Fiber Arts as Book Arts: Embroidery (3/4)

Fiber Arts as Book Arts: Embroidery (3/4)Course Code: 26STX101V This virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Thursday, February 12th, from 6: 30PM to 8: 30PM ET. Thursday, February 12th, 6: 30PM to 8: 30PM ET Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on February 5th, at 11: 59 pm Eastern Time. About the Workshop: This virtual workshop is taught by CBA instructor Iviva Olenick. Participants in this workshop will learn how to create an embroidery sampler, including how to use

Course Code: 26STX101V

This virtual workshop takes place on Zoom on Thursday, February 12th, from 6:30PM to 8:30PM ET.

• Thursday, February 12th, 6:30PM to 8:30PM ET

Please Note: Registration for this workshop closes on February 5th, at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.

About the Workshop:

This virtual workshop is taught by CBA instructor Iviva Olenick.

Participants in this workshop will learn how to create an embroidery sampler, including how to use different stitches to create text, line, and volume on paper and fabric. Stitches will include running stitch, back stitch, split stitch, French knots, chain stitch and more. After instructor demonstrations, participants will practice using these stitches on paper and fabric. Participants will also learn how to pierce holes in paper for embroidery and how to begin to adapt textile materials for bookmaking, including using lightweight fusible interfacing under paper to help strengthen and stabilize it. Finally, the instructor will share video resources and instructions for creating different types of stitches, and will show the work of book artists who incorporate embroidery.

This workshop is part two in a four part series which also covers natural dyeing, kitchen printing, and fiber book forms.

Required Materials:

• Plain cotton muslin fabric
• Hand embroidery needles
• An embroidery hoop
• A variety of papers for experimentation
• Optional: lightweight fusible interfacing

About the Instructor

Iviva Olenick is a Brooklyn-based artist developing textiles from seed to fiber and dye and using textiles as texts. Her work has been exhibited all over the United States, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Museum of Design Atlanta; the Hunterdon Museum, NJ; Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling, NYC; the Center for Book Arts, NYC; the Old Stone House, Brooklyn; Wyckoff House Museum, Brooklyn.

Olenick is a faculty member of SVA’s MFA Art Practice program where she teaches Fibers. In addition, she gives artist talks and designs intensive textile-based workshops for museums and universities.

All images courtesy of the instructor.