Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Step inside the studio of Gabriela Martínez Ortiz in Mexico and discover how embroidery has helped her to 'heal in a thousand ways' and how craft has enabled her to re-think the way she designs and lives.

This film is part of the British Council's Why I Make film series for our global programme, Crafting Futures. We commissioned this film series to celebrate craft and share maker's stories from around the globe; to inspire us and to show the value of craft in our history, culture and world today. From embroidery in Mexico to glassblowing in the UK and batik in Malaysia, find inspiration in the stories and work of these practitioners as they tell us, 'Why I Make'.

Find out more about the Why I Make series here: design.britishcouncil.org/projects/crafting-futures/why-i-make-film-series
Find out more about Crafting Futures here: design.britishcouncil.org/projects/crafting-futures

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