San Francisco Center for the Book

Embroidery on paper? YES! Embellish photos, postcards, and more with thread and stitches.

You will learn to make art with needle, threads and paper. Learn the techniques so your creations can be made without losing a stitch. If you have postcards and photos you want to stitch on, bring them in or copy them on photo paper or cardstock. Everything else will be provided.

Prerequisite:
None

Materials to bring:
Optional: Paper ephemera (photographs, postcards, heavy paper or cardstock) to stitch on.

About the Instructor:
Dorothy Yuki (she/her) studied to be something other than an artist. She began as a fashion designer immediately after college but soon she became a partner of a manufacturing company, In Good Company, from 1965-1976. She designed and manufactured kitchen soft goods and linens. Later, as a production and design consultant, she worked with many identity and music production companies, as well as new startups.

Now in her 80s and living in San Francisco, she is engaged in many volunteer activities, Ruth’s Table, Artseed, SCRAP-SF, San Francisco Center for the Book, and FabMo. She also mentored at Bay High School in their Senior Program. She was past President of Friends of Calligraphy and has been a Master Educator for the Macy’s Fashion Incubator San Francisco.

She still has the time to do ‘art’ and has worked on projects for MMOCA, Flax Art and Design, Kalligraphia, Ruth’s Table, FabMo and SCRAP-SF. She is a recipient of Honorable Mentions for her artwork at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art Altered Book Show 2014 and 2015. To find out more about Dorothy's work, visit her blog www.dotsrainbow.com