Instructions for participation

get together with your family (chosen or biological)

or work alone

make a textile, either in a technique you are comfortable with and have learned from your community or something new you would like to learn with and from your community

if you are working alone: work in silence, resist the urge to listen to music or watch something while you work, sit with yourself and your work

in silence, there is space: for introspection, contemplation, questions, answers, conclusions, ambiguity, nuance, truth. all of the above or none of the above. in silence, there is space for thinking

if you are working with your family: resist the urge to listen to music or watch something while you work, sit with each other, in silence or not, work in community, listen deeply, speak honestly

in community, there is space: for introspection, contemplation, questions, answers, conclusions, ambiguity, nuance, truth. all of the above or none of the above. in community, there is space for thinking

Please submit some documentation of your experience to

the project’s Instagram: @stitchedtogether_cmj

This can be a video or videos, photographs, or writing—whatever you feel captures your experience best. I would love to see what you’ve made and be able to share it alongside the rest of the project!