This week we talk with Cecelia Rhoden and Kiana Mahjub, founders of the School of Needlework for Disobedient Women. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and Avlea Folk Embroidery. The school is an excellent, forward-thinking program for teenage girls that provides them with a place to escape school and challenging life situations, relax and share with fellow students, meet new teenagers, make new friends, recoup from pandemic isolation, and develop social skills. Connecting all of them is needle and thread. A large number of sponsors/supporters/grant agencies have made this effort possible and Cecelia and Kiana hope the program soon will be offered to others in the needlework community so that other teenagers can benefit. These folks have worked with the ladies to make the program possible: The Kentucky Foundation For Women, Badass Crossstitch (Shannon Downey), Peg + Awl Public House, Rebel Rebel Studio & Lounge, First Friday Berea, The Stay Project, Erica Chambers Photography, Berea Kids Eat, and Native Bagel Co. The school is an excellent program that demonstrates the power of the needlearts.–Gary
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Here are some School of Needlework for Disobedient Women links:
- Embroiderers’ Guild of America website
- Avlea Folk Embroidery website
- School of Needlework for Disobedient Women on Facebook
- Badass Cross Stitch website
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Cecelia Rhoden and Kiana Majhob. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary
