13 Moons Embroidery Circle
In ancient cultures all over the world, the Earth and Moon were the primordial teachers and wisdom keepers. They taught people how to live in balance and harmony with all of life.
What if we slowed down and began to listen to their wisdom and teachings once again? What if by picking up our needles and thread, we could stitch ourselves back into relationship with the living world?
13 Moons Women’s Embroidery Circle
A year-long spiritual & creative journey
Stitch yourself back into belonging with the Earth and Moon as you create your own hand-embroidered 13 Moons Calendar
Join The Circle
Stitch together your own story of belonging with the Earth and Moon.
Create Your Own 13 Moons Calendar
Over the course of one year, you’ll deepen your connection with the land you call home and cultivate your own sacred relationship with the thirteen moons of the year through the process of creating your own 13 Moons calendar.
Together, in sisterhood, we’ll gather in a virtual circle around each new moon to embark on a journey of connection, reflection, embroidering, naming, and sharing.
In each session, through reflective inquiry, land-connection practices, and creative making, you'll develop personal moon names inspired by your relationship with the land, the changing seasons, and your own traditions and seasonal state of being.
You'll translate the words, imagery, feelings, and teachings that emerge into embroidered moon crests that, together over the course of the year, will create a calendar telling the story of your relationship with the land you call home.
Your calendar will become more than a record of the year. It will be a living tapestry of your unique story of belonging with the Earth and Moon. It acts as a sacred portal of connection between you and the Earth and Moon.
What's Included
13 live, 2.5-hour Zoom gatherings
Each gathering includes:
Feminine wisdom teachings
Guided land-connection practices and prompted journalling questions to explore your unique relationship with the Earth and Moon during each cycle
Time to name, draw, and begin embroidering your moon crest
Time to reflect, connect, and share with the circle of women
Complimentary Introduction to Embroidery
Thursday, January 7, 2027 | 6:00–7:00 p.m. Pacific Time, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time.
This session is designed for those who have never embroidered before, those who want a refresher, or those who have any questions before the course begins.
We will cover embroidery technique and the four basic embroidery stitches needed to create your 13 Moons calendar.
Materials Provided
A 4-inch embroidery hoop
A package of embroidery needles
An organic cotton calendar template
A 13 Moons template booklet for drawing your designs
Embroidery instructions
Scrap fabric for practising your stitches
Additional Materials You Will Need to Source
Embroidery floss
A small journal or notebook dedicated to your 13 Moons journey
Pen, pencil, and eraser
Pencil crayons (optional)
Dowels or sticks to hang your calendar (not necessary to source until the end of the year)
Ribbon or twine to hang your calendar (not necessary to source until the end of the year)
Course Details
Location: Online via Zoom. Your meeting link will be provided in an email prior to the course start date.
Time: Sundays, 9:00–11:30 a.m. Pacific Time | 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Mountain Time
2027 Gathering Dates
Sunday, January 10
Sunday, February 7
Sunday, March 7
Sunday, April 11
Sunday, May 9
Sunday, June 6
Sunday, July 4
Sunday, August 1
Sunday, August 29
Sunday, September 26
Sunday, October 31
Sunday, November 28
Sunday, December 19
Your Monthly Creative Practice
Between gatherings, you will continue creating your moon crest in your own time, allowing approximately 5–10 hours each month to complete your embroidery, depending on the level of detail you wish to include.
Optional Thursday Embroidery Gatherings
If you are interested in the additional Thursday embroidery gatherings, please choose The Extended Circle product when registering.
The Extended Circle includes 12 additional 1.5-hour online embroidery gatherings on Thursday evenings between our 'moonthly' Sunday sessions.
This Extended Circle is intended for the woman who is looking for an even deeper experience. This space will not have any formal teaching like the Sunday Gatherings. However, it will be a space to create together and share in what we are learning over the course of our year-long journeys.
Recordings and Missed Sessions
If you can't make a gathering, don't sweat it! Recordings of the Sunday sessions will be available.
The optional Thursday embroidery gatherings, however, will not be recorded.
Course Investment
The full investment for this year-long journey is $922 CAD. This works out to $65 per session, plus your $77 materials package.
To make this offering a little more financially accessible, two reduced-rate spaces are available at $857 CAD for women who would benefit from a little extra financial support at this time. This works out to $60 per session, plus your $77 materials package.
Both rates include the same complete course experience. I invite you to choose the rate that feels right for your financial circumstances.
Registration & Shipping
Your registration fee includes the course, embroidery materials, and standard shipping within Canada.
