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Introducing our Icons and Pioneers collection: a series of kits inspired by the lives of notable women throughout history.
Katherine Johnson (1918-2020) was a NASA mathematician, who was instrumental in providing calculations for America's first human spaceflight in May of 1961. The Freedom 7 mission changed the course of human history.
Although this is her most famed achievement, Johnson was a pioneer in more ways than one. In 1939 she was handpicked to be one of only 3 black students to integrate into West Virginia's Graduate school. In 1958 she provided mathematical equations which contributed to the Notes on Space technology document and in 1961 she became the first woman from the flight research division to be credited as an author in a major report.
This embroidery kit honours Katherine Johnson and her equations for orbital spaceflight, with a miniature rocket circumnavigating space on a safe path back to earth!
The kit features a printed base on a charcoal chenille with a guide of the design. The techniques in this kit include threadwork such as satin stitch and french knots and goldwork techniques like essing and chipping.
Celestial stars, planets, a goldwork sun and a supernova complete this kits stellar journey through space.
The kit also includes needles, was and thread, all housed in our signature H&L printed tin.
You can read more about Katherine Johnson's life here: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/katherine-johnson-biography/
Her story was also the focus of the major motion picture Hidden Figures.
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£1 per sale will go directly to the Wonder Foundation - a women-led charity dedicated to transforming the lives of women, girls, and their communities through quality education.
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Introducing our Icons and Pioneers collection: a series of kits inspired by the lives of notable women throughout history.
Katherine Johnson (1918-2020) was a NASA mathematician, who was instrumental in providing calculations for America's first human spaceflight in May of 1961. The Freedom 7 mission changed the course of human history.
Although this is her most famed achievement, Johnson was a pioneer in more ways than one. In 1939 she was handpicked to be one of only 3 black students to integrate into West Virginia's Graduate school. In 1958 she provided mathematical equations which contributed to the Notes on Space technology document and in 1961 she became the first woman from the flight research division to be credited as an author in a major report.
This embroidery kit honours Katherine Johnson and her equations for orbital spaceflight, with a miniature rocket circumnavigating space on a safe path back to earth!
The kit features a printed base on a charcoal chenille with a guide of the design. The techniques in this kit include threadwork such as satin stitch and french knots and goldwork techniques like essing and chipping.
Celestial stars, planets, a goldwork sun and a supernova complete this kits stellar journey through space.
The kit also includes needles, was and thread, all housed in our signature H&L printed tin.
You can read more about Katherine Johnson's life here: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/katherine-johnson-biography/
Her story was also the focus of the major motion picture Hidden Figures.
Charity Donation
£1 per sale will go directly to the Wonder Foundation - a women-led charity dedicated to transforming the lives of women, girls, and their communities through quality education.
