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COLOSSAL CROSS STITCH
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COLOSSAL CROSS STITCH
With bubbly dark tresses and a slender figure, Raquel Rodrigo doesn’t look the sort of artist to be wrestling with wire grids and thick lengths of cord, but appearances can be deceptive. Cross-stitch has been described as ‘the gateway to embroidery’ because it’s a simple stitch you learn early on before progressing to other more demanding stitches. But this young woman has made it her own and she is intent on bringing ‘colossal crossstitch’ (at least that’s what we’re calling it) to the world stage. It can’t help but raise a smile when you see angular building facades smothered in cross-stitched roses or lemon trees
Facade in Staveyer Le Lac, Switzerland, for Artichoke Festival, 2019
PHOTO BY ANTONIO MUELAS
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