This is a very special and dear design to Cecilia Velásquez, as it was especially commissioned to adorn Pope Francis’s chasuble during his 2017 visit to Colombia. A colourful array of threads was expertly embroidered to literally bring this tree to life with some cursive lettering below it.
Cecilia Velásquez, one of Cartago’s most reputed embroiderers recalls her early experience with her craft through the dresses her grandmother and moth ...
