Embroidery is a skill that has been practiced throughout history by both men and women as a form of visual storytelling; like many crafts, embroidery has regained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Join Central Florida Community Arts (CFCArts) Teaching Artist Ashleigh Ann Gardner to learn the simple fundamentals of embroidery. This class will cover basic simple stitches that make up the foundation of all embroidery and will show students how to embroider a small sheep with stars and a crescent moon.
By participating in this program, you can expect to:
Materials Needed:
Provided at Program Registration: an embroidery stitch handbook that teaches stitch fundamentals.
This program is presented by Ashleigh Ann Gardner and is hosted by the Winter Park Health Foundation in collaboration with CFCArts.
How to join the Zoom Program:
Upon registration for this program, you will receive two emails:
For troubleshooting and other Zoom-related questions, please email us at [email protected]
All CHWB Digital Education Programs are now presented with live captioning service. Please refer to your registration confirmation email for instructions on enabling live captions.
By participating in this program, you agree to the CHWB’s Gracious Space policy. Unless otherwise noted, all CHWB Digital Education programs hosted via Zoom are recorded and made available for on-demand viewing on WellbeingNetwork.org. If you prefer to be left out of the program’s recording, please leave your camera and microphone off for the duration of the program.
About the Program Presenter
Central Florida Community Arts Teaching Artist Ashleigh Ann Gardner is originally from Columbia, Missouri, but has called Orlando home since moving here with her family in 1994. When she’s not performing around the city, you can find her at a locally owned coffee shop writing plays, at Rollins College’s WPRK 91.5FM hosting Orlando Theatre Hour, photographing local theatrical productions, painting scenic backdrops at CFCArts, creating embroidered masterpieces, or composing original folk music on her guitar, ukulele, and mandolin.
Join us in-person or watch along live online for a special Food as Medicine cooking program, focused on optimal nutrition for skin care. We often think of skin as something you care for from the outside. Special cleansers, lotions, creams, and ointments are often sold as being “essential” for healthy skin. While these are an…
We invite you to a day designed to empower, educate and inspire you on your journey through widowhood. A major study found the most stressful life event you can expect to experience is losing a spouse. The crushing stress of losing a loved one has long been linked to negative physical health impacts, and now,…
Patricia Isabella Byron, an abstract painter and poet from Crealdé School of Art, will guide you through this workshop. Art journaling is a visual diary where memories and emotions come alive onto the pages. Through the expressive use of various paint mediums, collage, and imagery, you will create a personal art journal that will uncover…
Celebrating the Women of CHWB March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD). IWD has been celebrated since the early 1900s – a time when the world saw a rise in the need for women’s equality. In 1908, “Women’s oppression and inequality was spurring women to become more vocal and active in campaigning for change” (2023).…
As part of the Center for Health & Wellbeing’s Community Education offering, Fitness-focused programs are held to invigorate your workout routine and spark a new interest in a fitness-based exercise that you may have not tried before. The Fitness programs at the Center are free or low-cost and open to the public, no membership is…
Find your Wholeness at the Center for Health & Wellbeing The Center for Health & Wellbeing was designed to create an environment that builds, supports, and sustains community members no matter where they are in their journey to Wholeness. To us, Wholeness is more than regular visits to the gym – it encompasses care for…
