Callejero Embroidery

Mexico City is a city shaped by its streets, markets, shared meals, and the everyday gestures that bring people together. In this class, Mexican artist and author Gimena Romero introduces bordado callejero, exploring the cultural traditions, stories, and spirit of community that inform Mexican embroidery. Through storytelling, imagery, and historical context, participants will encounter the cultural and emotional landscape from which these stitches emerge. Students will learn a family of intricate stitches rooted in traditional Mexican embroidery, exploring their rhythm, structure, movement, and expressive possibilities. These techniques will be applied to an everyday cloth inspired by the chiquihuite, a textile used to cover, protect, and keep food warm. Textiles have long accompanied the rituals of food preparation and sharing in Mexico, from wrapping tortillas and covering bread to bringing food to the center of the table. Through embroidery, these simple objects become expressions of nourishment, hospitality, and care. Combining traditional techniques with color and personal expression, participants will begin creating their own embroidered cloth while exploring the relationship between textiles, food, and community. The class offers an opportunity to experience embroidery not simply as a technique, but as a way of looking, remembering, and preserving cultural histories through the objects that shape everyday life. Date Thursday, January 21st, 2027 Time 11:00-3:00 pm ET Location Zoom, a link will be sent to participants the day before class Cost $75 Recording All World Embroidery Series sessions will be recorded. A link to each recording will be emailed to all registrants following the live session. Each link is live for three months after the live session. Class Materials Pearl cotton embroidery thread (Perlé cotton): Size 3 or size 5, in your preferred color palette. All threads must be the same size. Embroidery needles: Size 20 or 22, with large eyes. Both sharp- and blunt-tip needles are recommended. Embroidery scissors. Embroidery hoop. Fabric with the pattern transferred Transfer the provided pattern onto your fabric, at least 16 cm (6.3 inches) wide. Pattern will be provided ahead of class About the World Embroidery Series TATTER’s World Embroidery Series is a celebration of global embroidery craft. Sewists will encounter an astonishing array of culturally specific techniques, and will have the opportunity to learn from accomplished practicing teachers who are equally purposed in preserving heritage techniques. Bundle Discount When four World Embroidery classes are added to your cart, a 25% off code will be automatically applied. All classes must be in a single order to qualify for the discount. Scholarships We have one scholarship seat available for this workshop. To be considered for a scholarship, please fill out this scholarship application form.