10:00 a.m.: Eliza Lucas Pinckney Dresses with Laura Thompson

Eliza Lucas Pinckney’s Dresses with Laura Thompson and Colonial Reception

Lauren Thompson is an internationally known award-winning designer, author, and teacher specializing in the areas of heirloom sewing, smocking, and embroidery. She has authored numerous needlework publications and has been featured in a variety of needle arts periodicals and magazines in the United States and in Australia. She has received several prestigious awards for volunteer service including the Order of the Palmetto, the highest award given by the State of South Carolina. She has been honored with the highly esteemed DAR American Heritage “Women in the Arts Award”