Oodi Weavers

Saturday we ventured out to a nearby village, Oodi, to visit the Oodi Weavers. The Oodi Weavers is a cooperative started in 1973 to help provide an economic base for the women from Oodi and the surrounding villages. The wool is hand spun, dyed using chemicals over an open fire, and then hand woven into spontaneous patterns created by the weavers.

It was amazing to watch the women at work! Some of us even individually ordered custom made tapestries! Mine will be finished in a few weeks and will be quite the personalized memento of the summer--- and it supports some very kind and extremely talented women!

The woman pictured below said that she's worked here since the beginning of the cooperative!

Saturday afternoon we walked from UB to the Main Mall to browse around the market and the vendors there. However, being late Saturday afternoon, all the market and vendors were closed! However, it wasn’t a wasted trip for me as I found a Catholic church on the way! Woo-hoo! I was told it was close by (about a 20-25 minute walk), but I hadn’t been able to find it yet! And perfect timing, too, as I was able to attend the Sunday service there the next morning without having to call a taxi or jump on a combi! It was so very nice to attend church! Definitely felt right at home! :)