Embroidery On & Off the Page 2022
Event Info
This virtual workshop takes place on Thursday, June 9 from 4–6pm via Zoom.
About the Workshop:
In this two-hour virtual workshop for beginners, Instructor Iviva Olenick will teach students a variety of embroidery stitches including satin stitch, backstitch, split stitch, chain stitch, and stem stitch. These stitches can be done on either fabric or paper—and Olenick will discuss techniques for stitching on unconventional materials like cardboard and plastic.
The class will also explore how embroidery can be applied to the book arts. Stitching can be used to create text, images, and designs. It is also possible to make work by piercing or poking holes into paper without using thread at all.
The Instructor will also offer advice for transferring drawings and/or text onto fabric or paper from a digital or printed source.
Class size is limited to ensure an optimal student-to-teacher ratio. Register now before the remaining spots fill up!
Required Materials:
Participants are highly encouraged to purchase the kit for this workshop.
- Pencil
- Size 18-22 chenille needles
- Plain, woven fabric (Instructor recommends cotton muslin)
- Paper that can be used for needlework
- Sewing or embroidery thread (Instructor recommends DMC brand thread)
- Pellon ultra-lightweight fusible interfacing
- Pellon ultra-firm fusible interfacing
Optional Materials
- Embroidery hoop
- Erasable or heat erasable pens for fabric
- Needle threader
About the Instructor
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.
Images courtesy the Instructor. Photo of Olenick by Sina Basila.
Class size is limited to ensure an optimal student-to-teacher ratio. Register now before the remaining spots fill up!