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…
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…
Floral Necklines: Huipil Patterns
Quetzaltenango’s huipil patterns favor floral designs such as the violet design I have created below. The floral designs ring the neckline of the huipil, and the three woven huipil panels are elaborately embroidered together with a matching floral pattern. The below pattern mimics the neckline of a violet themed huipil. An animal, usually a bird,…
The Ephemeral Bee 