Welcome to our new online store — Shop Mexico: The Artisan Sisters. We are sisters in real life, Norma Hawthorne and Barbara Beerstein. We are passionate collectors and supporters of artists and artisans who express the creativity and vitality of Oaxaca and Mexico. Textiles and folk art are our passion. Because of this, we fall in love with people and what they create along our journey. For us, it is as much about the people we connect with than what we are buying. Invariably, we usually come home with much more than what we need.
Today we feature huipils + blusas from Oaxaca, Chiapas and Puebla!
This is to your advantage! Our prices our reasonable. We ship fast. We have already made the purchase and paid the artist. We believe in compensating people fairly and immediately for the beauty they create. We offer the best quality because that is what we expect for ourselves.
Each week, starting today, we will list a few select pieces for sale on this blog! Look for the Artisan Sisters in your inbox.
Week 1 — Shop Mexico: The Artisan Sisters.
#1_51412, Collector Quality Huipil, Las Margaritas, Chiapas, handwoven, $195
Detail, Las Margaritas textile
#1_51412: This extraordinarily detailed huipil from the Mayan indigenous village of Las Margaritas, in the Los Altos (highlands) of Chiapas, is a finely woven piece of highest quality cotton cloth created on the backstrap loom. The design is integrated and woven into weft of the cloth; it is not embroidered. Size is ample and would fit U.S. size 14-18 comfortably. It has three webs across the front and three webs across the back, each securely hand-embroidered together. The huipil is 29″ wide across the front armpit to armpit and 30″ long from the shoulder seam.
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#2_51412: Blusa, Cuetzalan, Puebla, hand-embroidered bodice, $175
Detail of Cuetzalan blusa, #2_51412
#2_51412: Cuetzalan is in the Sierra Norte of the State of Puebla, four hours from the city of Puebla high in the mountains. The Artisan Sisters traveled there by public long-distance bus. The women there embroider intricate patterns of wildlife and flowers onto panels of cotton which become part of washable cotton blouses that are gently gathered across the chest. This blusa is a stunning, intricate design, with finely finished inside seams. The bodice stitches are really tiny. Every inch of the bodice and sleeve fabric is covered in handwork. Neckline and sleeves have lovely crocheted trim. Width armpit to armpit across the front is 25″. Length from shoulder seam to hem is 30.” Neckline opening is 13″ wide.
#3_51412: Blusa, San Vicente Coatlan, $85
Detail, blusa, San Vicente Coatlan
#3_51412: This Blusa (blouse) from San Vicente Coatlan, is one of the most beautiful I have seen in Oaxaca. It has lots of punto de cruz cross stitch patterning in multi-colors covering the entire bodice, extending out the shoulders, and trimming the sleeve edge. The back collar is also embellished with fine detail. I don’t know how they do it. The gathers are all done by hand, too. This is a KNOCK-OUT. Width from armpit to armpit across the front is 27″ wide. Length from shoulder seam to hem is 34″ long. Sleeves are 20″ long from the shoulder seam. Embroidered panels sewn onto manta cotton (washable).
