Kandahar Treasure, Afghanistan
Facilitate opportunities for hand embroiderers to connect globally.
People who are able to meet and speak with others who share common interests are more empowered in their own lives. Through national, regional and international conferences and gatherings, hand embroiderers will be able to share their successes and challenges and establish valuable connections for future collaboration.
Do you have the possibility of hosting an embroiderers’ conference in your country or region?
Are you interested in serving on a conference committee for All One Thread?
Let us know!
People who are able to meet and speak with others who share common interests are more empowered in their own lives. Through national, regional and international conferences and gatherings, hand embroiderers will be able to share their successes and challenges and establish valuable connections for future collaboration.
Do you have the possibility of hosting an embroiderers’ conference in your country or region?
Are you interested in serving on a conference committee for All One Thread?
Let us know!
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Facilitate
To preserve and expand the art and craft of hand embroidery, an empowered, organized community of embroiderers and the groups or businesses that represent them is vital to bring them together. All One Thread wishes to play this role – convening gatherings of hand embroiderers and ensuring that their interests are protected in all business dealings. Some national guilds or associations currently convene annual or less frequent meetings. Others have convened workshops or conferences bringing embroiderers from across borders together, but were unable to sustain the effort. In 2015, AOT hopes to bring together hand embroiderers, curators with an interest in embroidery, businesses that sell hand-embroidered products, academics that study the preservation of hand embroidery and others in a national- or regional-level gathering. Depending on the interest and geography of AOT network members, we will support these gatherings by helping to:
* In 2020, which will be the 10th anniversary of World Embroidery Day, AOT network will have grown so strong that an international gathering with representation from all the world’s regions will be held. All those with interest in embroidery will be invited to participate. * Of course, while face-to-face meetings are invaluable, there are plenty of other ways to be in touch with each other. AOT is in the process of creating Facebook page, a Linked-In group, a Pinterest group and a blog on our website. If you are interested in bringing people together at any level and have time to help us out, please let us know! |