All upcoming Studio Arts: Fiber Arts classes

Learn to use a variety of approaches to the medium of embroidery while taking inspiration from the Smithsonian collection. Explore the history of embroidery back to the Middle Ages and together analyze the art form while practicing in a series of guided exercises.

Learn how to add distinctive patterns, color, and texture to photographs using embroidery.

Explore the key role of knitting in American women’s battle to gain the right to vote, the survival of the musk ox, and anthropological understanding of past cultures and the rise and fall of civilizations. In fact, knitting has played a role in world history many times. Learn just how powerful a beloved handicraft can be.