Craft & Swap - Embroidery Workshop

# ​✨ Stitch, swap, sip, socialize. ✨

# ​Join us for Craft & Swap — a cozy creative social event where you can meet new people, learn freehand embroidery, and spend the day making art.

Make sure to rsvp here to get location: https://luma.com/ipzpsv8w

This is open to queer community members and allies who support a safe, inclusive atmosphere.

​No experience needed — all embroidery materials and beginner-friendly instruction are included. 🧵

​Bring clothes to swap, customize, or revive while enjoying pastries, coffee, music, and a warm creative atmosphere. Whether you come to craft, thrift each other’s closets, or just romanticize your life for a day, this is a space to slow down and make something with your hands alongside other creative people.
​Included:

• ​Freehand embroidery lesson + supplies
• ​Belgian and Korean Pastries
• ​Coffee and tea
• ​Creative social mixer vibes
• ​Music, crafting, and community ✨

​Come solo or with friends — leave with new art, new clothes, and new connections.

Make sure to rsvp here to get location: https://luma.com/ipzpsv8w

# ​Event Agenda:

​11:00AM
​Doors open

​11:30AM
​We’ll begin with introductions, names, creative backgrounds, and a light icebreaker before the lesson begins.
​Our embroidery lesson will be led by Naomi — spotlighting calm, patient, female-led instruction with an in-person hands-on approach inspired by Belgian embroidery traditions and mindful crafting practices.
​We’re keeping the atmosphere stress-free and community-focused, with room for breaks, conversation, and crafting.

​1:00PM-4:00PM
​Clothing Swap! Swap your pre-loved clothes and socialize with other fashionistas.
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# ​Community Guidelines

​This event is rooted in respect, creativity, consent, and community care. By attending, you agree to help maintain a welcoming and safer space for everyone regardless of gender identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, religion, body type, disability, age, or background.
​Discrimination, harassment, racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, misogyny, ableism, intimidation, or non-consensual behavior will not be tolerated. Please respect personal boundaries, pronouns, belongings, and the shared environment.

​We encourage kindness, communication, and accountability. Event organizers reserve the right to remove anyone whose behavior negatively impacts the safety or comfort of others without refund or warning.
​Let’s create a space that feels expressive, collaborative, inclusive, and genuinely supportive for all attendees.

​Accessibility Notice: The space is a one-floor walk-up and unfortunately does not have elevator access.

​Please respect the privacy of the space and community. This is a private space, and we ask that attendees do not publicly share the address, post identifying details of the location, or invite unregistered guests without permission from organizers.

# ​Photo & Video Consent

​By attending this event, you acknowledge that photos, videos, and other media may be captured throughout the experience for promotional, marketing, archival, and social media purposes by Athena Events and affiliated collaborators. Your presence at the event constitutes your consent to be photographed and recorded, and for your likeness, voice, and image to be used in future event promotion without compensation.
​We aim to maintain a respectful, consent-forward environment. If you do not wish to appear in photos or videos, please notify an event organizer upon arrival and we will do our best to accommodate you.

# ​Assumption of Risk & Liability

​By attending this event, attendees acknowledge that participation is voluntary and assume responsibility for their own actions, belongings, and personal well-being during the event. Organizers will make reasonable efforts to maintain a respectful and safer environment, but cannot guarantee the actions or conduct of all attendees or the safety of personal property.