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Intro to Embroidery: A Folk Art and Storytelling Tradition

Presented by Jennifer Santa Maria

2025-01-25 10:30:00 2025-01-25 12:30:00 America/New_York Intro to Embroidery: A Folk Art and Storytelling Tradition Embroidery is artful stitching, and by this definition it is considered one of the oldest folk traditions. Participants will learn many different stitches that can be used to create their own design. 20 Stirling Road -

Saturday, January 25
10:30am - 12:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-01-25 10:30:00 2025-01-25 12:30:00 America/New_York Intro to Embroidery: A Folk Art and Storytelling Tradition Embroidery is artful stitching, and by this definition it is considered one of the oldest folk traditions. Participants will learn many different stitches that can be used to create their own design. 20 Stirling Road -

Embroidery is artful stitching, and by this definition it is considered one of the oldest folk traditions. Participants will learn many different stitches that can be used to create their own design.

Many cultural traditions have distinctive styles of quilting and embroidery. We will review references from art history such as English Medieval embroidery and artful pieces made by the Indigenous of the southwest and Alaska natives today. Specific sewing stitches we will learn step-by-step include the split stitch, the blanket stitch, the running stitch, and the french knot.

About Jennifer Santa Maria:

I have taught folk art traditions in a variety of settings to a wide audience since 2009. I have worked with dozens of libraries, galleries, Art Centers, Garden Centers and Art Museums on the East Coast including Brattleboro Art Museum in Vermont, Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton NJ, the Newport Art Museum in Rhode Island, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors in Wappingers Falls, NY and the Center for Contemporary Art in Hudson Valley. My work has been featured in numerous periodicals including the Wall St. Journal.

At the conclusion of the program please feel free to take a brief online survey here:
https://www.projectoutcome.org/responses/80679

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Life Skills & How-to | Crafts & Hobbies | Arts & Culture |

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