Santa Mónica Crochet is a social movement that was born in the women's prisons of Peru looking for a new opportunity in life through fashion and mainly knitting.
Cada prenda Santa Mónica es hecha 100% a mano por un equipo de mujeres emprendedoras que luchan por alcanzar sus sueños y a la vez construir un futuro mejor para sus familias.
La Dedicación, la creatividad y el arte están presenten en cada una de nuestras prendas.
Santa Mónica Crochet is a story of improvement, talent and a lot of sacrifice that began more than 20 years ago in a small workshop located in the garden of my parents' house where I was knitting, creating and learning from the hand of a group of knitters who lived in Musa by Manchay (a human settlement located in Lima, Peru).
Many years later, thanks to Father Lancier, the priest at my school, I was able to begin working with women deprived of liberty at the Chorrillos Annex prison. This experience of running weaving workshops in prisons has been a carousel of experiences and emotions, but with a lot of love and effort we are sure that we will go very far.
It has been more than 7 years working in the prisons and 3 years since we created Santa Mónica Crochet we have been able to work with more than 50 inmates between the 3 prisons in Chorrillos and we hope to continue growing thanks to the support of the community that supports us.
«Santa Mónica Crochet nace del corazón de Diana Gamio. Diseñadora de modas por naturaleza se viene dedicando al arte del tejido hace más de 20 años. Nacida en Lima, Perú en el año 1968, aprendió este arte de su abuelita quien se lo inculcó desde muy pequeña.
She began to knit, design and work with the weavers of the glass of milk program in Musa, filling almost her entire house with woven clothes, selling them and giving them away only to her close acquaintances without any brand.
In 2016 she began working with the artisan weavers from the Annex Penitentiary. During the pandemic, he created Santa Mónica Crochet around 2020 and has been directing the brand's workshops in the Virgen de Fátima and Santa Mónica de Chorrillos prisons.
Hoy en día ha ayudado a más de 50 mujeres con familias a superarse y salir adelante a través de este lindo arte.»
«Santa Mónica Crochet nace del corazón de Diana Gamio. Diseñadora de modas por naturaleza se viene dedicando al arte del tejido hace más de 20 años. Nacida en Lima, Perú en el año 1968, aprendió este arte de su abuelita quien se lo inculcó desde muy pequeña.
She began to knit, design and work with the weavers of the glass of milk program in Musa, filling almost her entire house with woven clothes, selling them and giving them away only to her close acquaintances without any brand.
In 2016 she began working with the artisan weavers from the Annex Penitentiary. During the pandemic, he created Santa Mónica Crochet around 2020 and has been directing the brand's workshops in the Virgen de Fátima and Santa Mónica de Chorrillos prisons.
Hoy en día ha ayudado a más de 50 mujeres con familias a superarse y salir adelante a través de este lindo arte.»
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