New Mexico Colcha Club: Spanish Colonial Embroidery & the Women Who Saved It (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780890135198)

Flourishing in the hands of colonial women in the isolated province of New Mexico, women worked their yarn into colcha embroidery. A century later, colcha faced oblivion as commercial cloth became more available. 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.

Author: Nancy C. Benson
ISBN-10: 0890135193
ISBN-13: 9780890135198
Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2008
Pages: 156
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.78lbs
Size: 10.48h x 8.40w x 0.56d