Cheranatzicrin, Michoacan is a small village with a fair degree of embroidered blouses and Purepecha costume still being worn. On my two trips to the village each time some sort of festival was going on.
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Another close up of two women from the village. The double cross stitched blouse and embroidered aprons are more typical of the costume from the Lake Patscuaro area.

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Some of the other blouses that were for sale in her store. Due to the wedding there were a lot more people wearing traditional costume than would have normally been.