Casa da Joana

The workshop of Joana Leal is a microcosm of lace, embroidery and poetry, in one of the shopping streets in Elvas, a border town, just 15 km from Badajoz. Joana Leal has been working with fabrics and needle to keep alive the traditions of embroidery. Its creation is pure art, an art that crosses borders and which has won several international awards. During the visit to the workshop I learned a lot, but highlight two concepts: object poetry, ie Embroidered literature in everyday objects (aprons, tea towels ...) and 'trapología', the technique of recreating products. Inside an old building belonging to the clergy, the store is authentic and parts of the workshop are an old chapel.