Slow Stitching and Mindful Mending
Workshop - Textiles | Available
Practice slow stitching to create delightful art or to mindfully mend your clothes and belongings. Simple stitches and a meditative mindset can lead you to appreciate the unique characteristics of different fabrics, understand the construction of a variety of objects, and recognize the best ways to work with a wide range of materials. This workshop will include stitching skill development as well as guidance on meditation, slow living practices, and intentional sustainability practices. Please feel free to bring items that need mending! All supplies included. Ages 14 to adult.
Spring Duvall
Spring is a stitcher, spinner, knitter, and maker who uses foraged and natural materials to create useful and beautiful objects. As a scholar and professor, she also teaches fiber arts courses, contributes to craftivism projects, and studies Do-It-Yourself practices. After receiving a PhD in Journalism and Mass Communication, Spring now works as an Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Salem College.