In the shipping details at checkout, please provide the address where you would like your materials to be shipped.
Embroidery materials will be prepared and shipped to participants as registrations are received. The first shipment will go out at the end of November.
Please note that delivery times may vary depending on your location. To allow sufficient time for materials to arrive before our first gathering, registration closes on Sunday, December 13, 2026.
Cancellation & Transfer Policy
So much time, energy, and heart goes into preparing this circle. For this reason, registrations are non-refundable, except where required by law.
However, if you are unable to attend, you are welcome to transfer your place to another woman up to one week before our first Sunday gathering (January 3, 2027).
Please contact me in advance to arrange the transfer. Any additional shipping costs will be the responsibility of the participant.
If the circle is cancelled, a full refund will be provided.
Stitch together your own story of belonging with the Earth and Moon.
Create Your Own 13 Moons Calendar
Over the course of one year, you’ll deepen your connection with the land you call home and cultivate your own sacred relationship with the thirteen moons of the year through the process of creating your own 13 Moons calendar.
Together, in sisterhood, we’ll gather in a virtual circle around each new moon to embark on a journey of Earth teachings, connection, reflection, embroidering, naming, and sharing.
In each Sunday session, through reflective inquiry, land-connection practices, and creative making, you'll develop personal moon names inspired by your relationship with the land, the changing seasons, and your own traditions and seasonal state of being.
You'll translate the words, imagery, feelings, and teachings that emerge into embroidered moon crests that, together over the course of the year, will create a calendar telling the story of your relationship with the land you call home.
Your calendar will become more than a record of the year. It will be a living tapestry of your unique story of belonging with the Earth and Moon. It acts as a sacred portal of connection between you and the Earth and Moon.
The Extended Circle includes additional Thursday evening embroidery gatherings between our ‘moonthly’ Sunday sessions, offering an opportunity to go deeper into creating together. These sessions will be focused on stitching and sharing.
What's Included
13 live, 2.5-hour Sunday Zoom gatherings
Each gathering includes:
Feminine wisdom teachings
Guided land-connection practices and prompted inquiry to explore your unique relationship with the Earth and Moon during each cycle
Time to name, draw, and begin embroidering your moon crest
Time to reflect, connect, and share with the circle of women
12 Additional Thursday Embroidery Gatherings
The Extended Circle includes 12 additional 1.5-hour online embroidery gatherings on Thursday evenings between our ‘moonthly’ Sunday sessions.
This Extended Circle is created for the woman who is looking for an even deeper experience. Although the Extended Circle does not offer any formal teaching like the Sunday Gatherings, it is designed for more community connection and creative time together.
These gatherings offer dedicated time to continue embroidering your moon crest in the company of the circle, to share about what we are learning, ask questions, and spend more time creating together in sisterhood.
Complimentary Introduction to Embroidery
Thursday, January 7, 2027 | 6:00–7:00 p.m. Pacific Time, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time
This session is designed for those who have never embroidered before, those who want a refresher, or those who have any questions before the course begins.
We will cover the four basic embroidery stitches needed to create your 13 Moons calendar.
Materials Provided
A 4-inch embroidery hoop
A package of embroidery needles
An organic cotton calendar template
A 13 Moons template booklet for drawing your designs
Embroidery instructions
Scrap fabric for practising your stitches
Additional Materials You Will Need to Source
Embroidery floss
A small journal or notebook dedicated to your 13 Moons journey
Pen, pencil, and eraser
Pencil crayons (optional)
Dowels or sticks to hang your calendar (not necessary to source until the end of the year)
Ribbon or twine to hang your calendar (not necessary to source until the end of the year)
Course Details
Location: Online via Zoom. Your meeting link will be provided in an email prior to the course start date.
Sunday Gatherings: 9:00–11:30 a.m. Pacific Time | 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Mountain Time
Thursday Gatherings: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time | 7:00–8:30 p.m. Mountain Time
2027 Sunday Gathering Dates
Sunday, January 10
Sunday, February 7
Sunday, March 7
Sunday, April 11
Sunday, May 9
Sunday, June 6
Sunday, July 4
Sunday, August 1
Sunday, August 29
Sunday, September 26
Sunday, October 31
Sunday, November 28
Sunday, December 19
2027 Thursday Embroidery Gathering Dates
Thursday, January 21
Thursday, February 18
Thursday, March 25
Thursday, April 22
Thursday, May 20
Thursday, June 17
Thursday, July 15
Thursday, August 12
Thursday, September 9
Thursday, October 14
Thursday, November 18
Thursday, December 9
Your Monthly Creative Practice
Between gatherings, you will continue creating your moon crest in your own time, allowing approximately 5–10 hours each month to complete your embroidery, depending on the level of detail you wish to include.
