Lisa is a fourth-generation sewing enthusiast who learned to sew while earning a PhD in African American literature and culture. She has been sewing for more than twenty years while also teaching, researching, and publishing in Black American literature and culture.
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Tracy Perry is a self-taught artist with 30+ years of experience in sewing and art to create unique dolls using fabric or cl...
Host: Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of African American Literature and Culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, the fiction of ...
Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of African American Literature and Culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, the fiction of Black ...
EMERGENCY SUPPORT REQUEST: Sew Hope Community Sewing Room, a Black woman led nonprofit sewing studio was recently damaged by severe flooding: 16 inches of water...
Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writer...
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In this midsummer episode, settle in as Black Women Stitch takes a detour to quaint Rahway, NJ. Resourceful and creative as always, Lisa punct...
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Dr. Sharbreon Plummer is a textile artist, scholar, researcher, and a newly minted Ph.D. She shares insight into how she’s been able to bu...
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Join the adventure of this first of its kind travel sewing series where Lisa and podcast guest, Deborah Boone, sit down for an in-the-flesh conv...
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Jonelle Dawkins is a sewer, environmentalist, and the Executive Director of Scraplanta, a creative rescue center for the Atlanta creative commu...