, Yucatan thank you for your
patronage.
Pattie returned to the USA in early 2010, so there will be some changes
and scaling-back in the business. Since she will have to do all the
special orders herself, they will be on a first come, first served basis.



Azucena Kique, Carla & Lidia Dina &
her house



Eddy Feni & Dulce
Raquel
Loni in her "hamaca", the typical bed here.
Most of my ladies are heavy-set due to a diet mostly of black beans and
tortillas.