Winter Wellbeing: Festive Embellishment Beadwork & Creative Upcycling with Elnaz Yazdani
Join Elnaz Yazdani for some creative festive embroidery embellishments. Work on an embellished sample or upcycle onto a jumper or item of knitwear.
Elnaz Yazdani is an embroidery artist, gardener and educator based in Yorkshire. Elnaz is dedicated to sharing her textile skills and promoting the importance of embroidery as an art form for the future and for community wellbeing.
In 2025 Elnaz was awarded a Master of Arts by Research in recognition of a programme of work entitled ‘Rethinking Embroidery: Connecting, Embellishing and Transforming Communities Through Embroidery.
– Please bring in a clean jumper to embellish if you wish to upcycle.
– All other materials and refreshments are included.
– Age: 11+
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