INTRODUCTION TO COLCHA EMBROIDERY

Located at the Walsenburg Library. Colcha Embroidery is a style of needlework created by women in colonial settlements in northern New Mexico as early as the 1700’s. By the 1800’s it was also utilized in Southern Colorado. Please join Sandy Dolak for an introduction to Colcha Embroidery on Friday, May 12th from 1:00PM-3:00PM. Come learn as well as get some hands-on experience with this historically significant art form. Please contact Sandy: sdolak@hhfoundation.org or call/text 719-251-1271 so that I have enough kits prepared. This program is made available through the Huajatolla Heritage Foundation and Art in Society. Free as always/refreshments shared