Overview
- Guinness World Records validated 3,106 pieces from more than 3,800 presented, certifying the exhibition as the world’s largest.
- The collection was created by roughly 200 artisans representing all 32 Mexican states.
- Evaluated works met set criteria including 15-by-15-centimeter canvases, at least four thread colors, and ancestral techniques such as pepenado, telar de pedal, punto atrás, cruzado con petatillo, and cadenita.
- Tourism Secretary Josefina Rodríguez and Culture Secretary Claudia Curiel praised the recognition as an affirmation of Mexico’s living heritage and community traditions.
- Guinness representative Ingrid Paola Rodríguez called the record a high-impact tourism asset, while artisan Gloria Espíritu de la Cruz highlighted the intergenerational knowledge embodied in each stitch.