Workshops & Events
Intro to Hand Embroidery for Art
Thursdays 9:30am-12:30pm October 23 - December 11th (no class Nov 27th)
Explore the possibilities of hand embroidery for art and creative self-expression. Learn about embroidery for fine art applications and make an original work of your choice. Beginner and experienced stitchers are encouraged to attend. Learn basic stitches, designing, sketching, and tracing designs onto fabric, and how to block and frame your finished piece.
Stitch the Revolution
March 10th, 17th, & 24th, Tuesdays 530-730pm
Handweavers Guild of Philadelphia
Hand embroidery and textiles have long been used to preserve the stories that are most important to us. In this class we will build on that legacy and create pieces that honor the revolutionary movements and individuals that inspire us. You will leave with an embroidered piece of your own design, finished and ready to hang on the wall.
Hand Embroidery for Survivors
June 22nd and 29th, 1-3PM
$90 per person ($75 early bird)
This two day workshop centers survivors* as we discuss the possibilities of hand embroidery for healing and build connection with each other. We’ll meet in my garden and home studio, taking inspiration from the plants around us. Everyone will be invited to design and stitch their own piece that represents healing. Both beginner and experienced stitchers are encouraged to join! We will learn a few basic stitches and how to trace designs onto fabric.
Stitching Home: Hand Embroidery basics
Explore the possibilities of hand embroidery for self expression and healing. We will design and execute a piece that represents home to you. Beginner and experienced stitchers are encouraged to get as creative as you want with that inspiration.
Safety Together
We will come together for a series of 3 discussions on Domestic Violence and Intimate partner violence within the greater dyke+ community. We will be increasing our knowledge of domestic violence as it appears in dyke+ relationships, how we can support each other, increase our sense of safety within our communities, and how to navigate holding harm-doers accountable without slipping into carceral punishment. DV thrives in isolation and ideas of us against the world. Instead we seek to build a thriving community that knows how to show up for each other. Because ultimately… we keep us safe.