Yelena Costurilena
Costurilena - Cocora Upcycle
Montenegro, Quindío, Colombia
633001
I am Yelena, founder of Costurilena and Cocora Upcycle. I curate sewing courses and patterns and create guides for artisan fairies who want to make a living from their talent. My main work is denim upcycling: I rescue discarded jeans to transform them into new, sellable and sustainable bags, and I teach other artisans to do the same at fairs and on social media.
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About the practice
Costurilena is my curation and resource platform, and Cocora Upcycle is my denim upcycling lab. While at Costurilena I curate the best online sewing courses and patterns and create guides to help artisan fairies sell at fairs and on social media, at Cocora Upcycle I put it all into practice: transforming discarded denim jeans into useful, contemporary bags. My purpose is to show that upcycling can be a profitable, creative and circular craft, handmade in Quindío, Colombia.
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