Fiber Arts as Book Arts: Embroidery
Event Info
Course Code: 25STX101V
This virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Thursday, January 30th, from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm ET.
- Thursday, January 30th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on January 16th, at 11:59 pm. This workshop is part two in a four part series which also covers natural dyeing, kitchen printing, and fiber book forms.
About the Workshop:
This four-part workshop is taught by CBA instructor Iviva Olenick.
Participants in this workshop will learn how to create an embroidery sampler and how to use different stitches to create text, line, and volume on paper and fabric. The class will include a demonstration and participatory activity in learning running stitch, back stitch, split stitch, French knots, and more. Students will learn how to pierce holes in paper for embroidery, learn about textile based materials that can be use for bookmaking, and practice using lightweight interfacing under paper to help stabilize it.
Students will receive video resources and instructions for creating sampler stitches, and view the work of artists who use embroidery. This is part 2 in a series of four workshops focusing on textiles and book arts. This will prepare you to participate in part 4, where you’ll learn how to create simple book forms with the fabric and paper used in this class. You might also be interested in part 3, where you’ll learn how to make ink and stamps for printmaking with food waste found at home.
Required Materials:
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Plain cotton muslin fabric
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Hand embroidery needles
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An embroidery hoop
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A pair of scissors to be used only for threads and fabric
More detailed materials lists will be provided in the email sent upon registration
About Iviva Olenick
Iviva Olenick is a Brooklyn-based artist developing textiles from seed to fiber and dye and using textiles as texts. Her work has been exhibited all over the United States, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Museum of Design Atlanta; the Hunterdon Museum, NJ; Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling, NYC; the Center for Book Arts, NYC; the Old Stone House, Brooklyn; Wyckoff House Museum, Brooklyn.
Olenick is a faculty member of SVA’s MFA Art Practice program where she teaches Fibers. In addition, she gives artist talks and designs intensive textile-based workshops for museums and universities.
All images courtesy of the instructor.
In order to best serve our community near and far, many of our online classes are pay-what-you-can. The amount you choose to pay goes directly toward our instructors and toward creating scholarship opportunities for the future. This class will be recorded and the recording will be viewable for up to 30 days after the class.