2023-08-24 18:49:17
Leonor has been working with her sewing machine for 15 years in La Concepción square.
It is common to want to raise a bast, or for the buttons to come off; Sometimes it also happens that the closure is damaged or simply unstitches somewhere, and that is how clothing is, over time they wear out and living in the consumer society the easiest thing is to get rid of the article and opt for a new one .
But, in the midst of quick purchases, an act of ‘rebellion’ is to repair, mend and reuse, and in this work the seamstresses in La Concepción square can help, who, together with their traditional ‘Singer’ machines, dedicate themselves to to change closures, mend buttons, among other emergency repairs.
Carrying out this trade in position No. 2, you can find Leonor Vilema, a woman from Guane who learned to sew from the age of 13, when her parents sent her to the workshops of that canton so that the experts in the trade could teach her about the subject in exchange. of ‘any little medicine’.
Since then, Leonor has made her economic livelihood from that apprenticeship and eventually came to the La Concepción square, a place that she has been going to every Wednesday and Saturday for 15 years, to earn between $20 or $30, depending on the day.
Thus, while putting the thread on the needle, Leonor saw many years go by, time in which she realized that progress did not include the entire city, since approximately 10 years ago the authorities withdrew the toilets from the square, forcing the merchants to look for a public toilet; In addition, only self-management made it possible to make the site a more comfortable place for the workers, Leonor said, while she received another garment to imitate a “home client.”
The rattling needles attract foreigners who are dazzled by tradition, but, above all, they are hooked by the charisma of some seamstresses who, like Leonor, receive their clients with the warmth of someone who will only leave their post when age is gone. let you sew…
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