Heidi Henderson

2025-26 Artistic Research Fellow

Performing Blackwork Embroidery

Researching the pictorial and textual evidence of embroidery in the Folger Library, and the lives of women who practiced this art form at the time, as inspiration for my own embroidery resulting in the design of an article of clothing. Additional time to perform the practice of freeform blackwork embroidery in the public space of the library itself.