Craftivism Class: "Sewing Feminism" at the Women's Museum of California (9/13/22)

Sep 13

Craftivism Class: Sewing Feminism

Learn how art and activism connect with WMC's series of "Craftivism Classes".

Join Claudia (Sew Loka) in making feminist embroidery. Students will use cloth, embroidery floss and sewing needles to create unique statements with needle and thread. Typically considered Women’s work, sewing has become a way for people to make a statement with their clothes and artwork. Students will gain an understanding of the history of sewing while learning a new skill. 

Chicana fashion designer, Claudia Rodríguez-Biezunski, was introduced to sewing at a very young age by her immigrant parents. Claudia’s father owned a denim factory in San Fernando, CA, and her stay-at-home mother sewed all the clothing for Claudia and her two brothers and three sisters.

In 2013, she opened a sewing studio named Sew Loka. As a Mexican-American female business owner, Claudia is breaking down barriers, blurring societal norms and proudly welcoming BIPOC and underserved communities through affordable, edgy, and upcycled handmade goods. From yarn bombing to femmage, the Women's Museum's Craftivism Classes invites a local artist featured in the museum's current "Crafting Feminism" exhibit to teach participants a crafting skill and how they can use it in their activism.

All classes are bilingual and taught in English and Spanish