Monthly Meetings

Monika Auch
The intelligence of the Hand and How to Stitch Your Brain

November 14, 2026
10:30 am to 12:30 pm
(Zoom only)

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Monika Auch is a textile artist, weaver and author with a background in medicine. In 2014 she founded Weeflab in Amsterdam. She initiated and conducted the long term study about creativity and the intelligence of the hand: ‘Stitch Your Brain’. In recent years she worked as artist-in-residence in Scandinavian countries, researching textile traditions and the influence of light and surroundings on her use of colors in weaving. 

www.monikaauch.nl
Instaram monikaauch_weeflab
www.cargocollective.com/stitchyourbrain

Speaker suggested by Serap Whitmer

 

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 At this point in time, most meetings are virtual via Zoom. March, June and September meetings are in person at Seattle Pacific University. 

Visitors are always welcome at our meetings, and there is no admission fee. Meetings run from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. Meetings are via Zoom or on the Seattle Pacific University campus. (See directions, maps, and room information, below.) For in person meetings, bring yourself a sack lunch if you wish.

Membership

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Month	Speaker
November 14, 2026	Monika Auch, The Intelligence of the Hand and How to Stitch Your Brain (Zoom + Recording)
December 12, 2026	Alison Schwabe (Zoom)
January 9, 2027	Irene Roderick, Improvisational Quilter, "Dancing with the Wall" (Zoom + Recording)
February 13, 2027	Mattea Jurin, Quilting My Heart Away: A Contemporary Journey

 Would you like to attend our next meeting via Zoom? Contact programs for the link.

 Directions to Bertona Hall on the Seattle Pacific University campus:

GPS entry: 107 West Bertona, Seattle 98119

From I-5, take the NE 50th Street exit and drive west. Turn left (south) on Fremont Avenue N�about two miles. Get into the right lane as you cross the Fremont bridge and take the first turn-off to the right and then immediately right again onto Nickerson Street. Follow Nickerson for about half a mile, and turn left (south) at the stoplight for 3rd Avenue West. You are now on the SPU campus.Turn left onto 3rd.

Enter the parking lot on your left by turning into the driveway beside the Subway. Our building is on the east side of the parking lot, a one-story red brick building. Parking in the lot is free for us on weekends; ignore the restricted parking and "No Parking" signs.

Click here to see a map of the entire SPU campus.