New Mexico Colcha Club: Spanish Colonial Embroidery & the Women Who Saved It

by Nancy C. Benson

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780890135198
Publisher:	Museum of New Mexico Press
Publication date:	10/16/2008
Pages:	156
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Nancy C. Benson has worked as an award-winning professional writer specializing in women and the arts for over thirty years.