Making Zen Online Retreat
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Schedule of Events
These workshops are pre-recorded, and each workshop will be available for 24 hours on the date under which it is listed. When the workshops are available, you'll see a green button appear below its photo that will take you to the workshop page. After 24 hours of being available, these videos will expire and can no longer be watched for free.
Materials
We've put together this handy PDF to consolidate all of the materials lists our presenting artists have passed along.
Browse through and see what you'll need for each workshop, and remember, use what you have first!
Watch our Launch Party Replay!
To celebrate the opening of our 10th Making Zen Online Retreat, we held a live Launch Party on Zoom on Friday, 1 May!
If you missed it, don't worry! You can watch by clicking the button below!
Watch The Launch Party Replay
Sashiko Style Coin Pouch
Kate Ward
Yunomi
Pincushion
Blair Stocker
The Living Line: Marking Days with Dots
Jeri Bellini
Exploring Negative Space in Design
Meredith Woolnough
Vintage Collage Accordion Book
Liz Kettle
Making Botanical Ink From Flowers
Rebecca Desnos
Freeform
Florals
Jen Strauser
Pigleta, Guardian Angel of Needles
Trixi Symonds
Make A Cathedral Square Pendant
Megan Levacy
Unwritten Folded Treasure Pouch
Selina Ben
The Little Wanderer
Tiffany Goff Smith
Soulful Quilt Making
Barbie Mitchell
Layers of Light: Transforming Fabric Scraps into a Stitched Fabric Collage
Debasree Dey
From Observation to Creation: Turning Everyday Patterns into Your Own Designs
Ali Baecker
Embroidering Urchins and Shells with the Ribbed Spiderweb Stitch
Mirjam Gielen
Art Journaling:
Bouquet of Emotion
Casey Turner
Stitching a Fabric Scrap Owl Sachet
Ann Smith
Motanka Doll: A Mindful Ukrainian Textile Ritual
Natalia Olefirenko | Embroidery Art by Nat
Spiritual Practices for Makers
Liza Laird
Darning with Style: Learn to Weave a Graded-Square Patch
Erin Eggenburg
Stitching with Colour
Saima Kaur
Claimed Scraps
DeeDee Catron
Water and Line: Watercolour and Stitch
Ozden Dora Clow
Make a Japanese Rice Bag Komebukuro
Pattie Klimek
The Gilded Quatrefoil: Painting a Medieval Treasure
Lucy Thomasin Morrish
Sew a Jersey Knit Top, Using a Tessellating Pattern
Liz Haywood
Paint & Stitch Your Summer Scene
Helen Moyes
Mini Floral Hand Applique Wall Hanging
Yasmeen Branton
Spiral Stitch Basket
Ruth Woods
The Stitcher’s Pocket Companion
Giovanna Zara
The Sacred Stitch Workshop
Suiko McCall
Friday
8 May 2026 | 11am Eastern/12pm Atlantic
Broderie Anglaise Scalloped Coasters
Agatha 'Agy' Lee
Embroidered Bug Bookmarks
Betz White
Wishing Houses
Claire Voelkel-Sedlmeir
Textile Vessels
Ellie Beck
Small Stitches, Big Impact: Simple Handwork Upgrades
Nic Vaughan
Naturally Dyeing Wool Using Onion Skins
Victoria Martinez Azaro
Make a Slow Stitched Dish Towel Wall Hanging
Emma Freeman
The Inner Goddess Mandala
Rakefet Hadar
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