Embroidery & Surface Design
Tue, Jun 23
|The Shiny Shop
Hosted by Alex Makes Art (AMA) + Commuter Pop-Up 🕙 Public Hours: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM 🚲 Commuter Pop-Up: 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM 🪩 Drop-In Style. Come by anytime during public hours!
Time & Location
Jun 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 3:30 PM
The Shiny Shop, 114 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02134, USA
About the event
Slow down, settle into the rhythm of stitching, and explore the expressive world of embroidery and surface design during this tactile drop-in crafting experience at The Shiny Shop. Participants are invited to add texture, pattern, color, embellishment, and personal storytelling to garments, fabric scraps, patches, and found textiles through approachable hand-stitching techniques.
Whether you’re creating delicate details, bold graphic stitching, abstract textures, tiny symbols, visible mending, or richly layered embellishments, this activation embraces embroidery as both a meditative process and a powerful tool for self-expression.
Guests are welcome to bring garments or textiles from home to personalize and transform, or experiment freely with materials provided throughout the space.
Materials include:
 • Embroidery hoops
 • Colorful embroidery floss