{"product_id":"7-8-luisa-mantelli-cross-stitch-brooches","title":"7.8 - LUISA MANTELLI | Cross Stitch Brooches","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing inspiration from the objects, symbols, and stories explored in \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lasudestada.com\/objects-at-play\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eObjects at Play\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in this special edition of Cross-Stitch Brooches, artist Luisa Mantelli invites participants to \u003cstrong\u003elearn the fundamentals of cross-stitch while creating a series of wearable designs inspired by football culture and personal identity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most enduring embroidery techniques, cross-stitch is built through the repetition of X-shaped stitches that gradually accumulate into images, patterns, letters, and symbols. Passed down through generations in Luisa's family and shared within domestic spaces among women, the practice offers a rhythmic and meditative approach to making.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e🗓️ Wednesday\u003c\/span\u003e, July 8th | 6 to 8pm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e📍 \u003c\/span\u003e67 West St., Studio 513\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Through repetition, simple stitches become a way of recording stories, rituals, and shared histories.\" \u003c\/em\u003e— Luisa Mantelli\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWorking with embroidery floss on an open-grid fabric, participants will be introduced to the basics of cross-stitch while translating objects and symbols explored throughout \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObjects at Play\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e into stitched compositions. Drawing from a selection of simple patterns or creating their own designs, participants can transform familiar forms into wearable brooches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhether it's a football, a jersey number, a country's flag, your initials, or a personal symbol, each design becomes a stitched marker of connection, identity, and play.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eNO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegistration includes all materials needed to create a set of two to four brooches, including:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFabric\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEmbroidery floss\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeedles \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeads\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eBacking hardware\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eParticipants are also welcome to bring small personal materials if they would like to incorporate them into their work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach participant will leave with finished brooches ready to wear on clothing, bags, hats, or wherever they choose, plus drinks and bites.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"p1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTIST BIO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cassandramayela.me\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuisa Mantelli is a Brazilian textile artist based in New York City. She earned an MFA in Textiles from Parsons School of Design in 2025, following earlier studies in architecture and urban planning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe combines studio practice with education as a part-time faculty member at Parsons School of Design, a resident artist with ProjectArt teaching arts to first graders, and a resident in the NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMantelli’s practice explores the relationships between people and their environments, translating themes of migration, influence and transformation into sculptural textile forms. Textiles, like people, adapt to the place they are in, carrying memory while responding to change. Through crochet, weaving, embroidery, and natural dyeing with repurposed materials, she merges Brazilian and family traditions with materials from New York, exploring how environments shape behavior and how communities reinvent home. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cassandramayela.me\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-9c929180-7fff-8e7d-2362-dd379691a1e5\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SUDESTADA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51904971079900,"sku":null,"price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0696\/9108\/0924\/files\/Invite_CROSS-STITCH_Luisa-Mantelli.png?v=1782841504","url":"https:\/\/shop.lasudestada.com\/products\/7-8-luisa-mantelli-cross-stitch-brooches","provider":"SUDESTADA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}