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Craft Wed Nov 18 2009
Not Your Grandma's Stitching: Embroidery at Renegade
Embroidery, once a craft embraced by grandmothers and the perpetually pregnant, is getting a contemporary facelift this Saturday thanks to the ladies at Renegade Handmade, 1924 W. Division.
Embroidery empress Jenny Hart will host a workshop and sign copies of her latest how-to book, Embroidered Effects: Projects and Patterns to Inspire Your Stitching, on November 21st from 4:30 to 8pm. The event kicks off the third in Renegade's Spotlight Series, the In Stitches Showcase, which features the handiwork of 15 fabric artists adept at stitching slightly sardonic designs into overly precious mediums. (Ironic sayings prettily sewn into lacy pillows, anyone?)
The first 15 buyers of Hart's new book will get a sit-down course on how to amp-up their stitchery. Everyone else is privy to a book signing and reception with purchasable work from all artists in the exhibition. And free wine and beer.
Pictured artwork available from Chicago-based crafter Mandy McGee, via Etsy.com.
— Katherine Raz / Comments (1)
carla / November 19, 2009 9:28 AM
Brilliant.
Any stitching that unhinges embroidery from its conformist tradition is fantastic.