During this two-hour session, you'll learn 8 stitches ranging from beginner to more complex and decorative, with the opportunity to freestyle either on patches of vintage fabric or your own items of clothing with your new hand-embroidery skills. All materials provided. Don't miss out on this opportunity to relax, socialize, and craft something special!
ABOUT THE FACILITATOR...
Coco WA is a London-born multimedia artist who combines fine art with craft allowing pieces of art to be used on the daily, hammering home the idea that art is for the people, to be seen and worn, not stuck inside a sterile gallery space or in an institution's vaults. In this way Coco makes luxury items at an affordable price and uses all sustainably sourced materials for the products, be that organic cotton or upcycling vintage fabrics. Her textile business values community at its core, with craft and humour being used as a tool to aid healing from the late-capitalist patriarchal society we live in. Each piece is handmade in London with slow production and anti-fast fashion as a necessary part of creation.
Coco uses embroidery in her practice as a means to communicate personal thoughts and bigger social issues. She began embroidery during lockdown as a mode to calm and heal from stressors, and hasn't been able to put the needle down since. Coco believes that embroidery and needlework have great benefits for mental health and it is intertwined with the collective history of women all over the globe.
www.cocowa.co.uk
www.instagram.com/cocowa_art
Location:
Excelsior Studios
17-19 Sunbeam Road, NW10 6JP
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