Stitching Photographs: A Powerful Act

March 2020 I had the idea of writing a book to share about my experience with embroidery on photographs. It’s been quite a journey since I embroidered my first photo back in 2016. Embroidering photos showed me that I could feel less anxious - during this practice I started to listen to my own pace instead of the crazy pace that society asked me to keep up with, and it became an active meditation where I would frequently enter the flow state. Apart from reducing physical stress effects while embroidering, I realized that stitching new stories to photographs of anonymous people and of my own family has been so powerful when it comes to making amends with my past and honoring every step of my journey. In this e-book I share with you some insights that embroidering photos has brought me and step-by-step to embroider your first photograph+ fun prompts you can try at home.

With this e-book you will:

Meet the author

Juliana Naufel

In 2016 Juliana Naufel found her voice with embroidery. Since then she’s been exploring and researching embroidery on photos as an incredible tool to overcome challenges we all face during our lifetime and to make amends while forgiving our past by suturing these stories that we all carry. This technique became her superpower, and stitching these forgotten moments in black and white have been so helpful to her inner work journey. 2018 was the year that Naufel started hosting in person & online workshops focusing on the healing aspect of her practice. It’s quite amazing to have met through the workshops hundreds of women based in Brasil, USA and other countries across the globe and a

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