Intro to Embroidery with Jennifer Santa Maria

Intro to Embroidery:

A Folk Art and storytelling tradition

Description: Embroidery is artful stitching, and by this definition it is considered one of the oldest

folk traditions. 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. Participants will be introduced to many

different stitches that can be used to create their own design. Specific sewing stitches we will learn

step-by-step include the split stitch, the blanket stitch, the running stitch, and the french knot. All supplies are provided.

We will meet in the Barrel Factory with drinks and snacks, this is part of a day-long Art and Craft celebration with a candle making workshop before and a Gallery Art Opening after!

Teacher 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.