Soul Stitch: Autobiographical Embroidery

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Crafting materials arranged on a white surface, including two woven baskets filled with fabric scraps and handmade fabric pieces. One basket contains colorful fabric circles and shapes, while the other holds folded fabric, stitched fabric containers, and a small decorative doll hanging from the handle. The materials feature a variety of colors, patterns, and textures, suggesting a sewing or textile art project.Instructor: Elizabeth Garlington

Location: Oak Building, 1406

Guided by fiber artist Elizabeth Garlington and open to all skill levels, this beginner‑friendly reflective class explores stitched fabric collage as personal storytelling. Students will learn basic embroidery stitches and lettering with thread and yarn and will incorporate meaningful words, journal excerpts, and favorite fabrics into an expressive textile artwork. Emphasizing intuition, healing, and connection, the course encourages a sustainable, meditative art-making practice rooted in practice and instructional support.

Supplies for you to gather: Preloved clothing, vintage scraps, laces, and embellishments such as buttons, beads, and favorite small ephemera/materials. This can include old tablecloths, sheets, trims, and laces as well as preloved clothing. Embroidery hoops, threads, foundation fabrics, and needles will be provided.

Date Day Time Cost Section Registration Link
10/8/26-10/29/26 Thursday 1-4 p.m. $161 45939 Register
How to Register by Email:
  1. Download Creative Arts Registration Form (Form must be fully completed to be accepted)
  2. Email completed form to ajhornsby@haywood.edu.
  3. If you are registering through email please await a Successful Confirmation Registration Email.
    This service is only available to those that register by email. 

How to Register in Person:
Please visit Student Services Department on the top floor of the Hemlock Building at
185 Freedlander Drive, Clyde, NC 28721.