Autobiography of Cotton Cross Stitched Embroidery For centuries

For centuries

Lined with hand crafted bobbin lace

challenging industrial excess and inspiring modern design movements

In Uttara Karnataka or north Karnataka

this cotton shirt features a vibrant story woven into its hemline

Autobiography of Cotton Cross Stitched Embroidery For centuriesCristina Rivera Garza's groundbreaking novel traces her grandparents' journey through cotton fields along the Mexico US border. Blending archival research with personal narrative, she reveals how cotton transformed the borderlands, labor struggles, and cycles of environmental degradation across generations. A powerful border novel exploring agricultural colonization, activism, and cross border migration.