Contemporary Embroidery With Traditional Mexican Needlework

Gimena Romero starts off the course by telling you who she is, why this technique is so important to her, and where she finds endless inspiration to keep the creations coming with her needle and thread.

Look at different traditional Mexican techniques and get to know and understand the hugely significant role that embroidery plays in this country. Explore the variety of materials and techniques for transferring your pattern.

Gimena talks about the origins of Tenango embroidery and shows you the flat and stem stitch techniques. She also shows you how to tackle curves and points, as well as her method for mixing patterns and colors.

Move on to explore Chamula embroidery. Learn a little about its history, then how to use the effective satin stitch, and apply textures to add detail and finish off your work.

Next, Gimena explains the features of Tzotzil embroidery from Zinacantán, and the beauty of the Mayan stitches before showing you how to do the randa stitch and a technique for the outlines.

Lastly, explore the old embroidery of Huixtán, from the context in which it came about to how to do its most quintessential stitches and why they were given names like the basting stitch and nikté, among others.