The Thursday embroidery gatherings provide dedicated time within this monthly creative practice to work on your calendar together.
Recordings and Missed Sessions
If you can't make a gathering, don't sweat it! Recordings of the Sunday sessions will be available.
The Thursday embroidery gatherings, however, will not be recorded.
Course Investment
The full investment for this year-long journey is $1,222 CAD. This works out to $65 per Sunday session, $25 per Thursday session, plus your $77 materials package.
To make this offering a little more financially accessible, two reduced-rate spaces are available at $1,157 CAD for women who would benefit from a little extra financial support at this time. This works out to $60 per Sunday session, $25 per Thursday session, plus your $77 materials package.
Both rates include the same complete course experience. I invite you to choose the rate that feels right for your financial circumstances.
Registration & Shipping
Your registration fee includes the course, all 12 additional Thursday embroidery gatherings, embroidery materials, and standard shipping within Canada.
In the shipping details at checkout, please provide the address where you would like your materials to be shipped.
Embroidery materials will be prepared and shipped as registrations are received. The first shipment will go out at the end of November.
Please note that delivery times may vary depending on your location. To allow sufficient time for materials to arrive before our first gathering, registration closes on Sunday, December 13, 2026.
Cancellation & Transfer Policy
So much time, energy, and heart goes into preparing this circle. For this reason, registrations are non-refundable, except where required by law.
However, if you are unable to attend, you are welcome to transfer your place to another woman up to one week before our first Sunday gathering (January 3, 2027).
Please contact me in advance to arrange the transfer. Any additional shipping costs will be the responsibility of the participant.
If the circle is cancelled, a full refund will be provided.
Create Your Calendar From Scratch — Save $77
For the sister who wishes to create her calendar entirely from scratch, this option is for you!
If you prefer to create your own calendar template and source your own embroidery materials, you can receive $77 off your course fee while enjoying the same circle experience.
You will still receive a Welcome Package with your drawing template, embroidery instructions, and welcome letter, but without the organic cotton calendar, embroidery hoop, or needles.
Use Discount Code: MAKEITMYOWN at checkout to save $77.
A year-long journey of returning
In this 13 Moons Women’s Embroidery Circle, over the course of one year, you will be guided on a spiritual and creative journey where you will deepen your connection and relationship with the Earth and Moon.
From these connections, you will create your very own 13 Moons hand-embroidered calendar that will carry the stories of your own sacred relationship with the Earth and Moon.
The Rhythm of Our Gatherings
Over the 2027 calendar year, we will gather together online 13 times around each new moon. Each gathering will follow a repeating practice of:
Wisdom Sharing · Connection · Reflection
Naming · Making · Sharing
In each session, a feminine wisdom teaching will be shared to help root us more deeply into our personal and collective journeys.
Through guided journaling and land connection practices, you will listen to what each moon and season is revealing to you. You will come to learn your own seasonal patterns, rhythms, ways of being, rituals and traditions that together form your own sacred relationship with the Earth and Moon.
Inspired by these connections, you will develop a personal moon name for each new moon that reflects your unique relationship with that time of year and the land you call home.
You will then translate the words, imagery, feelings, and teachings that emerge into a circular moon crest.
Each gathering will include time to begin drawing and embroidering your moon crest, allowing the making itself to become part of your journey of connection.
Throughout the sessions, there will be time to share our work and what we are learning, with our stories becoming collective medicine as we journey towards coming home to the Earth and Moon.
A Living Tradition
At the end of the year, your moon crests and moon names will come together to form your own 13 Moons calendar, telling the story of your own sacred relationship with the place you call home across a full cycle of the year.
Your 13 Moons calendar will become the beginning of your own living tradition: a way of remembering your sacred relationship with the Earth and Moon and inspiring ongoing connection, ritual, and traditions that can be carried forward and shared with your family and community for generations to come.
How The Circle Works
13 Monthly Gatherings
We will gather live online via Zoom 13 times throughout 2027, around each new moon. Each gathering will be 2.5 hours long.
An Introduction to Embroidery
Before our first gathering, we will come together for a complimentary live, online introductory embroidery session to learn the foundational stitches and techniques.
