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Handsewn Doll Workshop with Margarette Joyner--A Black History Month Event

  • February 25, 2026 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Historic Rosedale

    3427 North Tryon Street
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28206
Ticket Price $16.83 Register & Pay
Description

Join African-American Legacy Project Coordinator and award-winning textile artist Margarette Joyner as she leads workshop participants in the art of crafting handmade dolls that replicate the ones enslaved women would have created for their own children. As Ms. Joyner states, " “Hand sewing is becoming a dying art, but there are many benefits to the art form.  You’re using your hands and eyes in coordination, which is great practice for other activities. You’re also working on fine motor skills, which can be helpful for tasks like handwriting and using a computer mouse.  But the best thing about hand sewing is that it’s a relaxing activity. When you’re focusing on the task at hand, you can forget about all of your troubles and just enjoy the moment. Sometimes it’s nice to take a break from thinking about things and just work on something creative.  So let’s learn how to create a handmade doll similar to the primitive dolls made by the enslaved women of Colonial Williamsburg.” 

The activity will take place in Rosedale's kitchen cellar, and seating is limited to 15. Materials will be provided. 

Date & Time

Wed, Feb 25, 2026 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Venue Details

Historic Rosedale

3427 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28206 Historic Rosedale
Historic Rosedale Foundation

The Mission of Historic Rosedale Foundation is threefold: to educate, to preserve and to continue to build a more diverse and inclusive platform for interpretation. We shall: 1) Present an authentic view of five generations of the Frew, Caldwell and Davidson families, and the enslaved and free African Americans that lived and worked on the land; 2) Preserve and interpret the 1815 historic house and the surrounding buildings emphasizing the important role these white and black families held in Charlotte, NC; 3) Provide and maintain a peaceful green space with Treasure Trees, garden borders, native and heirloom plants within a highly developed urban corridor.


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