{"title": "Dialogue + Studio: Embroidery Night School with Grant Jonathan", "start": "2026-11-12T18:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-12T20:00:00-05:00", "place": "American Folk Art Museum", "address": "Lincoln Square 2, New York", "price": "$12 members, students, artists, seniors; $15 general public", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/textiles/embroidery", "art/folk-art"], "description": "Dialogue + Studio: Embroidery Night School with Grant Jonathan is a hands-on embroidery workshop at the American Folk Art Museum, part of a three-evening series conceived with artist and activist Spandita Malik alongside the exhibition Locating Girlhood: Place and Identity in Early American \"Schoolgirl\" Art. For this second evening, Grant Jonathan, an award-winning Tuscarora raised beadwork artist of the Tuscarora Nation, Bear Clan, will share his knowledge of Tuscarora Raised Beadwork. Participants will learn the \"hump\" or \"rope\" stitch, which creates three-dimensional shapes by sewing beads in raised arches or layering beads over beads, and make a tiny beaded heart pincushion using this historical Indigenous art form. 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Participants use the museum's array of supplies and tools and can connect with fellow menders, share favorite techniques, or learn something new in a welcoming, collaborative space. 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It is taught by Luisa, a New York-based Brazilian textile artist and Parsons MFA graduate whose work translates themes of migration, memory, and transformation into sculptural forms. Each week moves the technique in a new direction—shape, motif, openwork, texture, and color—building a growing library of samples, and in the final weeks participants develop a personal project from it. Beginners get the foundations they need, while more experienced makers use the framework to break habits and find their own voice with the hook.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-language-of-crochet-56549/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2ec7930fa5a4099561bfe480eb1f5037012e0571db3d627fc48ec8ed8047b058-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Gather & Stitch at Fort Wadsworth", "start": "2026-11-09T11:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Ryan Visitor Center", "address": "New York Avenue 210, 10305 Staten Island", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/sewing"], "description": "Gather & Stitch at Fort Wadsworth is a social sewing meetup where quilters of all skill levels can stitch together, learn new skills, or get advice on projects they are currently working on. It is hosted by Gateway National Recreation Area of the U.S. National Park Service. Those with questions can call 718 815-6155. 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