Francisco Carrera Iglesias
 

(More popularly known as "Paquili") is a craftsman embroidery Seville, entered in the Register of Craftsmen of the Andalusian since 1991 that takes forty years working in the design and / or development of handmade embroidery using different techniques in their Craft Workshop.

He was born in her mother's house Lisbon Street Cerro del Aguila in Seville in 1957. Make his primary studies in the school of Ms. Isabel, on the same street where he was born, the bachelor in high school Martinez Montanes.

From 1972 to 1975 he studied at the School of Applied Arts and Crafts in Nervion. During these years he joined altruistically in the workshop of gilding Mr. Placede to learn this technique. It was between 1979 and 1984 when it develops its formative stage with Fidela Velázquez, oficiala workshop Leopoldo Padilla Vic. During this period he spent six months Martin Cruz sisters enriched knowledge of them.

The religious work workshop focuses primarily on the work of brotherhood processions ajuares he has done for many parts of Andalusia and the rest of Spain. On the occasion of the XLV International Eucharistic Congress in Seville in 1993 he collaborated with Enrique Cabeza in the design and execution of the altar table and draperies for the Giralda and various goods for the congress. His most important civil work is the collaboration with Gaston and Daniela in the design and embroidery decorating Palco tissues Regio Teatro Real Madrid, executed in 1998. Just as different tapestries, flags, clothing of maceros for various Spanish official bodies.

Among his most important works brotherhood processions we note designs step canopy of the Virgin of Sorrows, of the brotherhood of Cerro del Aguila and trousseau and furnishings of it. For Patroness of Spain, Virgen del Pilar, recovery of the famous plays lozenge de la Esperanza Macarena, etc. And the execution of many designs and works carried out for various brotherhoods of Seville and the rest of Spain, Seville Cathedral and Portugal etc.

Thus, the embroidery Paquili not only linked to the cofradiera Sevilla, but links to other traditions such as the bullfighting world, for which he also made embroidery, and other cultural events, an example being the work done for another theater illustrious Seville as Salvador Távora, not to mention some forays into the world of cinema.

The workshop Carrera Iglesias initially linked exclusively to the sacred art has evolved to new horizons, without abandoning its main axis, through participation in the development of some designs of the prestigious Sevillian designers Victorio & Lucchino and known firm Loewe . From here its collaboration with other designers has been constant: creators and Toni Benitez, fashion Benitez, Juan Vara, Antonio Garcia, Ana Duran, Cañavate, Colour Nudes, Misura, Jesus del Pozo, Josep Font and signature luxury Alfredo Villalba have relied on the art of Paquili Likewise their embroidery dare these firms contained in the most famous and most prestigious stores around the world, Barneys New York, Paris Galeries Lafayette, Japan, London, etc .. its international projection also notes, with their participation in 2010, at the invitation of French Culture Minister Frederick Mitterrand to exhibit some of his designs, at the Special Exhibition of the Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions Corsica; He has also participated in the International Forum "La Zagaleta" of Marbella (Malaga), and this year has been chosen by the publisher Turner as one of the twelve best craftsmen in Spain, appearing in the book "Artisans".

Obviously, because of the work carried out in his workshop, is particularly noteworthy Paquili its link to Sevilla Cofrade both the city and the province. In this sense, they have been frequent collaborations with various media cofrades such as "World Cofrade" or "The Caller", "Sevilla Selecta", etc., having also appeared in other media as "Stories of Light", "Canal Sur" , to name a few.

Milestones also show its connection with the city of Seville: firstly the recognition of his work by labeling a street with his name in the neighborhood of Cerro del Aguila (at the age of 46 years).

More recently (January 2016) has been a finalist for the National Crafts Award 2015, awarded by the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism together with the School of Industrial Organization (EOI), the only embroidery workshop that she attended the award.

All these activities conclude with obtaining Distinctive Quality Tourism that was delivered by the former mayor of Seville, Mr. Zoido, in 2013, Distinctive (created and managed by the Ministry of Tourism of Spain).

It is noteworthy that with its accession to SICTED, Paquili has again demonstrated its pioneering character because he, along with a cheese factory Jaen, are the only two Andalusian companies (out of 765) distinguished in this project category Craftsman (in Spain, of the 5,190 organizations that currently have the Distinctive, only 22 are Artesanas).