7/01/26 - VIRTUAL THREAD Talk - Michelle Tade Banton - 8-9pm
What are THREAD talks?
THREAD talks is a virtual lecture series featuring a new guest speaker each month.
Lectures are live at 8pm Eastern time on the first Wednesday of each month, and cover all sorts of topics of interest to quilters and makers.
Each lecture is $35, or you can join Club Gotham to get a year's worth of THREAD talks for just $125!
THREAD talk lectures are included with a Club Gotham membership. Club members, add the lecture to your cart while logged into your account to get the automatic discount. You must register for each lecture you are interested in to receive the link to watch.
Are you a Club Gotham member?
THREAD talk lectures are included with you Club Gotham membership.
To register, add the lecture to your cart while logged into your account. When you reach the checkout page, your Club discount will be applied.
You must register for each lecture you are interested in to receive the link to watch.
This lecture will take place virtually over Zoom. Once you register, you will receive an email with instructions for logging in. All Talks are in Eastern (NYC) time. Talk will not be recorded.
Gotham Quilts is committed to making our events accessible to everyone. If you have any questions about access or to request any reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in this event, please contact us at US@gothamquilts.com . If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact us at least 3 days prior to the event.
Cotton to Consumer
The Journey of a Cotton Boll from the Field to Your Local Quilt Shop. Multi-media presentation of the process of cotton becoming fabric. What is the process of growing cotton, creating fabric, designing fabric, having it printed and delivered to your local quilt shop? Probably much more that you ever considered. You will learn how it's grown and manufactured. You will get insights on how different designers create special lines of fabric, and how manufacturers get their goods into your local quilt shops.
Meet Michelle Tade Benton
Michelle Tade Banton has been quilting and planning events for over 35 years. Describing herself as a Human Quilt Sampler, Michelle has worked in all aspects of event planning from guild shows to regional quilt festivals. She attended International Quilt Market as an Industry Professional. She was a fabric sales rep for a year - learned so much about a whole new aspect of the industry, but decided sales was not her "thing". She organized and facilitated an annual "Meet the Teachers" event at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA for 10 years. Some of her designs have been displayed in booths at Quilt Market & Festival. She has donated original quilts to numerous charities. Retreat planning and bus tours have been another aspect of her involvement in the industry.
More recently, Michelle is the director’s assistant for Art & Soul Mixed Media Retreats. But mostly, she likes to travel and meet other quilters and artists and share her knowledge by presenting lectures or teaching workshops. She’s lived in north central Massachusetts for 32 years, but still considers herself a Midwesterner having grown up in Texas and Wichita, KS.