Elvia Minas crafts her purses from huipil garments formerly worn by women in the villages surrounding her home in San Miguel Escobar. Elvia uses various aspects of the original huipil embroidery to create a unique design for each purse. She does all of her own seamstress work and is continually expanding her range of purse styles.
All purses are made from recycled traditional Guatemalan fabrics. The huipiles (blouses) are handwoven on a backstrap loom and the cortes (skirts) are woven on a foot powered floor loom.
All items are one of a kind!
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