Adult Community Education | Art & Craft | 3-hour Workshop

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Slow stitching is the practice of hand stitching with no specific end goal in mind. Part
contemporary embroidery, part abstract collage, slow stitching involves combining colours,
layers and textures with the meditative rhythm of simple hand stitching as a nourishing ritual to
ground, inspire and play.

Join instructor Megan Spedding to explore the process and benefits of slow stitch through the circular form.

Inspired by the unique ways circles are expressed in nature, participants will use basic slow stitch to embellish circles in various ways, reflecting on the meaning of the symbol. A backing cloth will be provided so that the finished swatches can be displayed together as a one-of-a-kind sampler.

Supplies will be provided, but participants are invited to bring and/or share any materials they
may wish to work with.

Time & Location

Saturday Sept. 27, 9:00 am - noon

The Classroom at the Gardens at HCP, 505 Quayle Road, Victoria BC

Registration & Fees

Registration includes admission to the garden on the day of the class.

$60.00 HCP Members

$70.00 Non-Members                      Interested in Membership?

REGISTER ONLINE or by phone at 250-479-6162

Instructor Bio

Megan Spedding is a Cowichan Valley-based textile artist whose hand stitch work is inspired by nature, ritual, repurposed materials and the raw edges of imperfection.

In 2020, Megan began exploring the meditative practice of slow stitch, an intuitive form of needlework combining freeform fabric collage with conventional embroidery, and has continued to evolve and deepen her practice since. She has a deep love of nature and spends as much
time as possible outdoors, photographing and observing her surroundings, and has begun incorporating her own plant-dyed and printed textiles in her work as she unearths ways of connecting her love of nature with her mindful stitch practice.

Samples of Megan’s work can be found on Instagram at Instagram.com/threadspells and on her blog at www.unfurlingcreative.com.