Lenca Design, Evelyn Ávila's brand that exalts Lenca fabric in Europe

CASTELLÓN DE LA PLANA, SPAIN.- With TikTok, Instagram and Facebook as her allies, Honduran Evelyn Ávila seeks to show the splendor and color of Lenca weaving in the old world. What one day started as a hobby today represents for the young woman from the capital an opportunity to grow as an entrepreneur and forge her future with Lenca Design. His designs cross borders as one of his flagship products: sandals, in addition to Spain, they are already taking firm steps in Switzerland, Italy, France and England, countries from where he has received several orders.

READ: Angus David, the Honduran who combines rock with the militaryAnd is that who does not fall in love with the beautiful colors that represent the Lenca culture? That was exactly what happened to Evelyn during a visit to the city of La Esperanza, Intibucá, back in 2016. After learning about the wonders of that western department of Honduras, the young woman confesses to EL HERALDO that she had the opportunity to climb to the El Cacao mountain where he observed how Lenca cloth was made. "It was impressive to see how they were forming these beautiful fabrics using colored threads, it was an experience that I will never forget." using Lenca cloth".

At first, she could only dedicate herself to the business in her spare time, since her profession as a Special Education Teacher and Psychologist demanded a lot of her time and she hardly sold it to friends and family.

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Her mother, who is a dressmaker, was very supportive at the beginning to make the blouses, dresses, aprons and other garments and for the footwear she looked for an artisan shoemaker to whom she herself provided the designs and thus managed to create beautiful sandals to the taste of your clientele.

READ: Gerson Gutiérrez, the Honduran who leads a shipping company in SpainWhen in 2017 he saw the need to migrate to Spain, he had to slow down his venture a bit, but two years later -on noticing the demand for this type of products in Europe- decided to resume it with more force in Castellón de la Plana, Valencian community, where it currently resides. The challenge was greater because in Spain he did not have his mother to make them, so he was polishing his skills with the sewing machine and the needle. "It was all worth it," says Evelyn, who now proudly displays her products.

Lenca Design sells itself 100 percent online because up to now it does not have a place to sell its products, but through digital platforms it has managed to expand in Europe.

+Katerine Valderramos, the woman from the capital who permeates her catracho stamp in the US"Thank God it has gone very well for me, because I not only sell in Spain but in other countries of the European Union", shares with EL HERALDO this catracha that stands out one of the ancestral cultures of Honduras. You can find their designs at:

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