Activity

Join us for a hands-on gathering exploring the therapeutic power of textiles, led by Nicole Nehrig, author of With Her Own Hands, and Rachel Cohen, founder and clinical director of Common Threads Project. Through the gentle, meditative practice of slow stitching, participants will discover how working with cloth and thread can offer pathways to processing trauma, building social connections, and fostering a deeper sense of agency. This workshop invites reflection, embraces imperfection, and encourages living in a state of becoming.

Together, we will create a temporary collective story cloth – a shared textile that symbolizes our individual experiences while situating each of us within a larger community narrative. The focus is on presence and process: simple stitches, steady breath, and the soothing rhythm of needle through fabric.

No experience is necessary – just a willingness to experiment, play, and let the work unfold in its own time.

Date + Time

Saturday, November 1st, 2025

10 – 12 pm EST

Location

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

Class Materials

All materials are included with ticket purchase.

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 Teachers

Nicole Nehrig is a clinical and research psychologist and a passionate knitter and textile crafter living in Brooklyn, New York. She holds a PhD in clinical psychology. 

Rachel A. Cohen, PhD, founder of Common Threads Project, is a clinical psychologist who has been in practice for over 35 years. She founded CTP in 2012 and now serves as its clinical director. Rachel has developed culturally resonant programs for capacity building and trauma healing in Bosnia, Eastern DRC, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Ecuador, Nigeria, Nepal and in immigrant communities in the US. She earned her doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1986, and a certificate in global mental health from the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma in 2010.