Continuing Through Stitch: Palestinian Embroidery Workshop
October 24, 2-4pm at Cité des Hospitalières (Noviciat)
Continuing Through Stitch: Palestinian Embroidery Workshop is a two-hour presentation and hands-on beginner embroidery workshop exploring Palestinian embroidery as a living artistic practice that connects tradition with the realities of the present.
The workshop will begin with a short presentation featuring artwork by Palestinian artist Kawn Bader. Through the work, Kawn will discuss how traditional Palestinian embroidery can be engaged with as a contemporary artistic language—one that responds to present-day experiences and realities while remaining connected to histories, memory, and cultural knowledge. The presentation will consider how embroidery can carry tradition forward while also documenting the present and creating traces that may be encountered by future generations.
Participants will then take part in a hands-on introduction to Palestinian embroidery. They will learn basic cross-stitch techniques, how to prepare fabric and thread, how to read a motif pattern, and how to begin stitching a Palestinian geometric motif. The session will include demonstrations, individual guidance, time for practice, questions, and conversation. No previous embroidery experience is required.
Accessibility:
Cité des Hospitalières is wheelchair accessible.