Achachi is a type of Bolivian embroidery (bordado) from the Altiplano. [1]
Embroidery is the art of decorating fabric or other materials using a needle to stitch thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as pearls, beads, quills, and sequins. In modern days, embroidery is usually seen on hats, clothing, blankets, and handbags. Embroidery is available in a wide variety of thread or yarn colour. It is often used to personalize gifts or clothing items.
A needlework sampler is a piece of embroidery or cross-stitching produced as a 'specimen of achievement', demonstration or a test of skill in needlework. It often includes the alphabet, figures, motifs, decorative borders and sometimes the name of the person who embroidered it and the date. The word sampler is derived from the Latin exemplum, which means 'example'.
Loayza or José Ramón Loayza is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay.
Whitework embroidery is any embroidery technique in which the stitch and the foundation fabric are of same color. Styles of whitework embroidery include most drawn thread work, broderie anglaise, Hardanger embroidery, Hedebo embroidery, Mountmellick embroidery, reticella and Schwalm. Whitework embroidery is one of the techniques employed in heirloom sewing for blouses, christening gowns, baby bonnets, and other small articles. It has been used extensively on household and ecclesiastical linen, as decoration. It is often found on traditional regional and national costume, particularly on shirts, aprons and head coverings.
The quechquemitl is a garment which has been worn by certain indigenous ethnicities in Mexico since the pre-Hispanic period. It usually consists of two pieces of rectangular cloth, often woven by hand, which is sewn together to form a poncho or shawl like garment, which is usually worn hanging off the shoulders. It can be constructed of various different fabrics, often with intricate weaves, and is typically highly decorated, most often with embroidery.
Joaquin Bordado is a 2008 Philippine television drama action fantasy series broadcast by GMA Network. The series is based on a Philippine comic book serial by Carlo J. Caparas with the same title. Directed by Mac Alejandre and Argel Joseph, it stars Robin Padilla in the title role. It premiered on February 11, 2008 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing Zaido: Pulis Pangkalawakan. The series concluded on July 11, 2008 with a total of 108 episodes. It was replaced by Codename: Asero in its timeslot.
Tzintzuntzan Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán. The seat is Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán.
Guaqui Municipality is the second municipal section of the Ingavi Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Guaqui.
Quiabaya Municipality is the fourth municipal section of the Larecaja Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Quiabaya.
Luribay Municipality is the first municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay.
The Choqueyapu River, sometimes called the La Paz River, is a river in the La Paz Department of Bolivia. It belongs to the drainage basin of the Amazon. The river originates in a spring called Achachi Qala in the Cordillera Real near the mountain Chacaltaya at a height of 5,395 m. It crosses the city La Paz from north to south. South of Illimani and north of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range it turns to the east; at this point it is better known as the La Paz River. The confluence with Cotacajes River is the beginning of the Beni River, also known as Alto Beni in this region. The river is known to be contaminated with sewage, with enteropathogenic bacteria which is believed to contribute to the high incidence of diarrheal disease in the city of La Paz.
Cairoma Municipality is the fifth municipal section of the Loayza Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Cairoma.
Alcafache is a freguesia in the municipality (concelho) of Mangualde in the Portuguese central subregion of Dão-Lafões. The population in 2011 was 921, in an area of 12.88 km².
Achachi is a city in the Central District of Mianeh County, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, serving as the administrative center for Qaflankuh-e Gharbi Rural District.
Achachi Qala may refer to:
Tenango is a style of embroidery which originated in the Tenango de Doria municipality in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is a commercialized version of traditional Otomi embroidery, which was developed in the 1960s in response to an economic crisis. It is estimated at over 1,200 artisans practice the craft in Tenango de Doria and the neighborhing municipality of San Bartolo Tutotepec.
Asilia Guillén (1887–1964) was a Nicaraguan folk artist, specializing in embroidery and painting.
Gabriel Hidalgo Bordado Jr., also known as Gabby Bordado Jr., is a Philippine politician and writer who is serving as the Representative for Camarines Sur's 3rd congressional district.
Juan Manuel Rodríguez Ojeda (1853–1930) was a Spanish embroiderer and designer who contributed his works and innovations to the aesthetic change that occurred in the brotherhoods of Seville's Holy Week in the early years of the twentieth century.
Vice Admiral Adeluis Santelices Bordado is a Filipino retired Admiral who served as the Flag Officer in-Command of the Philippine Navy from 8 June 2021 to 8 September 2022. Prior to his post, he served as the vice commander of the Philippine Navy, the Chief of Naval Staff and the AFP Education, Training and Doctrine Command (AFPETDC). He is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy "Maringal" Class of 1988.