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Vita Henderson - Creative Knits by Vita I learned how to crochet and knit when I was a little girl (7-8 years old) from my Mother. She was so good at everything. Growing up then in Lithuania during the Soviet times, there was not a big choice of…

The Holy Family, colcha embroidery by Esther Luján Vigil (from the artist's collection), front and back

Stitching Rites - Colcha Embroidery Along the Northern Rio Grande by Suzanne P. MacAulay188 pages. University of Arizona Press."For anyone interested in colcha this is the book to read for enjoyment and to gain a true understanding of the art of a…

Sharon Arellano (b. 1958, Taos, New Mexico) is the eldest of four daughters raised in Peñasco on the scenic High Road to Taos. She received her Bachelor of Social Work from New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM. Following a twenty-five year…

Patricia Di Palma (b. 1955, Michigan, USA) moved to Taos, New Mexico, in 2015, having fallen in love with the state while honeymooning here thirty-five years ago with her husband, Allan Packer. Both Patricia's maternal and paternal grandmothers were…

New Mexico Colcha Club: Spanish Colonial Embroidery & the Women Who Saved It: Spanish Colonial Embroidery & the Women Who Saved It by Nancy C Benson156 pages. Museum of New Mexico Press.An historical account of Colcha embroidery and an…

Natasha Nargis/Textile Artist After moving from New York City to San Francisco in the 1970s, I decided that I wanted to weave. In 1974 I moved to Santa Fe, where I still live and work. I knew nothing about weaving, but soon found a wonderful teacher…

Mónica Sosaya-Halford (b. 1931, Santa Fe, New Mexico), the eighth and last child of Augustine and Victoria Sosaya, grew up in a home built by her father on what is now Sosaya Lane. Her mother's family, the Roybals, descend from the original settlers…