Chiapas, Mexico’s southernmost state, bordering Guatemala, is a mountainous highland with dense rainforests dotted with Mayan archaeological sites and Spanish colonial towns. It is also home to one of the largest indigenous populations in the country with twelve federally recognised ethnicities. Chiapas is well known for its textiles – vividly coloured…
The Funk Files: Embroidery Frontiers – Meet William Lathrop
Every year, Hand & Lock organizes a competition for the prestigious Prize for Embroidery to promote the use of hand embroidery and to discover emerging embroidery talent. This year, sponsors added Textile Art categories to the traditional Fashion categories. The 2016 brief challenges participants to create quality design that…
Are you experienced? Naomi Clarke wants to know!
Exploring the experiences of people (aged 40 years and younger) who sew as a hobby and the role sewing has played in their lives. My name is Naomi Clarke and I am at the University of Bristol studying for an MSc in Social Work Research. As part of my MSc I…