In this two-session workshop, we will create an heirloom-quality linen napkin while learning two foundational techniques in fine hand sewing: mitered corners and drawn thread hem stitch.
We will begin drawn thread work, followed by constructing precise mitered corners, exploring several variations of hem stitching and their historical use in household textile traditions. Participants will gain both technical skill and an appreciation for the quiet complexity of this timeless, functional handwork.
This class is appropriate for beginners and intermediate sewists, and is ideal for those interested in slowing down and deepening their hand-sewing practice.
Dates
Wednesdays, January 20th & January 27th, 2027
Time
6:30-8:00 pm ET
Location
Zoom, a link will be sent to participants the day before class
Cost
$125
Class Materials:
- One 21×21” linen square
- Iron and ironing board
- Cotton thread
- Sewing needle
- Pins
- Ruler
- Scissors
Our Teacher
Hannah Straubel is a Brooklyn-based textile artist and Waldorf teacher working across hand-sewing, weaving, and slow craft traditions with an emphasis on process. Her practice is grounded in sustainability, seasonal rhythms, and staying playful.
Hannah’s background spans curative education, sociology, and anthropology, shaping an ongoing interest in how people learn, make meaning, and transmit knowledge through embodied practice across generations. She is especially drawn to textile arts as living cultural forms where geopolitics, migration, labor, and history are deeply interwoven into materials, traditions, and lore.
She is passionate about reconnecting with her own cultural heritage through craft, and about how textile practices can hold memory, continuity, and adaptation across time and place. Simplicity, time, and intentionality are central to how she approaches both making and teaching.
Alongside her studio work, she teaches middle school, where storytelling, observation, and project-based learning inform her broader approach to education and making.
She continues to study textile traditions through travel and workshops, including upcoming time in South America focused on Andean pebble weaving and backstrap weaving.