This book looks at the history, beauty, and various styles of New Mexico colcha embroidery, and tells the uplifting story of how a small group of determined women revived a Hispanic cultural tradition destined for extinction.
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"...fascinating read for embroiderers and historians alike..." -- Workbox, September 2009
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colcha designs, colcha stitch, colcha embroidery, embroidery tradition, colcha embroideries, couching stitch, commercial yarn, churro sheep, colonial arts, ground fabric Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Mexico, New Spain, Santa Cruz, Arte Antiguo, New Mexicans, United States, San Pedro, San Gabriel, Rio Grande, Courtesy of Esther Vigil, Mexico City, Spanish Market, Spanish Colonial Arts Society, Los Alamos, New World, Courtesy Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, Dan Richey, Tony Reynolds, Holy Family, Pueblo Revolt, Santa Fe Trail, Gift of Alice Bemis Taylor, Taylor Museum, Doņa Eufemia, Acequia Madre House Browse Sample Pages:
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colcha designs, colcha stitch, colcha embroidery, embroidery tradition, colcha embroideries, couching stitch, commercial yarn, churro sheep, colonial arts, ground fabric Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Mexico, New Spain, Santa Cruz, Arte Antiguo, New Mexicans, United States, San Pedro, San Gabriel, Rio Grande, Courtesy of Esther Vigil, Mexico City, Spanish Market, Spanish Colonial Arts Society, Los Alamos, New World, Courtesy Museum of Spanish Colonial Art, Dan Richey, Tony Reynolds, Holy Family, Pueblo Revolt, Santa Fe Trail, Gift of Alice Bemis Taylor, Taylor Museum, Doņa Eufemia, Acequia Madre House Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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