Exhibit by Stitch Buffalo
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens | March 10 through April 28, 2025
Just as pollinators spread life and vibrancy by helping flowers bloom in the Botanical Gardens, Stitch Buffalo facilitates the cross-pollination of ideas, skills, and stories among diverse communities. Through the creation of handcrafted textile art, including floral motifs often inspired by the artisans’ cultural heritage, Stitch Buffalo nurtures creativity and creates opportunities for individuals to flourish in new environments. This shared growth mirrors the natural cycle of pollination, where mutual support leads to beauty, sustainability, and thriving ecosystems. Entrance to the exhibit is included with museum admission. Learn more.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN—Bring your latest project and work on it alongside fellow craft enthusiasts. Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting out, everyone is welcome. It's a great way to make friends, get inspired, and be part of a supportive community.
Join a FREE workshop to print and embroider flags for Global Earth Exchange events, hosted by Radical Joy for Hard Times.
Designed for people with intermediate crochet skill, this two-session class will help you dive into the versatile and inventive world of granny squares. The class meets on Wednesdays, April 23 and 30 (5:30–7:30pm). Class fee of $75 includes all tools and supplies.
Boost your creativity while reducing your environmental impact. Our textile-art supplies are rescued for re-use and bargain priced. At the special event, we'll have many new items and a $10-fill-a-bag section!
Learn shibori stitches and designs to created your own indigo-dyed tea towel sampler. Class fee of $60 includes all tools and supplies.
Explore the cultural significance, materials, and techniques of this traditional art form—and make something useful for your home or to give as a gift. Class fee of $60 includes all tools and supplies.
Learn to make the bracelet from Mara Gamboa’s “Daisy Chain” set. Class fee of $50 includes all tools and supplies.
Your midweek invitation to create and unwind with a simple craft! Class fee of $30 includes all tools and supplies.
Learn the basics of leather tooling and carving while making a set of four coasters. Class fee of $60 includes all tools and supplies.
Learn core stitches and begin creating art with thread! Class fee of $50 includes all tools and supplies.
SOLD OUT—Ideal for less experienced sewists who want to gain knowledge and confidence. This four-week class meets May 7, 14, 21, 28 (4:30–6:30pm).
Transform a plain pair of jeans into a one-of-a-kind work of art! Class fee: $50.
Join us and learn the Punch Needle style of Rug Hooking! Your registration fee of $70 includes class instruction ($50) and a beginner punch-needle kit to keep ($20), including: one punch needle tool; one hoop; two pieces of monks cloth; and a variety of yarns.
REGISTRATION OPENS 5-1-25—Bring your latest project and work on it alongside fellow craft enthusiasts. Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting out, everyone is welcome. It's a great way to make friends, get inspired, and be part of a supportive community.
Toss aside the rules and learn improv-style quilting with Whitney Crispell, textile artist and owner of the quilting studio Local Color. Class fee of $50 includes all tools and supplies.
Your midweek invitation to create and unwind with a simple craft! Class fee of $30 includes all tools and supplies.
Join master artist Gasali Adeyemo for an inspiring and visually rich presentation exploring the history, symbolism, and cultural significance of Yoruba resist-dyeing traditions. Event fee is $10.
Learn the traditional Yoruba adire eleko and tie-dye techniques in this workshop with master craftsman Gasali Adeyemo. Class fee of $350 includes opening lecture, three full days of instruction, plus all tools and supplies.
Get creative with an exciting new tool at Stitch Buffalo—and create a sturdy heart-shaped cushion that is filled with love! Class fee of $45 includes all tools and supplies.
Learn to solve common problems, take care of your sewing machine, and enjoy your sewing more! Class fee: $50
Get creative with an exciting new tool at Stitch Buffalo—and create a sturdy heart-shaped cushion that is filled with love! Class fee of $45 includes all tools and supplies.
