Costureros is an ongoing project that explores the passing on of culture and memory through material keepsakes. This project started with a single sewing box given to the artist by their grandmother. The sorting, organizing, and gridding of its contents brought back memories of learning how to sew, practicing the basics of crochet and watching older family members engage in other craft making.  Handling the contents of sewing boxes found in garage sales and thrift stores brings another dimension to this project. To whom did these collections of buttons, needles and ribbons belong to, and how were they used? What meaning did these objects bring to people's lives?