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BOUTIQUE OPEN MONDAY - SATURDAY, 9 TO 5 hen you walk into the sun-filled Bequia Threadworks boutique in Port Elizabeth, you’ll find one-of-a-kind, handsewn island fashions for women in an variety of fabrics and colors. You’ll also see the smiling faces of the very Bequian artisans responsible for creating the clothing line. These women are taking advantage of a unique opportunity to transform their world. Bequia Threadworks is a nonprofit enterprise empowering and training the women of Bequia as artisan seamstresses to advance their economic mobility and create a more sustainable local economy. It’s accomplishing this by offering quality clothing, sewing training, design services and retail opportunities for Bequian citizens. The enterprise is the brainchild of the Grenadines Partnership Fund, a small group of U.S. citizens supporting community initiatives that provide basic needs, education, environmental protection and conservation, and economic development to benefit citizens of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Bequia Threadworks also receives support from the Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina. One of the most exciting elements: all Bequia Threadworks profits are reinvested in training programs. So, come visit our boutique and browse the cas u al, island-style tops, shorts, wrap pants and sundresses that people love. And take a peek into the adjacent sewing center to see our craftswomen at work. Your visit means untold possibilities for the Grenadines. Handcrafted for a better world. bequiathreadworks.com info@bequiathreadworks.com