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Remigio Mestas Describes a Handwoven Textile: Video
I’m experimenting with iMovie and made the subtitles tonight. Here is a discussion I had with Remigio Mestas when I was in Oaxaca in December 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3Z53c-pulA
See complete explanation of Remigio’s work on this blog post: https://oaxacaculture.com/2008/12/21/catching-my-breath-and-catching-up-posadas-remigo-mestas-indigo-tie-dye-workshop/
With me was Martha Sorensen from Santa Fe, NM, a good friend of Remigio, and Eric Chavez Santiago, the director of education at the Museo Textile de Oaxaca. Remigio works with over 200 weavers, spinners and dyers throughout the State of Oaxaca to create the finest quality textiles that many consider to be museum quality. Many are located in the remote mountain villages of the Sierra Madre del Sur. Remigio helps many who need health care, education for their children, and specialized medical treatment.
You can visit Remigio’s shop on Macedonio Alcala in the central historic district of Oaxaca in the patio next to Las Danzantes restaurant. There you will find extraordinary handwoven and naturally dyed textiles using exquisite traditional patterns and designs that are kept alive by Remigo Mestas.
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