Photoembroidery Workshop with Mayra Biajante (Brazil) | DE STEEK

Where:
De Steek West
Van der Hoopstraat 84H
Amsterdam, Netherlands

When:
Saturday, September 6th, 2025
10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Basic Level - Limited places

Purpose:
The workshop proposes an introduction to the photoembroidery technique, which consists of the intervention of printed photographs with hand embroidery.

By using different stitches to create lines and textures, it is possible to transform the image into a unique object, which contains the memory and personal experience of the person who made it.

From the presentation of basic embroidery stitches applied to photographic paper, visual references and other creation tools, the workshop will offers different possibilities for experimenting with the technique.

Includes an embroidery materials kit, a printed photograph, and supporting materials (presentation and videos) for later reference.

Participants who wish to bring their own photograph are encouraged to print it on matte photo paper up to 15 x 21 cm.

To know the technique: http://www.mayrabiajante.com/autoral/

Indication:
Free public. No embroidery or photography skills are required.

Investment:
EUR70

Payment options:

1. Paypal: paypal.me/mayrafotobordado/EUR70
2. Wise: wise.com/pay/me/mayrab27

*For transfer without registering in the application
Mayra Flavia Biajante Soeiro

IBAN: BE60 9674 7755 1170
Wise, Rue du Trône 100, 3rd floor, Brussels, 1050, Belgium

3. Monzo:
   Paula Biajante Soeiro
   04-00-04
   02086258
   GB47 MONZ 0400 0402 0862 58

To participate, it is necessary to make payment and fill the form in the end of the description.

An email will be sent confirming your registration.

Cancellations: If attendees are unable to attend the workshop, they may transfer their spot to another person, but no refund will be possible.

Brief biography of Mayra Biajante:

Mayra Biajante (Itapevi, Brazil) is a photographer and textile artist, developing her work in the area of authorial photography and intervening her images with embroidery. Her object of interest is exploring the poetry that exists in common places, in the beauty of everyday life. She observes the distances traveled, the paths and the borders. She also investigates personal spaces and their relationship with those who inhabit them. Graduated in Photographic Processes from ETEC in Carapicuíba (São Paulo), she participated in exhibitions, conferences, festivals and gave workshops in several countries. She currently lives in Oaxaca (Mexico) and collaborates with several galleries.

Form with all the information: https://forms.gle/HvLJZ5hd8bUtDKrX7

If you have any questions, please write to [mayrabiajante@gmail.com](mailto:mayrabiajante@gmail.com)

Thanks!