I happened upon Cristina Chanche‘s Instagram profile by chance and was immediately captured by it. A simple idea, made with an equally simple style and a technique that smells of the past. Well yes, because Cristina’s passion is embroidery, but not that traditional and, let’s face it, old embroidery. 

Cristina Chanche’s embroideries blend in with the trends of modern design, which increasingly sees a return to minimalism and a move away from superfluous decorative elements. 

Moreover, the sweet creations of the Spanish artist play with moods, trying to represent them with just the help of needle and thread, and with words. What Cristina seems to like is to point out to her followers how some commonly used words enclose other words. For example, “abrazarte” hides the word “art”. 

Cristina Chanche’s embroideries would look good on everything from T-shirts to handbags, or simply framed and hung in the house, reminding us that sometimes more is hidden behind things than we think.