by Noella Noelophile®
(Image courtesy of San Francisco School of Needlework and Design, and used with permission.)
Needlework. What comes to mind when you hear that word?
Did you think of goldwork? Or of art from around the world? Or of new applications that could inspire the next generation of artists?
Perhaps not. But nonprofit San Francisco School of Needlework and Design may very well change all that.
Co-founded in 2015 by needlework artists Lucy Barter and Ellice Sperber, this is a world-class artists’ studio–dedicated to preserving and sharing the various aspects of textile artistry.
As you see above, they’re having a special event–to which you’re invited–on Saturday, December 3rd. And you’re cordially invited to come by, meet their talented artists and see what treasures you find, for Christmas season 2022.
However, a lot of other exciting things are happening between now and then.
(Royalty-free image by Kateryna from Pixabay.)
SFSNAD, as staffers affectionately call it, hosts regular workshops–both virtual and on-site. This weekend’s offerings include the online “Introduction to Embroidery Animal” class (take a look, that very cute reindeer certainly caught my attention!). In-person classes include “Introduction to Embroidery” and a “Technique Tasters” session, on needlepoint.
That’s just this weekend.
As you plan for Christmas, and wonder what to give some of the special people in your life, you may very well like to check out SFSNAD’s upcoming in-person needlepainting courses. Or their online goldwork “Technique Taster”, in mid-October. Or their onsite “Bite-Size Embroidery for Beginners“, happening twice monthly.
Not to mention gift-giving an experience! It strikes me that any one of these classes would make a fantastic gift for someone special.
And…I still haven’t done them justice.
(Royalty-free image by Bruno /Germany from Pixabay.)
Definitely check out their Stitch-At-Home Challenge! They’ll be posting results of their recent one, “Purple Reign”, shortly. Then, there will be another one coming up in which you can participate if you’d like–wherever you’re located geographically!
One final thing (though I’ve barely scratched the surface of all they do, here). SFSNAD offers an online get-together for stitchery! While the website doesn’t yet offer new dates for their “Free Weekly Virtual Stitch-Ins“, I had the pleasure of interviewing SFSNAD co-founder Lucy Barter recently. Lucy said they’ll soon be posting some additional dates for needlecrafters of all types and skill levels to meet on Zoom and socialize as they stitch.
Hmmm. I may just have to break out that crewel painting of the Italian harbor which I’ve been planning to do for ten years, and join them.
Purely for journalistic research, of course.
San Francisco School of Needlework and Design is located on the second floor of 850 Battery Street, at Vallejo, in San Francisco.