SarahPedlow, founder of ThreadWritten, is an artist working with embroidery and cultural preservation through workshops, textile travel tours, and fine art. ThreadWritten supports women artisans, traditional textile practices, and the preservation of heritage through research, education, and the cultivation of a global community of makers.

While participating in an artist’s residency in Budapest, Hungary in 2009, Sarah fell in love with Hungarian embroidery and clothing during a visit to the Ethnographic Museum. The experience led her to seek out women embroidering in the written style in Transylvania, Romania, and start ThreadWritten in 2012, first with artisan-made bags and pillows. Since 2014 she has focused on education, lecturing, and teaching cultural embroidery workshops. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, she moved to Amsterdam, NL, in 2019, and to Rotterdam this year.

Takeaways

1. Notice what feels nourishing to you. Keep your antenna up and remain curious and creative.
2. Each part enriches the other part.
3. Keep the channel open – the gist of a longer quote by Martha Graham
4. “A miracle is a shift in perception.” Marianne Williamson

Sarah Pedlow

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ThreadWritten

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A brush with…podcast

Museum of Ethnography, Budapest