Stitching with Earth’s Sacred Offerings
Stitching with Earth’s Sacred Offerings by Katerina Knight
“At my local Buddhist temple together we sit and chant the soothing mantra of the Medicine Buddha. Tadyatha Om Bhekhandze Bhekandze Maha Bhekandze Radza Samudgate Soha, we repeat the mantra and in the repetition of words we create a soothing collective energy of loving kindness toward ourselves, each other, and our Earth. The Medicine Buddah, historically, is often depicted in art and writing surrounded by healing plants.”
Taking inspiration from this sacred activity - Stitching with Earth’s Sacred Offerings is a hand embroidery workshop where Katerina will invite participants to learn the rhythm and repetition of hand embroidery using dried plant materials as embroidery embellishments. When we sit together and practice, slow mindful stitching with materials from nature we can find the path to personal and collective healing, whilst offering gratitude for the beautiful offerings the earth gifts us.
In this workshop Katerina participants will learn how to stitch with new and unusual embellishments such as lavender seeds, cornflowers, dahlia petals and rosemary. Each participant, guided by Katerina, will create their own embroidery sampler.
A varied selection of dried plant material will be provided by Katerina. Materials have been homegrown or sustainably foraged from her local surroundings in the Malvern hills. You are welcome to bring your own natural plant materials you might wish to explore.
No prior experience of hand embroidery techniques is required.
All fabrics, threads and embroidery tools are provided.
Duration: 4 hours
Maximum participants: 8
Stitching with Earth’s Sacred Offerings by Katerina Knight
“At my local Buddhist temple together we sit and chant the soothing mantra of the Medicine Buddha. Tadyatha Om Bhekhandze Bhekandze Maha Bhekandze Radza Samudgate Soha, we repeat the mantra and in the repetition of words we create a soothing collective energy of loving kindness toward ourselves, each other, and our Earth. The Medicine Buddah, historically, is often depicted in art and writing surrounded by healing plants.”
Taking inspiration from this sacred activity - Stitching with Earth’s Sacred Offerings is a hand embroidery workshop where Katerina will invite participants to learn the rhythm and repetition of hand embroidery using dried plant materials as embroidery embellishments. When we sit together and practice, slow mindful stitching with materials from nature we can find the path to personal and collective healing, whilst offering gratitude for the beautiful offerings the earth gifts us.
In this workshop Katerina participants will learn how to stitch with new and unusual embellishments such as lavender seeds, cornflowers, dahlia petals and rosemary. Each participant, guided by Katerina, will create their own embroidery sampler.
A varied selection of dried plant material will be provided by Katerina. Materials have been homegrown or sustainably foraged from her local surroundings in the Malvern hills. You are welcome to bring your own natural plant materials you might wish to explore.
No prior experience of hand embroidery techniques is required.
All fabrics, threads and embroidery tools are provided.
Duration: 4 hours
Maximum participants: 8
About the tutor
Katerina Knight is an English textile artist, writer and educator. Specialising in one-of-a-kind handmade textile artefacts Katerina invites dialogues of healing and spirituality to be shared through slow textile making. Katerina trained at e Glasgow School of Art and the Royal College of Art London as a Burberry Design Scholar. Having le the luxury fashion industry behind, Katerina now has a slow artistic practice.
Her works have been exhibited across Europe, most recently at Enso House in London, XTANT Roots 2024 in Mallorca, and Dutch Design Week 2023 in Eindhoven.
Katerina now lives in the heart of the English countryside in Malvern, Worcestershire. Immersed in a natural landscape she enjoys long walks in the hills mindfully foraging wild plants and fora and grows her own plants in the community garden of her local Buddhist temple.
Katerina is a writer and editorial assistant for the international textile publication Selvedge Magazine and lecturer on the BA (Hons) Textile programme at Hereford College of Art.
Website www.katerinaknight.co.uk
Instagram @_katerinaknight
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