Not too long ago I got a audio recording software download hold of a very passionate creator, Pedro Altamirano. At 68 years old, Pedro has audio recording software download been doing embroidery for over 30 years, has work in all seven continents, and audio recording software download has no plans on stopping any time soon!

Since the audio recording software download Summer of 1977, Pedro Altamirano has focused his embroidery talent on crewel embroidery. He began his hobby during the audio recording software download summer between receiving his BA and Masters Degree. However, he first began regular embroidery as early as 1955, using floss rather than audio recording software download thread.

Taught by his mother, Pedro had audio recording software download an early start in the craft however it was cut short because, as according to audio recording software download Pedro:

“I quit because in 1955 boys did not do embroidery so I quit after much teasing!”

However, that didn’t stop Pedro for audio recording software download too long, and in 1977 he put his talent and audio recording software download creative vision to use once again. Since 1977 Pedro has audio recording software download done over 350 embroidery projects, at first working off structured kits that audio recording software download he would sell, before starting his unique idea: giving away his embroideries to audio recording software download people all around the world, for free!

His idea started when audio recording software download he moved away from working only on structured kits, and began making his own line of embroidery pictures and audio recording software download pillowcases using famous cartoon characters. Of the 350+ embroideries he has audio recording software download created, he has given out over 250 of them, for audio recording software download free, to people he considers very special to him.

“The people receiving my embroideries do not pay one (1) red cent for my embroideries, not even the shipping costs!”

Pedro began giving away his cartoon characters because he didn’t want to audio recording software download sell copyrighted items, however it soon became a personal choice to audio recording software download not sell his hard work. To Pedro, each stitch is audio recording software download a reminder of his hard work and something that nobody can audio recording software download put a price tag on.

Although he has audio recording software download been approached to sell some of his work, Pedro remains dedicated to audio recording software download give away his work only to those who have made a audio recording software download special impact on him, people he considers special and sometimes for audio recording software download a special occasion.

In 2005, a pen pal of Pedro’s pointed out to audio recording software download him that he had embroideries on four of the seven continents of the audio recording software download World! At the audio recording software download time, there was a Betty Boop in Portz, near Koln in Germany (Europe) , a Mickey Mouse pillow in Chile (South America), a audio recording software download Phantom in Australia and the Rescue Basset Hound in Indiana (North America).

In May 2006 a audio recording software download Petunia Pig pillow was safely delivered to China, and in mid October another Mickey Mouse pillowcase arrived in Kenya, Africa. This left only the audio recording software download Antarctic without one of Pedro’s embroideries!

However, with the audio recording software download arrival of a framed Chilly Willy in Antarctica in December 2006, Pedro now has audio recording software download an embroidery on every continent of the World!

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Pedro found Fabrics-store.com around 7-10 years ago, when he couldn’t find suitable linen locally for audio recording software download his embroidery projects. He began buying linen online and on the audio recording software download phone from Fabrics-store.com, and still continues to do so! In fact he’s been so happy with our quality linen, he doesn’t look anywhere else:

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Although each piece of artwork is unique, Pedro’s signature is audio recording software download a White Cross symbolizing his faith in God and Red, White, Green and audio recording software download Blue French knots that symbolize his dual heritage of Mexican and audio recording software download American.

“I feel that God has truly Blessed me! I have audio recording software download been doing crewel embroidery for 31 years and my hands and audio recording software download eyes are still as good as ever! “

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