The Embroidery of Mexico
A Vibrant Celebration of Traditional and Modern Designs
$54.59
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
16 June 2026
Summary
A vibrant celebration of Mexico’s rich embroidery heritage, covering eight key traditional and modern styles with over 30 templates to trace off and use.
Keep the stunning traditions of Mexican artistry alive in this evocative visual journey through the diverse embroidery traditions of Mexico, blending hands-on instruction with cultural reflection. Artist and researcher Gimena Romero takes readers deep into the symbolic language of stitch, tracing its threads from indigenous communiti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781800924185 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1800924186 |
| Author: | Gimena Romero |
| Publisher: | Search Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | Search Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 16 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 916g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 204mm |
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Critics Review
A colourful tribute to Mexico’s embroidery traditions, with over 30 reusable templates. Gimena Romero reveals the symbolic language of stitches. The book covers regional techniques, experimental practices and poetic motifs, all enhanced by amazing photography. Romero aims to inspire embroiderers to reinterpret heritage through their own creativity, so that Mexico’s rich textile legacy continues to flourish!
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Gimena Romero
Gimena Romero is an artist and illustrator who specializes in textile graphics. She was born in Mexico City in 1985 and currently lives between Mexico City and Madrid. A graduate of plastic and visual arts from the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado ‘La Esmerelda’, of the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA), she did part of her degree in arts at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Lyon, France. She has won numerous prizes and international mentions such as Iberoamerica Ilustra and FILIJ Catalogo de Ilustracion Mexicana. In 2010 she was the cultural representative for Mexico in France with the Vargas Lugo prize and completed her textile training at the Ecole Lesage.
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