Ages 13 and over. Explore Métis-inspired hand stitching and create your own fashion patch using fabric scraps, patterns, images, and ideas that tell your story. All materials are provided.
Registration: Registration opens on Saturday, August 22 at 1:00 pm.
Important Note: Participants must be 13 years of age or older. Registrations for participants under 13 will be cancelled.
Learn about hand stitching techniques used in Métis textile practices and try them out while creating your own fashion patch. Cut and combine fabric scraps to create a fabric collage featuring your own story, images, patterns, or ideas.
Presenter Information: Sara McCreary is a Métis artist and graduate student in the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Regina’s Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance. Her research-creation practice includes sewing, quilting, beadwork, embroidery and natural dye.
Glen Elm Branch is a full-service branch that offers a variety of programs, services, and collections suitable for all ages:
Books in other languages
Newspapers, magazines, and more than 50,000 books
Large-print materials and a growing collection of graphic novels
Music CDs
A DVD collection
Children's multi-media kits
A permanent book sale table
A book drop for items to be returned when the Branch is closed
