Two session one fee - November 7 and 14 - 1:30pm to 5:30pm Enhance your textile art by learning Machine Sewing 101. Our workshops with Lenese Griffin have been epic. Learn to master the basics—threading, stitching, cutting, and assembling fabric and completing projects like a bag and hat. Lenese Griffin—known as the Fashion Fairy Godmother—is a […]
In Conversation with Beau McCall aka "The Button Man" Beau McCall proclaimed by American Craft magazine as “The Button Man”—creates visual and wearable artworks by hand-sewing predominantly secondhand and donated buttons onto mostly upcycled fabrics and materials. Through his award-winning practice, McCall extends the button’s role as both material and storytelling device to explore themes […]
Two session one fee November 14 and 15 - 12pm-3pm The process of three-layer quilting with a printed design introduces hand quilting skills to help you develop proficiency in the art of quilting. Havanna will guide you through the process of top, middle and backing to echo and embellish your cheater design. Havanna Fisher is […]
Embroidered imagery with real swag representing the flavor of our culture. Join Krystle Collins of Create the Culture Embroidery to learn basic embroidery to complete a pattern that will give you a stunning piece of art. Krystle Collins, originally from Louisiana, is a self-taught contemporary artist now based in Brooklyn, NY. She started her creative […]
ME AND MY AMAZING LIFE - Pictorial textile book What to bring: Please bring photos that tell your personal story for your pictorial textile book. How do we tell our stories with objects and textiles? Dindga McCannon will take you on your personal journey of design and discovery, to create your memories and celebrate you. […]
HARLEM MEMORIES - accordion textile book What to bring: If you have photos that capture your memories of Harlem, please bring them for your accordion textile book. One of the most prolific and celebrated communities in the world is Harlem. Join Dindga McCannon as you engage and design your own memories of Harlem in textile. […]
