The Embroideress

This is reflected in the embroidery of Mexico. Needlework south of the border shows influences of indigenous design, colonial Spanish influences as well as design elements and aesthetics of an early trading partner, China.

These diverse influences are nowhere more obvious than in samplers stitched in Mexico. Scattered on these samplers are endearing examples of local animals. Scorpions, exotic birds, native pigs, monkeys, and the little animal charted here. I have always wondered if it is perhaps an armadillo?