Stars, Stripes, & Stitches: Textiles & American Identity
Schedule
Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
900 Old Salem Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-5277, United States | Winston Salem, NC
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Textiles function as utilitarian, decorative, and documentary objects, often sharing the maker’s values and personal history. As we commemorate America’s semiquincentennial, this MESDA seminar will explore the ways that women in the colonial and early American periods created textiles—particularly quilts, needlework, and woven baskets—to reflect and create a burgeoning American identity. Please plan to join MESDA for two days of lectures, during this event generously presented by Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. The event will include a keynote address by Alden O’Brien, as well as opportunities to participate in pre-conference workshops and an open house of textiles in MESDA’s study galleries.
Optional pre-conference activities include several workshops and tours. Join Jenny Garwood, Adjunct Curator of Textiles, for a tour of MESDA's needlework collection, before joining Jenny and Lea Lane, Curator of the MESDA Collection for a quilt turning in MESDA's collection. Interested in learning how to identify patterns in coverlets? Join a small group workshop led by Cassie Dickson where you will learn how to understand individual motifs and identify patterns in overshot coverlets. Or try your hand at creating a pin wheel and needlebook based on MESDA's 1793 Margaret Mutter sampler during a workshop with Cissy Bailey Smith.
To learn more or register, please visit https://mesda.org/program/textiles-seminar/ (-> linkprotect.cudasvc.com) or call 336.721.7328.
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