Wednesday 11 November 2026, 5 - 6pm GMT: Meet Sarah Pedlow
Selvedge Magazine
Couldn't load pickup availability
Online Talk with Sarah Pedlow
Wednesday 11 November 2026, 5 - 6pm GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
Sarah Pedlow, the founder of ThreadWritten, is an artist working with embroidery and cultural preservation through workshops, textile travel tours, and fine art. ThreadWritten supports women artisans, traditional and contemporary textile practices, and the preservation of heritage through research, education, and the cultivation of a global community of makers. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Sarah moved to Amsterdam, NL, in 2019, where she now lives and works. She has taught and lectured at the Fashion Institute of Technology, The Textile Arts Council at the de Young Museum, San Francisco School of Needlework and Design, TATTER (Brooklyn, NY), The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, The John C. Campbell Folk School, Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, and Crafts Council Nederland. She holds an MFA in Visual Arts from Rutgers University (US) and her work has been featured in Uppercase, Veranda, House & Garden UK, Piecework, and Selvedge magazines.
Find her textile tours at threadwritten.com and her artwork at sarahpedlow.com.
Talk Description
In this session, Sarah will share her background as an artist and researcher and her experience with Hungarian írásos from Transylvania, Romania. She has been traveling to Kalotaszeg to study the culture and írásos, or Kalotaszeg Open Chain Stitch, since 2012. She’ll give a short introduction to the embroidered clothing and textiles of the region and talk about ways to work with the tradition and also make new creative pieces using the chain stitch and needle-weaving.
Location
This is an online event. A Zoom link will be sent to participants the week before the workshop.
Workshop recording
The workshop will be recorded and the recording will be shared with you after the workshop. Please allow 7 working days for us to send you the recording.
Workshop Cancellation Policy
All places reserved for workshops are non-refundable.
If you require additional information about this workshop please contact events@selvedge.org.
Share
