Josefina, the president of the weaving cooperative, reviews the designs for the new products that we'll be developing. That might look like a dingy canvas bag in her hand, but it is actually a carefully engineered, sophisticated R&D prototype for a killer beach bag.

 

 The women in the cooperative check the colors of the thread against the designs.  We've learned together how to create drawings that are easy for everyone to understand and that generate consistent results.  As a part of this process, the women have learned to work with measuring tapes and use the color code numbers used by the thread manufacturers.

 

The women have many helpers.