Learn to decipher the language of sewing patterns, make basic fit adjustments, select the right fabric, and begin sewing your own clothing! Class fee: $125
This class is designed for intermediate students (including graduates of our four-week class for beginners) who want to build skills and learn practical applications for their sewing machine. Classes will be held weekly on June 4, 11, 16, 25 (4:30–6:30pm). Class fee of $120 includes all tools and supplies.
Learn core stitches and begin creating art with thread! Class fee of $50 includes all tools and supplies.
Learn the basics of block printing to redesign your own garments with pattern and color. Class fee of $60 includes all tools and supplies.
Make a classic leather belt in your choice of color and buckle finish. Class fee of $125 includes all tools and supplies.
Designed for beginners, this two-session class will give you the essential techniques and skills to begin your crochet journey. Class fee of $75 includes all tools and supplies.
Learn the basics of cable knitting, including how to read cable patterns, how to create cable stitches, and how to use a cable needle. Class fee of $40 includes all tools and supplies.
REGISTRATION OPENS 6-1-25—Bring your latest project and work on it alongside fellow craft enthusiasts. Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting out, everyone is welcome. It's a great way to make friends, get inspired, and be part of a supportive community.
Join us for Neighborhood Discovery Days, a series of FREE, family-friendly events designed to introduce our neighbors to the creative possibilities of hand embroidery, machine sewing, and block printing.
Learn the basics of lace knitting, including how to read patterns. Class fee of $40 includes all tools and supplies.
Your midweek invitation to create and unwind with a simple craft! Class fee of $30 includes all tools and supplies.
Working with Tuscarora artist Tina Mt. Pleasant, learn to design and sew a cross-body bag inspired by traditional Haudenosaunee ribbon skirt methods.. Class fee $60, includes all tools and supplies.
Kids ages 8–13 are invited to explore their creativity at Stitch Buffalo this summer! Working in our diverse and inclusive studio, students will learn the fundamentals of sewing, dyeing, weaving, printing, embroidery, and more.
Learn to solve common problems, take care of your sewing machine, and enjoy your sewing more! Class fee: $50
Kids ages 8–13 are invited to explore their creativity at Stitch Buffalo this summer! Working in our diverse and inclusive studio, students will learn the fundamentals of sewing, dyeing, weaving, printing, embroidery, and more.
Kids ages 8–13 are invited to explore their creativity at Stitch Buffalo this summer! Working in our diverse and inclusive studio, students will learn the fundamentals of sewing, dyeing, weaving, printing, embroidery, and more.
Your midweek invitation to create and unwind with a simple craft! Class fee of $30 includes all tools and supplies.
Bring in your beloved garment or item in need of repair, and our team of skilled menders (including members of the Refugee Women’s Workshop) will be on hand to help you repair it!
Join us for Neighborhood Discovery Days, a series of FREE, family-friendly events designed to introduce our neighbors to the creative possibilities of hand embroidery, machine sewing, and block printing.
Kumihimo braids are made by interlacing strands of silk, yarn, or other fibers to make a strong, decorative braided rope that can easily be turned into jewelry and accessories. Class fee: $50. All supplies included.
Learn to solve common problems, take care of your sewing machine, and enjoy your sewing more! Class fee: $50
Learn to differentiate the types of fibers in your fabrics—to make more informed decisions about fabric selection and care for all of your projects. Class fee: $40. All supplies included.
Get creative with an exciting new tool at Stitch Buffalo—and create a sturdy heart-shaped cushion that is filled with love! Class fee of $45 includes all tools and supplies.
Learn to make a braided bead bracelet with Mara Gamboa, a member of the Refugee Women’s Workshop who came to Buffalo from Ecuador. Class fee of $50 includes all tools and supplies.
Learn the basics of block printing to redesign your own garments with pattern and color. Class fee of $60 includes all tools and supplies.
All are welcome to an integrative, artist led, community art making workshop at the Birge Mansion—an expansive, light filled, historic space. With artist and facilitator Melora Griffis, we will engage in a process of exploration, play, and reflection, beginning with a physical improvisational “warm-up” followed by experimental, mixed-media art making. Class fee of $8 includes all tools and supplies.
