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The Dianna Ortiz Ursuline Center for Women
Products of Casa Ursulina
"Because of my craft work at Casa Ursulina, my daughters and I have a house of our own."
This is the way Nora describes the impact that Casa Ursulina has had on her life. Many other women like Nora have discovered and developed their talents here. Through the sales of their crafts, both in Chile and the United States, they are earning a better quality of life for them and their families. Each woman pays for materials and makes a small contribution for the maintenance of Casa Ursulina. The rest of the proceeds from sales of her products goes to the artisan herself. Here in Chillán, Casa Ursulina rents one of the stands in the downtown plaza where many of the women sell their creations. Periodically also, they participate in craft fairs in neighboring cities. Contacts in the United States are growing too. Many times during the year, we pack and ship boxes of handwoven scarves and handcrafted angels to the Mount Saint Joseph Shop at the Ursuline Motherhouse, to HandCrafting Justice, a fair trade ministry of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, and to Heartbeats, a ministry of the Sisters of the Humility of Mary.
Within the past year, spinning and weaving have become an important and popular activity at Casa Ursulina. Many of the women have discovered that they have a natural gift for designing and creating beautiful scarves and shawls. These are made from both native wool and from synthetic yarn. Skeins of handspun 100 percent wool yarn in natural colors are also available.This year Abbey Press we have sent more than 1200 handwoven scarves and shawls for sale through Abbey Press in Saint Meinrad, Indiana (use search words scarf, scarves, shawl).
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Maria Erica |
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