Creative Threads: Embroidery & Needle Crafts with Stitch Club Detroit
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Rivera Court
Explore the exhibition Painted with Silk: The Art of Early American Embroidery, then head to Rivera Court to join Stitch Club Detroit for an afternoon of hands-on embroidery and needle crafts! Club members will showcase some of their favorite pieces and teach you the basics of embroidery and cross-stitch.
Plus, take home a custom cross-stitch pattern—complete with detailed instructions—to create your own ornament.
For families of all ages.
Weekend Family Programs at the DIA are generously presented by the MSUFCU Desk Drawer Foundation.
Creative Threads: Embroidery & Needle Crafts with Stitch Club Detroit
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Rivera Court
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Painted with Silk
The Art of Early American Embroidery
December 13, 2024 - June 15, 2025
From the 1600s until about 1830, the education of American girls emphasized reading, writing, and embroidery. For girls whose families could afford to send them to school, a finely worked embroidery which was worthy of being framed for display in her home served as a kind of diploma. It evidenced both her mastery of an important practical skill and the diligence and self-discipline that society expected of its more privileged members.
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