Santiago Atitlan is known for its purple and white striped huipils decorated with embroidered birds. Sometimes the birds are embroidered within the gird pattern formed by the purple horizontal stripes, and other times the birds are embroidered freeform on top of the vertical stripes. I embroidered the pattern below on white fabric instead of a…
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Santiago Atitlan: 2nd Huipil Pattern
Santiago Atitlan is known for its purple and white striped huipils decorated with embroidered birds. Sometimes the birds are embroidered within the gird pattern formed by the purple horizontal stripes, and other times the birds are embroidered freeform on top of the vertical stripes. I embroidered the pattern below on white fabric instead of a…
Red, Blue, and Pink Plaid
This is my first attempt at weaving. My trip to Guatemala inspired me to learn. This first project was very much an experimental test run in what works, what doesn’t, how a pattern comes together, how the colors combine, what happens if you use different thicknesses of yarn, and how all of this might vary…
Santiago Atitlan: 1st Huipil Pattern
Santiago Atitlan is known for its purple and white striped huipils decorated with embroidered birds. Sometimes the birds are embroidered within the gird pattern formed by the purple horizontal stripes, and other times the birds are embroidered freeform on top of the vertical stripes. Embroidered flowers ring the opening of the huipil. The two types…
The Ephemeral Bee 