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Violet Athena

Red Blouse Huipil with Colorful Hand Stitched Embroidery

$55.00 USD
$55.00 USD
Tax included.

CROSS-STITCHED HUIPIL

This beige blouse includes a waistband.

• This hand embroidered Huipil on cotton fabric is made by Mexican artisans who live in remote communities and base their economy in the production of this and other similar crafts.
• This Mexican top is from the State of Chiapas Mexico.

This piece are never mass produced, it is a unique piece. 

• ONE SIZE. Comparable to a US size Large . 

•  CARE GUIDANCE 
This piece is carefully handcrafted and needs to be treated the same way, by hand and with care.
Please hand wash, or delicate cycle on washer machine, with like colors. Can be tumble dried. Iron normally. 

• To knit and to embroider is to have the ability to observe.

The artisans use different techniques such as cross stitch or weaving to capture their culture’s worldview.
Their worldview is an element that ceases to be abstract once it gets captured on a figure or pattern. The artistic expressions of each community allow us to understand the social structure behind it and to acknowledge that behind the artisans’ work is the creative capacity of an entire community.