About
These hands are worth gold.
Manos de Oro is a place to learn handmade crafts and to meet the immigrant women in Canada who turned their craft into a business. It was born in Vancouver, in an immigrant family, Spanish first and English always welcome.
What we believe
- 01
Handmade has value
Knowing how to sew, knit or create is a trade, not a hobby. It deserves to be learned well and paid well.
- 02
We learn better together
We teach step by step, with what you have at home, in your language.
- 03
Every story opens a path
When one woman tells how she started her business, another feels ready to start hers.
Our first instructor
Nancy A. Calderón R.
Nancy is a craftswoman and the founder of Dollicious, handmade dolls from Surrey, B.C. She is Manos de Oro's first instructor and the voice of our first tutorials.
Visit DolliciousWhere we're going
Learn
Today: free step-by-step video tutorials.
Community
Soon: a community, events and pop-ups to meet in person.
School
Later: patterns, workshops and full courses, with more instructors.
Let's work together
If you're an organization that works with immigrant women, a media outlet, or a brand that wants to support handmade work, we'd love to talk.