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CULTURAL TEXTILE TOURS for makers, artists, and enthusiasts

EMBROIDERY WORKSHOPS with culture and context

 
 

2025 Cultural Textile Tours: Travel to Estonia, Hungary + Romania, and Portugal for textiles, culture, and embroidery workshops!

Experience culture, textiles, and history with a small group of textile enthusiasts. Open to embroiderers of all levels, including absolute beginners,* and anyone seeking color, pattern, and creativity! Meet and learn from locals at the source of the tradition, eat delicious food, study art, architecture, and craft.
*Non-embroidering culture enthusiasts and partners or spouses are welcome, too!

UPCOMING ONLINE WORKSHOPS

 

Drawing With Thread, Jan. 5 - Feb. 9

Expand your stitching practice in this weekly extended workshop covering the history of embroidery and basic color and composition while creating an art piece. No drawing experience is needed! Register HERE.

 
 

The Embroiderers’ Guild of America Needle Arts December 2024 issue with my Hungarian írásos on the cover includes an article on the Ukrainian Sorochka class I hosted with Hanna Rogatynska in 2023. Written by participants Mary Beth Zimmerman and Joyce Sirski-Howell.

 
 

Viana do Castelo + Porto,
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Évora and Arraiolos + Lisbon, Portugal 2025

Experience culture, textiles, and history with a small group of textile enthusiasts. Open to embroiderers of all levels, including absolute beginners,* and anyone seeking color, pattern, and creativity! Meet and learn from locals at the source of the tradition, eat delicious food, study art, architecture, and craft. *Non-embroidering culture enthusiasts and partners or spouses are welcome, too!

Floral Embroidery of the Lavradeira, 1800s Farm Girl:
Viana do Castelo + Porto

August 9 - 16, 2025

Viana do Castelo, + Porto, Portugal

Experience the largest festival of Viana with over 1000 people in traditional dress, stitch with a local artisan, visit a weaver who weaves her home-grown flax, and Porto!

This year golf or fly-fishing will be available as additional options for non-stiching guests!

 
 

Arraiolos Hand-Stitched Rugs: Évora, Arraiolos, + Lisbon

August 17 - 24

Évora, Arraiolos + Lisbon, Portugal

With an introduction to Lisbon, we’ll spend the week in UNESCO World Heritage city Évora, stitch the Arraiolos carpet technique in its namesake town, visit weavers, potters, and more!

 
 

Live Online Embroidery Workshops

2 hour, introductory workshops in stitching, history, and culture.

“Your class was insightful and the historical references so interesting. So much more than an embroidery class. Such a thoughtful approach to craft.” Gina P.

 
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WORKSHOPS

 
 
 
 

ThreadWritten supports women artisans, traditional textile practices and the preservation of cultural heritage through research, education, and the creation of a global community of makers.

 
 
 
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Travel and create with artisans at the source.

Clear your mind and learn a new skill, one stitch at a time.

Enrich your creative practice with an afternoon of needlework and culture.

 
 

Daily embroidery, color, pattern, and culture on Instagram @threadwritten

In the December @ega_usa Needle Arts Magazine, the publication for Embroiderers’ Guild of America members, Mary Beth Zimmerman and Joyce Sirski-Howell, wrote a wonderful article about the Ukrainian sorochka class I hosted with @annarogatinska l
Walking to the grocery store early this morning, I passed by the Eritrean/Ethiopian shop with these dresses in the window. I remember seeing women in all white with elaborate embroidery like this when I lived in Oakland. I love living in diverse neig
A little sale through Sunday evening, 12/1, 9pm CET/ 12pm PT/ 3pm ET: 10% off my online Holiday Botanical Monogram workshop on Dec. 14 and extended creative workshop Drawing with Thread (6 sessions in January and February- no drawing experience neede