Stars, Stripes, & Stitches: Textiles & American Identity

March 20-21, 2026

If you are signing up for a pre-conference workshop, please note that the needlework workshop and Finding the Pattern coverlet workshop will happen simultaneously.

Friday, March 20th Pre-Conference Tour Schedule:

10:00 am: Needlework Tour with Adjunct Curator of Textiles, Jenny Garwood (Sold out! Please contact Melissa Bertram at 336-721-7328 or mknapp@oldsalem.org to join the waitlist.)

1:00 pm: Quilt turning with Jenny Garwood, Adjunct Curator of Textiles, and Lea Lane, Curator of the MESDA Collection (Sold out! Please contact Melissa Bertram at 336-721-7328 or mknapp@oldsalem.org to join the waitlist.)

2:30 pm: Finding the Pattern Coverlet Workshop with Cassie Dickson

2:30-4:00 pm: Needlework workshop with Cissy Bailey Smith
In order to acquire materials in time for the workshop, registration for the needlework workshop will close on December 1, 2025.