upcoming events
Sewing Circle Sessions
Join Girls' Club for an informal series of Sewing Circles - artist-centric events that bring the community together to create, ideate or progress work using fiber-based materials.
Each session is led by an artist in the current exhibit Loose Threads at Girls’ Club, and will focus on a topic of their choice. Artists and community members are invited to join us and learn about different fiber-based techniques or work on their own fiber-based works-in-progress.
Friday, June 5, 11am-1pm with Kandy Lopez
In this session, Kandy Lopez will showcase her unique fiber painting process - often referred to as free hand embroidery or experimental fiber work. Participants should bring their in-progress or newly started works in crochet, sewing, embroidery, knit, weave or other media. Working alongside each other, the group will engage in open conversations, getting to know each other and sharing techniques.
Saturday, June 6, 11am-1pm with Aurora Molina
This immersive sewing circle invites participants to explore thread as a drawing tool through mark-making and the delicate technique of Luneville embroidery with artist Aurora Molina. Inspired by line, memory, and gesture, the workshop transforms embroidery into a contemporary language of storytelling and observation. Participants will experiment with projected shadows, translucent fabrics, and stitched line work to create layered textile drawings. Using materials such as silk organza, tulle, and netting, participants will explore how thread can appear to float across space.
No prior embroidery experience is necessary.
Friday, June 12, 11am-1pm with Kerry Phillips
In this session, Kerry Phillips invites artists to paint with wool and take a stab at needle felting. Felting is an ancient non-woven process of creating fabric from animal fibers using agitation to interlock the fibers in an irreversible way.
Needle felting is a fun satisfying process that uses a repetitive poking technique to “paint" with wool. Felting requires no advance knowledge, is remarkably easy to learn and infinitely adaptable in the creation of images and forms.
During this workshop participants will create felted images on a backing fabric and learn how the same process can be used to create small sculptural forms.
Girls' Club by the River
330 SW 2 Street, Corner Unit 102
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Street parking available along SW 2 Street / Himmarshee Street and SW 4th Avenue. The Arts & Science Parking Garage on SW 5 Avenue, and large parking lot on SW 4 Avenue is also available.
