Calcada

By Sheyla Some of my earliest memories of Portugal are of looking down. Not at my shoes, but at the swirling black-and-white waves beneath my feet. As a child, spending holidays in Portugal to visit family, I would hold my mom’s hand while we walked through the streets of Lisbon, tracing the curves of the […]

By Sheyla One of my greatest sources of inspiration for tapestry crochet comes from Portugal’s beautiful calçada (pronounced kal-SA-da) — the traditional black and white stone pavements found throughout the country. From Lisbon squares to coastal promenades, calçada transforms ordinary streets into artwork through flowing curves, repeating motifs and striking geometric patterns. Created using hand-cut