In-person at MODA
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About This Event:
Join MODA and Scraplanta for an afternoon of stitching, storytelling, and resistance.
Embroidery has never been just decoration. It’s a tool of protest, a reclamation of space, and a way to make quiet thoughts visible. This hands-on workshop embraces that radical potential—teaching fundamental techniques while inviting participants to create bold textiles statements that confront, disrupt, or demand change.
Held during Mental Health Awareness Month, this gathering also offers space for reflection and cathartic making.
Participants will:
Learn foundational embroidery techniques—or apply skills they already know. No experience needed.
Work with reclaimed and repurposed materials provided by Scraplanta.
Stitch messages, symbols, and designs that speak to power, identity, and collective care.
Explore the subversive history of textiles as resistance, especially within marginalized communities.
Experience the grounding, therapeutic act of making by hand.
All materials are provided. Bring your voice. Stitch something bold.
About Jonelle Dawkins of Scraplanta
Jonelle Dawkins is a fiber and mixed-media artist from Decatur, GA. She studied Fashion Merchandising at the University of Georgia (UGA) and discovered creative reuse during grad school at North Carolina A&T (NCAT). She started as Scraplanta’s Executive Director in November 2021 after working at the Creative Reuse Center in North Carolina.
About Scraplanta
Scraplanta Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability, arts education, and creative expression in Atlanta. Through its creative reuse center, Scraplanta collects and redistributes donated art and craft materials—offering them to the public at 50–75% off retail prices—to reduce waste and remove financial barriers for educators, artists, and makers. With over 166,692 pounds of materials diverted from landfills, Scraplanta empowers the community to turn “trash” into treasures, from movie sets to lampshades. Proceeds support accessible workshops and programs where volunteer artists share skills like bookbinding, collage, and sewing—proving that art can be a tool for joy, healing, and liberation.
Registration:
$45 to pay it forward
$25 | $15 for MODA Members
$15 for those that need a hand (this ticket is subsidized through generous donors)
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The Museum of Design Atlanta is conveniently located in the Midtown Arts District, right across the street from the Woodruff Arts Center at 1315 Peachtree St. NE Atlanta, GA 30309.
MODA is located on the ground floor of the 1315 Peachtree Building. The building is a mix use site and is shared by MODA, the Peachtree Public Library, and Perkins+Will.
MODA resides on the land of the Mvskoke (Muscogee / Creek) people.
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Parking
MODA does not offer designated parking. There are public parking lots located in the Midtown Arts district, as well as metered parking available along Peachtree St NE. The paid Lanier parking deck at 1337 Peachtree St NE is the closest deck within walking distance of the museum.
Bike Riders
For visitors traveling by bike, there are plenty of bike racks conveniently located around MODA! You can find them along Peachtree Street, including right outside of MODA, and at the Arts Center MARTA Station. Don’t forget to bring a lock!
MARTA
If visiting by train, take the North or South rail line to the Arts Center MARTA Station (N5), located directly behind the Woodruff Arts Center (accessible). Exit the Arts Center Station at the top level by the Peachtree Street exit. You will be behind the Woodruff Arts Center. MODA is located directly across the street from the Woodruff Arts Center. Use the cross-walk at the intersection of 16th and Peachtree to reach our building.
For more information on MARTA schedules, maps, and connections from other transit providers, please visit the MARTA website.
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Designers with different styles of learning or special needs are welcome in MODA public programs. We will be able to most effectively help everyone learn and enjoy this experience if we know about those needs in advance of the program. Please email miranda@museumofdesign.org with questions or information.
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MODA reserves the right to cancel a program if the minimum enrollment requirements are not met, but don't worry: should MODA have to cancel, we will gladly issue a full refund to all registrants. If you need to cancel your plans for any reason, we kindly request that you notify us at least 7 days prior to the event start. By doing so, we can process a refund for the ticket cost (minus a small $10 processing fee per class). Unfortunately, we cannot provide refunds for cancellations made less than 7 days before an event.
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Pictures and videos will be captured during MODA public programs and may be published on the official website, social media, and newsletters of the Museum of Design Atlanta. If you do not wish to appear on these platforms, please write to felicia@museumofdesign.org.
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