Embroidery On and Off the Page

Event Info

This one-day, virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Thursday, August 3rd from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.

• Thursday, August 3, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on July 27, at 11:59 pm.

About the Workshop:

This in-person class at Center for Book Arts is taught by instructor Iviva Olenick.

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 plain weave. These stitches can be done on either fabric or paper—and Olenick will discuss techniques for stitching on unconventional materials like plastic.

The class will also explore how embroidery can be applied to the book arts, experimenting with layering fabric or paper over several kinds of recommended adhesive stabilizers or non-woven fabric interfacing.

Finally, Iviva will share some of her own textile artwork and fabric books.

Required Materials:

Participants are encouraged to purchase the materials kit available from CBA.

• Size 18-22 chenille needles
• Plain, woven fabric (Instructor recommends cotton muslin)
• Thin paper 
• Sewing or embroidery thread (Instructor recommends DMC brand thread)
• Lightweight fusible interfacing (optional)
• Embroidery hoop (optional)

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.