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Schedule of Events

These workshops are pre-recorded, andĀ 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.

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Materials

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Monday

4 May 2026Ā | 11am Eastern/12pm Atlantic

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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

Tuesday

5 May 2026Ā | 11am Eastern/12pm Atlantic

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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

Wednesday

6 May 2026Ā | 11am Eastern/12pm Atlantic

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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

Thursday

7 May 2026Ā | 11am Eastern/12pm Atlantic

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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 BasketĀ 

Ruth Woods

The Stitcher’s Pocket Companion

Giovanna Zara

The Sacred Stitch Workshop

Suiko McCall

Friday

8 May 2026Ā | 11am Eastern/12pm Atlantic

Broderie Anglaise Scalloped Coasters

Agatha 'Agy' Lee
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Embroidered Bug Bookmarks

Betz White
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Wishing Houses

Claire Voelkel-Sedlmeir
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Textile Vessels

Ellie Beck
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Small Stitches, Big Impact: Simple Handwork Upgrades

Nic Vaughan
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Naturally Dyeing Wool Using Onion SkinsĀ 

Victoria Martinez Azaro
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Make a Slow Stitched Dish Towel Wall Hanging

Emma Freeman
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The Inner Goddess Mandala

Rakefet Hadar
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