Product Description

The Odilia Dress lilac with white embroidery has a charming, puffed sleeves that reach a little after the elbow, full of crochet stitching and embroidery in waist loom on the shoulders. The neck can be closed by interlacing the threads or left it open. The cut is wide with a very ethnic style, part of it is precisely to highlight the joints in sleeves, shoulders, neck, edges with threads of another color. There is one size fits all.

They are made in the community of San Juan del Rio Oaxaca and combine the backstrap loom technique as well as crochet in its elaboration.The backstrap loom pieces is seen on the shoulders, which belong to San Juan Colorado or Cotzocon, and then crochet is used to join the pieces and along all the edges which is done in San Juan del Rio.

Each piece is unique and unrepeatable so it has its own peculiarities of its manual manufacture, these small imperfections should not be seen as flaws but as part of its unique character.

Elaboration time of the Odilia Dress lilac with white embroidery takes around 3 weeks.

*Price do not include any accessories

Material

100% raw manta cotton

Measures

118 cm length
55 cm width

Care Instructions

Hand wash in cold water with mild soap and dry in the shade

Additional Info

Length measurements are taken from shoulder to hem.
Width measurements are taken from one side at bust level.

Artisan

Odilia, San Juan del Río, Oaxaca

Dresses knit with crochet

She belongs to a group of eight artisans who learned this technique from their mothers when they were six years old. They decided to form their collective five years ago to preserve the tradition and provide a livelihood for their families.

Each one has a different responsibility: cutting, sewing, weaving and so forth. They also work together with other artisans, since the looms used in their dresses come from other communities. They require approximately one month to make a dress.

Odilia is a very responsible and willing woman. She is always attentive to what I ask and is very open to receive opinions, as well as to make proposals. Without a doubt, I was very lucky that she accepted to work with me.