This workshop invites participants to explore their life histories through the knowledge, skills, and experiences they have developed within their families and communities. Using textile narrative practices, participants will create stitched representations (objects, words, gestures) of their funds of knowledge as bodies of skills, traditions, and values learnt at home. making visible the knowledge that has been woven throughout their lives.

This workshop aims to weave together the meaningful moments and spaces we experience as inhabitants of Peoria. The streets, parks, and homes bring back memories that impact our daily lives. Through threads, we will represent what makes us part of the city