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Crocheting With Plastic: Senegalese Atelier Mixes Recycling with Art

Esha Sarai

   In northern Senegal, the picturesque city of Saint Louis is full of
   local art and boutiques. But the Atelier des Femmes is different, not
   only in that it teaches women of all ages and backgrounds how to sew
   and crochet, but also that it uses entirely recycled materials to make
   a wide variety of products.

   The Atelier, run by a group called La Liane, which houses children and
   women in need, teaches women how to sew and crochet -- all with
   recycled materials.

   "Some women will say, 'I know how to crochet, I know how to crochet,'
   and as soon as they come here, they see because there's really a
   difference between working with yarn and working with plastic bags,"
   Marietou Diop, an instructor at the atelier, says with a laugh.

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