Training · Truth · Transformation

A new beginning, stitched with hope.

The Crimson Cord Project offers hope and a new beginning for women leaving the red-light districts and associated work in Southeast Asia: meaningful work, the truth of the gospel, and a community where their lives can be rebuilt.

Give Today What We Do

A woman's hands quilting a black and gold block-printed sari, weighted down with bricks. — Repurposing a sari into a quilt

Stacks of folded, brightly patterned sari fabric waiting to be stitched.

For the Lord your God, he is God in the heavens above and on the earth beneath.Joshua 2:11

These were the words used by Rahab, who trusted God and helped Israel conquer the promised land. It all started with a crimson cord fluttering from the window of her home. That cord represented safety and hope for Rahab and her family, just as the Crimson Cord Project offers hope and a new beginning for the women we serve.

What We Do

We walk alongside women as they rebuild their lives

Meaningful work, the truth of the gospel, and a community where a life can be rebuilt.

One

Training

At DreamStitch, our partner business, women learn to craft beautiful products from sari fabrics, earning a fair wage to support their own families. Overlooked or forgotten by their communities, these women find a safe place to rebuild their lives, and every gift to Crimson Cord means more work for them.

Two

Truth

Providing for physical needs is the first step, but the Crimson Cord Project doesn't stop there. We believe that our work is for nothing without sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ and the truth of God's word. Our on-site mentors come alongside these women to disciple them with the love of God and welcome them into his kingdom.

Three

Transformation

It is our prayer that by sharing the truth, each woman who comes to Crimson Cord can find redemption and hope through Jesus Christ. We've seen God bring about transformation in the lives of these women who were once lost to their families and their community. The amazing grace of God is the foundation of the Crimson Cord Project.

Made at DreamStitch

Repurposed saris, renewed lives

Every quilt, tote and bag begins as a sari someone set aside. At DreamStitch, women cut, layer and hand-stitch that fabric into something new, the same way God is making something new of their lives.

Handmade quilts, totes and bags stitched from sari fabric, laid out on a garden bench.

A hand-stitched kantha shoulder bag in soft grey and blue sari fabric.

Where Your Money Goes

One gift does good twice

Crimson Cord Project is a U.S. charity. DreamStitch (DreamStitch.net) is a small business in Southeast Asia, built to give women a safe place to learn a skill and earn a steady wage. Here is how your gift travels.

You give

Every gift, large or small, keeps the work going.

A handmade tote bag with a red heart beside folded fabric.

We buy handmade goods

Your gift purchases items the women make at DreamStitch.

Three women sewing together at a worktable.

Women earn a fair wage

Real skills and steady work in a gospel-centered workspace.

A parcel tied with red ribbon over a map of the United States.

The goods come home

Each order is shipped to us in the United States.

A woman handing a tote bag to a mother and child.

We donate them locally

To local nonprofits, to continue the cycle of aid.

Our promise to youYour donation, minus credit card processing fees, buys handmade goods from DreamStitch, which we give away to those in need. We don't sell the goods, and we don't pay anyone on the U.S. side a salary.

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Stories of Hope

She often stays long after her shift ends, stitching and talking with her mentor, because it is where she has found comfort and healing.

Asha grew up in a red-light district and was pulled into the same work her mother had done. She never stopped fighting for her son. Today she is in our sewing program, learning a skill, earning a steady wage, and walking away from her past one day at a time.

Read Asha's story

Names and identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy and safety of the women we serve.

A woman sewing on the floor of the workshop beside folded sari fabric.

Partner With Us

Steady gifts mean steady work

A monthly gift helps most, because it lets us plan steady orders with DreamStitch, and steady orders mean steady work for the women we serve.

Give Monthly