I'm wandering the streets of the city... Do you remember the fair I went to last time? That day I took a class in Ayacuchan embroidery. Since I was a child, I used to draw the decorative flowers of the Ayacuchan Retablos on my covers and I was curious to one day learn this style of embroidery.
The teacher brought a sample of the famous flower of Ayacucho embroidery, the Pantiwayta. She also provided us with an embroidery kit for the workshop, which was very reasonably priced. The workshop was free, so I was there taking advantage of the opportunity, jaja.
Each kit had a different range of colors, I was torn between choosing shades of blue, green or pink. I opted for the latter. After marking the jute material with a pencil, we started with the embroidery. While embroidering, I felt as if I was painting with colors, because the top 1/3 of the petal had to be filled in. One of the characteristics of this type of embroidery is that the color degradation of the flowers. From intense colors to pastels.
I knew that the only point I know was included there...this was the Chain Point. Here I really felt like an expert and I did it fast, jaja.
I loved learning about this embroidery. I'm already coming up with crazy ideas to decorate the clothes of the new characters to come. But first, I have to keep practicing to improve my technique. For example, I see that I adjusted the yarn quite a bit when embroidering the petal (according to me, so that it will resist washing). I saw in this community that embroiderers use frames, so I'll keep that in mind for the next petal.
Dato curioso: Si estás en Perú, esta feria volverá el 9, 10 y 11 de mayo.