Crafts Shopping

 

 

 

Handicrafts are everywhere. We visited many shops and back-room factories to check out the wares.

 

 

 

 

This is a simple example of traditional embroidered cloth panels with sewn on gold and silver reflective buttons. These are typically young workers - possibly not yet in their teens.

 

 

 

 

A typical factory workshop, right next to the sales floor.

 

 

 

 

Stringing the puppet doll parts together.

 

 

 

 

Faye has her money ready to buy some puppets.

 

 

 

 

Some of these are bigger than we are.

 

 

 

 

The final products make it to fancy showrooms like this.

 

 

 

 

But, the real bargains and fun are to be found back in the factories like this.

 

 

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