DC Membership Mixer: Tapestry Weaving Workshop

DC Membership Mixer: Tapestry Weaving Workshop

Sunday, 10 August 2025

5.00 pm - 7.00 pm

Free for members, $20 for nonmembers

161 Glass St. Dallas, TX

We are thrilled to invite you to an evening dedicated to showing our appreciation for current members + experience the perks of a DC membership.

This month, join us for a hands-on workshop led by Hannah Eliza Chalker and in partnership with Pegasus Creative Reuse aimed to introduce members of the Dallas community to the timeless art of tapestry weaving. Learn fundamental tapestry weaving techniques and play with traditional and non-traditional materials to create your own tapestry sampler.

Inspired by current exhibition on view at DC, You Stretched Diagonally Across It, participants will learn the fundamental weaving technique of "over one, under one" to create their own tapestry sampler. This workshop provides attendees with basic weaving knowledge while encouraging them to explore the craft through a crosscultural and historical lens. Using a portable hardboard loom, this method of tapestry weaving empowers participants to take art with them wherever they go. No prior experience necessary!

About Hannah Eliza Chalker:

Hannah Chalker is a textile designer and artist based in Dallas, Texas. Hannah specializes in weaving, often incorporating found objects and a mixed-media approach in her work. She began tapestry weaving during her time as a fibers student at UNT. She sees tapestry weaving as a meditative practice rooted in a multitude of cultures and histories. Due to the defunding and cancellation of fiber and textile programs across the United States, Hannah seeks to share the joy of weaving with others, as a way to connect to yourself, others, and the world around you.

About Pegasus Creative Reuse

Pegasus Creative Reuse is a vibrant, art-reuse shop dedicated to keeping creative materials out of landfills and putting them into the hands of makers, dreamers, teachers, and tinkerers. Pegasus is a treasure trove of affordable, secondhand art and craft supplies that inspire imagination, reduce waste, and bring new life to forgotten materials. Pegasus also offers a “fill-a-bag” model, where customers pay what they can, reinforcing accessibility and sustainability at the heart of her mission.

We are deeply grateful for your commitment to our museum – your support ensures that DC remains always different, always free.

Looking to become a member? Membership tiers begin at just $50 and include free admission to all Second Sunday Membership Mixer events. Learn more + sign up here.

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MUSEUM POLICIES

• No food or drink, please | No se permite comida ni bebida

• Photography permitted, but no flash | Solo fotografia sin flash

• Please refrain from touching the art | No tocar el arte

• This is a weapon free zone | Zona libre de armas

With this registered admission I give permission for the Dallas Contemporary to use my photograph and other media such as film and quotations, on Dallas Contemporary promotional material and publications, for which it may be suitable.