We sell hand-stitched heirloom quality gifts.  Every item is hand-stitched          

         especially for you, and personalization is free!                        

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 earn at least half of the selling price of each item, and they can do the work in their own homes while still caring for their families.  The money they earn goes a long way toward supplying basic needs, and maybe even  a few extras for them.

StitchesBiz is a Christian-owned and operated, non-profit business.

The ladies of Cholul, Yucatan thank you for your patronage.

 

  Azucena          Kique, Carla & Lidia                         Dina & her house 

     Eddy                        Feni & Dulce                        Raquel

Loni in her "hamaca", the typical bed here.  Veronica is lucky enough to have a gas stove in her cinder block kitchen.  The area to the right, which is her sink, is her only work space.

Most of my ladies are heavy-set due to a diet mostly of black beans and tortillas.