PATTERNING THE PATTERN with Amy Nguyen

🧵 Patterning the Pattern with Amy Nguyen

A five-day creative retreat exploring surface design, stitch, and layered cloth construction

Join renowned textile artist Amy Nguyen for an immersive retreat that merges structure, surface, and spirit. In this five-day exploration, you’ll delve into the dynamic relationship between pattern and process — how repetition, rhythm, and intuitive mark-making can transform cloth into sculptural, expressive forms.

Through guided exercises in dyeing, stitching, and composition, you’ll learn to build layers of meaning and movement. Amy shares her approach to working with pattern not as decoration, but as meditation — a dialogue between maker and material.

The week includes demonstrations, individual feedback, and ample studio time for personal exploration. Students will complete a series of small studies or one larger textile piece that reflects their unique voice and aesthetic