CULTURAL TEXTILE TOURS for makers, artists, and enthusiasts

EMBROIDERY WORKSHOPS with culture and context

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

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!

2026 Tours to SPAIN, ESTONIA, PORTUGAL, and ROMANIA
will be announced this fall.

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UPCOMING ONLINE WORKSHOPS

Gathering and Smocking from Eastern Europe:

Sunday, Sept 7 and 14

Learn to gather and smock necklines and cuffs in this two-part online workshop. We’ll explore the history of smocking together and focus on techniques from Romania and Ukraine. Info HERE.

Hungarian Written Embroidery I
at Tatter online,
Sept. 11

Part of Tatter’s World Embroidery Series, join us to stitch this tradition from Transylvania, Romania! Register at tatter.org.

Wiener Werkstätte Embroidery at Tatter online, Nov. 14 and 21

Explore Vienna in the 1910s and 20s through the artists and designers of the Wiener Werkstätte and embroidery inspired by fashion and decor. Register at tatter.org.

One Space left:
MEET US in BUDAPEST in OCTOBER for the TRANSYLVANIA CULTURAL TEXTILE TOUR!

Learn to stitch with community elders where the tradition began! Visit homes and private collections. Learn about Transylvanian Romanian, Hungarian, and the Maramures region October 7 - 16!

RECENT PRESS

Learn about Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla, the traditional clothing of Lagartera, Spain, and create an embroidered kerchief I designed in the Fall 2025 issue of Piecework Magazine!

Read an interview about my path and practice in Dutch in the February issue of Handwerken Zonder Grenzen (Handwork Without Borders, no. 247)!

Sold Out: Évora, Arraiolos + Lisbon, Sintra, 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!

Lisbon, Sintra, and Évora: Arraiolos Hand-Stitched Rugs

September 25 - October 4, 2025 SOLD OUT!

The Alentejo region + Lisbon, Portugal

With an introduction to Lisbon and Sintra’s palaces, art collections, and storied neighborhoods, we’ll explore UNESCO World Heritage city Évora, stitch the Arraiolos carpet technique in its namesake town, visit weavers, potters, and more with an artist’s residency herdade amongst the oaks and hills as our home base! Explore the local textile culture, both traditional and contemporary, the Arraiolos stitch, and work on a creative piece inspired by the place.

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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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.

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