Woodlawn's 59th Annual Needlework Show Tickets Available

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Woodlawn, the first historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, is delighted to announce tickets for the 59^th Annual Needlework Show are on sale! The show runs from March 2^nd to March 31^st, 2022, 10:00am- 4:00pm (except Tuesdays).  Purchase tickets at https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/woodlawnpopeleighey.

The show's theme, "Common Threads: Connecting People, Families and Communities, Past and Present," will be explored through artist submissions, exhibits, and programs. For more information visit http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/annualneedleworkshow-1.

The show is supported by Nelly's Needlers, volunteer needleworkers who have supported the site for nearly 50 years. They will hold a raffle to win one of four beautifully embroidered pillows. Tickets will be on sale at Nelly's Café where boxed lunches are also available. All proceeds benefit Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House.

Exhibits

• Needlepoint of Martha Washington and Nelly Custis Lewis
  See Martha Washington's shell cushion and other items from the Woodlawn collection.
• Winchester Chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America 10^th Anniversary Exhibit
  Enjoy viewing guild members exquisite needlework.
• Historic Samplers from Around the World and at Home
  Explore 18^th and 19^th century reproduction samplers from the world over.
• Needlework Connections
  View works from the ancestors and descendants of Woodlawn's Nelly's Needlers.

On-Site Programs:

• The Ancestor's Future: An Afrofuturist Journey through Fiber Arts, March 17 & 18 | 10:00 AM — 4:00 PM
  Discuss with Afrofuturist Cheyney McKnight the African Diaspora's past and future as expressed in fiber arts.
• Original Antique Samplers, March 26 | 2:00 – 3:30 PM
  Barbara Hutson will discuss the history of samplers and show antique samplers

Virtual Programs

• Black Needlework in the Colonial and Antebellum South March 12 | 4:00 — 5:00 PM
  Kathy Staples will showcase embroidery of enslaved women in Charleston and free Blacks in Baltimore.
• Headwraps of the African Diaspora's Past and Present, March 19 | 4:00 — 5:00 PM
  Learn about headwraps of Black Women in America from the 18^th -21^st century with Cheyney McKnight.
• Passing on the Tradition of Needle Arts: Community Conversation, March 30 | 3:00 — 4:00 PM
  Join an informal conversation and share your needlework story with others.
• Samplers from Around the World, March 26 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM
  Barbara Hutson will focus on samplers from the region including Quaker examples and the stories they tell.

Public Contact: (703)780-4000 | [email protected] | www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org

SOURCE Woodlawn and Pope Leighey House