Join us for a cozy, heart-centered creative gathering and making of brush-lettered and hand-stitched valentines. This is a space to slow down, connect, and celebrate love in all its forms—romantic, platonic, familial, or for oneself.

Participants will learn how to transform simple paper surfaces into textured, expressive keepsakes using watercolor, artist trading cards, needle, and thread. This workshop begins with guided lettering and shape-making inspired by words, symbols, and motifs of love, connecting care, memory, and appreciation.

Participants will explore working on paper without embroidery hoops, learn how to choose the right tools for stitching on paper, and build confidence with foundational embroidery stitches. We’ll also explore thoughtful finishing techniques, either backing pieces to create polished, gift-ready cards or leaving the back exposed to honor the handmade process.

This class invites slow making and intentional creativity, perfect for creating meaningful cards, personal notes, or small art pieces rooted in love and tenderness.

Date + Time
Friday, February 13th, 2026

6pm-8pm ET

Location
Tatter Textile Library: 505 Carroll Street, #2B, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Class Materials

All class materials will be provided! If you have special paper or watercolors that you prefer to use, you are welcome to bring them.

Cost

Tickets for this event are sold on a sliding scale with a minimum studio fee of $30. If you wish to support our future community access programs, you may select an additional donation amount from the drop-down menu. As always, we are grateful for your support, which ensures the continuation and preservation of textile knowledge. Thank you for making this gathering possible. 

Scholarships

We have scholarship opportunities available for this experience. To be considered for a scholarship, please fill out this scholarship application form.

Our Teacher

Ayana B. Joy is a multidisciplinary artist and storyteller whose work spans hand lettering, paper stitching, journaling, and recycled-glass jewelry. Through her creative practices, @StitchGriot, @ScriptGriot, and @AyanaBJoy, she creates slow, intentional artworks rooted in culture, ritual, and storytelling.

With Stitch Griot, she blends words and thread into tactile paper and textile pieces that invite reflection and rest.
Through Script Griot, she explores lettering as a meditative practice for expression, affirmation, and creative flow.
As Ayana B. Joy, she transforms recycled glass into ocean-inspired adornments that honor her Caribbean heritage and the stories held in water, memory, and renewal.