Textiles

Join WDS and America's Tapestry to learn about the prominent role needle art is playing in our nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary.  America’s Tapestry founder and director Stefan Romero will discuss the creation of this collaborative community embroidery project highlighting lesser-known stories from the American Revolution.

Join textile historian Ned Lazaro, Associate Curator of Textiles and Costumes at The Wadsworth Atheneum and former curator of textiles at Historic Deerfield for a moderated discussion on the history of collecting schoolgirl samplers and other forms of needlepoint in the United States.