Norma’s Shop Oaxaca Closet Sale: 4 Wearing + Gifting
Ends Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 3 PM! I’m at my casita in Teotitlan del Valle and will return to the USA at the end of the coming week. I’m looking at the handwoven blusas and huipilesin my closet here! A collection of naturally dyed and artisan made textiles that I have treasured because I […]
Norma’s Oaxaca Closet Sale: 4 Wearing + Gifting
Ends Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 3 PM! I’m at my casita in Teotitlan del Valle and will return to the USA at the end of the coming week. I’m looking at the handwoven blusas and huipilesin my closet here! A collection of naturally dyed and artisan made textiles that I have treasured because I […]
Collector’s Textile Sale: Preview 3
It’s been 19 months since I’ve been to my home in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. In the past several years I’ve been walking, and eating for health (gluten and lactose free). Most of the handwoven clothes I have, mostly from Oaxaca and Chiapas, do not fit! If you wear a size Medium, Large or Extra […]
Shop Open: Textiles from San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca
It’s hot on the southern coast of Oaxaca on the Pacific Ocean where it meets the state of Chiapas. Hot and humid. Situated on a spit of sand in the Juchitan district sits the fishing village of San Mateo del Mar. The region is home to about 14,000 Huave speakers, a native indigenous language. The […]
My Oaxaca Tienda: Sale
I’m leaving for the USA on July 10 and as is my custom before I go back, I loop through my collection and offer a few pieces for sale. I’m now a size small-petite and these beautiful clothes are large-extra large. They are never worn or gently worn, perhaps a couple of times. How to […]
Oaxaca Indigenous Clothing for Sale: Wearable Art
After a year of walking with some days up to and exceeding 10,000 steps, my beautiful huipiles and blusas no longer fit me. For the next week, I’ll be offering for sale some of my clothing treasures from Durham, North Carolina before I return to Oaxaca on May 11. Most of these are new or […]
Sale: Finer Pieces From My Textile Collection
Over the almost 14 years I have been living in Oaxaca, I have had the opportunity to meet many artisan weavers who make extraordinary clothing. I often made a purchase to support their work. I also selected outstanding pieces from collector Remigio Mestas at his gallery shop, Los Baules de Juana Cata in Oaxaca and […]
Post-Thanksgiving Oaxaca Jewelry + Clothing Extravaganza
I’m going to the US for an impromptu short visit before the Winter Holidays, returning to Oaxaca on December 24. Need a couple of routine exams. No worries. So, I’m offering this pre-sale. Buy it now and I’ll bring it with me and mail by December 15. 18 Items. Just-in-time unique gifts, all made by […]
Introducing Zayzelle. Dress Simply. Made in Oaxaca. Designed in North Carolina.
Zayzelle. Dress Simply. One dress. One size fits most. Many fabrics, textures. Affordable fashion. Three years ago I cut a pattern and started sewing a simple dress that would take me through the day and into the evening here in Oaxaca, in North Carolina and wherever else I traveled. I chose linen and cotton. Pure […]
Leslie’s Regrets Sale: Clothing From Chiapas and Oaxaca
I had this crazy idea of starting an on-line e-commerce website marketplace to sell and resell new and like-new Mexico clothing AND my own dress design. (Skip the story, if you like, and scroll down to the goods.) (I’ve been making and wearing the same dress pattern in different fabrics for the last several years. […]
24-Hour Oaxaca Textile Web Event: Tuxtepec Huipiles Sale
Buy before 2 p.m. Central Daylight Time (tomorrow) November 4. I will bring your purchase(s) to the U.S.A. when I travel on Thursday morning and ship from California to anywhere in the U.S.A. early next week. Shipping included in price. I’m making this unexpected trip to help care for our mom. Must be prepaid with […]
Oaxaca expoVENTA: San Felipe Usila Textiles for Muertos
Pop-Up expoVENTA coming Oct. 29-30, from the land of the Dance of the Flor de Piña (of Guelaguetza fame) and those exquisite huipiles of San Felipe Usila, a remote village high in Oaxaca’s Papaloapan region near Tuxtepec, 8 hours from Oaxaca City. Jose Isidro and his mama, will come from their village with hand-woven textiles at […]
Artisan Sisters Week 9: Whimsical Huipil and Coral Earrings
This week the Artisan Sisters offer a stunning indigenous huipil (dress) hand woven and embroidered from the mountains of Oaxaca, and sterling silver and coral antique earrings from Puebla. Email me if you want to order to make sure the item is still available. Shipping cost extra. Insurance optional. Animals and birds and sea creatures […]
When Indigenous Oaxaca Dress Becomes Inspiration for High Fashion
Years ago I discovered Mexican designer Carla Fernandez and her sweet little book (out of print) that taught me the difference between indigenous and Western clothing design. Rather than form fitting construction with darts, waistbands, zippers, buttons and collars, pre-European style clothing of the Americas is made for easy fit and comfort. The emphasis is […]
Sewing Lesson: Making a Huipil From Indigenous Cloth
I’m in love with the book, Taller Flora by Carla Fernandez. In it she describes the various ways of putting webs (geometric shapes of cloth–squares, rectangles, triangles) together to create dresses, pants, skirts, blouses, shirts, sashes and jackets. Fernandez describes indigenous pre-Hispanic techniques for constructing garments, and compares this with western techniques. Westerners cut cloth […]