SOLD OUT—This class is designed for intermediate students (including graduates of our four-week class for beginners) who want to build skills and learn practical applications for their sewing machine. Classes will be held weekly on April 9, 16, 23, 30 (4:30–6:30pm).
It’s already been a year! Come join us to celebrate the opening of our store/studio—and get a special gift as our thanks to you.
SOLD OUT—Designed for beginners, this two-session class will give you the essential techniques and skills to begin your crochet journey. Class fee of $75 includes all materials.
SOLD OUT—Learn to decipher the language of sewing patterns, make basic fit adjustments, select the right fabric, and begin sewing your own clothing!
We’re so excited to be a vendor at Tifft Nature Preserve’s Earth Day Market! Join us on April 5 from 11am-3pm to discover and support some of WNY’s best eco-minded small businesses at this second annual indoor market. Enjoy a make-n-take craft for kids, venture on the trails with an Earth Day scavenger hunt, and bring a used book to trade at the book swap!
SOLD OUT—Make a stylish leather tote and customize it with your initials, name, or a date. You’ll learn the basics of leather working, including how to mark and follow a leather pattern, do edge work, punch holes, and affix solid rivets.
SOLD OUT—Learn core stitches and begin creating art with thread!
Find locally made, botanical-inspired jewelry and art at this exciting collaboration between AVA Collective and Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Included with admission.
FREE! Come spread hope and support by making cards to distribute to patients in psych wards.
Learn to make the earrings from Mara Gamboa’s “Daisy Chain” set. Class fee of $50 includes all tools and supplies.
Explore the cultural significance, materials, and techniques of this traditional art form—and make something useful for your home or to give as a gift. Class fee of $50 includes all tools and supplies.
Your midweek invitation to create and unwind with a simple craft! Class fee of $30 includes all tools and supplies.
Learn to make the necklace from Mara Gamboa’s “Daisy Chain” set. Class fee of $50 includes all tools and supplies.
SOLD OUT—Explore the cultural significance, materials, and techniques of this traditional art form—and make something useful for your home or to give as a gift. Class fee of $50 includes all tools and supplies.
Take your pattern design to the next level with skills on custom block carving, pattern planning and development, and more! Please note: This class meets twice. You will need to attend both sessions to complete the class. Class fee of $120 includes all tools and supplies.
Join visiting artist Viviana Jaqueline Canepa (Argentina) and learn how to weave on traditional Aztec and Chimuelo looms.
SOLD OUT—Bring your latest project and work on it alongside fellow craft enthusiasts. Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting out, everyone is welcome. It's a great way to make friends, get inspired, and be part of a supportive community.
Join visiting artist Viviana Jaqueline Canepa (Argentina) and learn how to weave on a traditional hexagonal pin loom. Note: This class meets twice (March 20 and 22); you will need to attend both sessions to complete the projects.
Join visiting artist Viviana Jaqueline Canepa (Argentina) and learn how to weave on a flower loom to create individual flowers—and how to join them into larger pieces of fabric.
Learn the basics of leather working while making a function wallet with a snap closure.
Get creative with an exciting new tool at Stitch Buffalo—and create a sturdy heart-shaped cushion that is filled with love!
Get creative with an exciting new tool at Stitch Buffalo—and create a sturdy heart-shaped cushion that is filled with love!
Join visiting artist Viviana Jaqueline Canepa (Argentina) and learn how to weave on a traditional triangle pin loom. Note: This class meets twice (March 7 and 14); you will need to attend both sessions to complete the projects.
Join visiting artist Viviana Jaqueline Canepa (Argentina) and learn how to weave on a traditional square pin loom. Note: This class meets twice (March 6 and 13); you will need to attend both sessions to complete the projects.
Ideal for less experienced sewists who want to gain knowledge and confidence. This four-week class meets March 5, 12, 19, 26 (4:30–6:30pm).
Join visiting artist Viviana Jaqueline Canepa (Argentina) and learn how to weave on a traditional heart-shaped pin loom. Note: This class meets twice (March 5 and 12); you will need to attend both sessions to complete the projects.
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