About

Lauren Yeager a textile artist with a particular interest in studying and preserving historical garments and embroidery.

My love of handwork started in 2013. After having received a BFA in Fashion Design from Columbia College Chicago, I began learning and utilizing traditional hand embroidery techniques with the Royal School of Needlework in the UK. In the years to follow, I studied traditional Japanese embroidery with the Japanese Embroidery Center in Atlanta, GA, and also studied with Ecole Lesage in France.

After stepping out of my role as a core team production assistant for the visual artist Nick Cave, working in his Chicago studio to produce Sound-Suits and installation pieces for museums and private collections, I began my fulltime hand embroidery teaching career for the San Francisco School of Needlework and Design.

I have extensive experience working as a freelance artist and designer, assisting in costume production for various performances and competitions, in addition to public exhibitions of my work. Throughout my career as a textile artist, I have received multiple awards for construction and design in costume and in hand embroidery, including multiple DCASE individual artist grants from the City of Chicago.

In 2024, I decided to move my in-person practice fully to Chicago and focus on cultivating my brand.