Embroidery Materials
Your course fee includes a Welcome Package containing a handmade organic cotton calendar template, a 4-inch embroidery hoop, a package of embroidery needles, a drawing template booklet, and embroidery instructions.
You will need to source a few of your own materials, including embroidery floss and a journal, and have some basic supplies on hand, such as a pencil, eraser, and scissors.
Your Monthly Creative Practice
Between gatherings, you will continue creating your moon crests in your own time, allowing approximately 5–10 hours each ‘moonth’ to complete your embroidery, depending on the level of detail you wish to include.
Optional Thursday Embroidery Gatherings
For the woman who is looking for an even deeper experience, the Extended Circle includes 12 additional 1.5-hour online embroidery gatherings held on Thursday evenings between our ‘moonthly’ Sunday sessions.
These gatherings offer additional time to create, connect, and share together.
The additional investment for these gatherings is $300 ($25 per session).
Course Investment & Reduced-Rate Spaces
Both Circle options offer a full course rate, with 2 reduced-rate spaces available for those who need it at this time.
Both rates include the same complete course experience. I invite you to choose the rate that feels right for your financial circumstances at this time.
You can choose to pay in full or spread the cost over four monthly payments.
Finding Our Way Home
Dear Sister,
This course is equal parts spiritual journey, creative practice, and women's circle. This is our way as women: We come home by connecting to ourselves and to the land we call home, we heal by creating with our hands, and we dream a new world into being in sisterhood.
As women, we have always been the wisdom keepers and storytellers of the Earth and Moon. We are their voices, and we are their guardians. This is a journey to reclaim our sacred role. Through needles and thread, we will carry their wisdom forward and share their stories once again.
A Letter to you, Sister
Dear Sister,
I am so grateful that you are here. If you are still reading, I imagine you are deeply intrigued or hesitantly curious about this 13 Moons Embroidery Circle and may still be unsure whether this experience is for you. So, I wanted to write you a note to share a little about myself and why I am holding this circle, so that you can make a heartfelt decision about whether to go on this journey.
My name is Laurel, and I am an artist, storyteller and healing arts facilitator. My work is deeply rooted in the guidance, teachings and wisdom of Mother Earth and Grandmother Moon. The art that I create, the stories that I share, and the courses that I offer are all intended to help us as women reclaim the essence of who we truly are, bringing us back into relationship with ourselves, each other, the Earth and Moon.
This 13 Moons Embroidery Circle is coming forth from the relationships I have been nurturing with the Earth and Moon over the last six years. It is created with so much heart to help you nurture your relationship with your own imagination, creativity and intuition, and bring you into a deeper relationship with the Earth and Moon.
There is a sacred connection to the Earth and Moon that our ancient ancestors would have cultivated: one that is still understood by many Indigenous cultures—but largely untended in our modern culture. This is the relationship with the 13 Moons within a given year. Each Moon holds a unique energy and has different teachings and wisdom to offer us. By connecting to each Moon within a given year and her respective stories and teachings, we can learn to understand our own unique annual cycle, helping us root more deeply into ourselves and the land that we call home.
In 2020, I was introduced to the 13 Moons after committing to a year-long ceremony of retreating for my menstrual cycle over the course of one year. From this experience, I began to deepen my relationship with the 13 Grandmother Moons. I began to give the different moons names, make drawings of them, and write down their teachings. Each year, I cultivated a deeper connection with them and, in turn, connected more deeply to myself and the land I was living on. Then, earlier this year, a whisper came to create this course, bringing together all that I had learned so that I could share it with others. However, this 13 Moons Embroidery Circle isn’t about transferring information; it is about providing the time, space and container for you to go on your own spiritual and creative journey, so that you can learn the stories and teachings that each Grandmother Moon holds uniquely for you. It is my deepest belief that, in learning them, you will cultivate a deeper sense of belonging, both within and without.
Your own journey will be held within a sacred circle of women. This circle is intentionally created as a small circle, limited to 12 women, so that over the course of the year, we truly get to build a safe and sacred space together: a space where we can share our learnings and experiences to help enrich the depth of the experience for one another.
If you feel the whisper within your heart, I would love for you to be a part of this sacred circle.
With so much love,
Laurel
P.S. Don’t let any negative story tell you that you don’t belong in this space. You don’t have to have previous drawing or embroidery experience. You don’t have to think of yourself as deeply creative. You don’t have to have an established spiritual practice or connection with the Earth or Moon. All you have to have is that small desire within your heart, which I believe is the whisper directly from Grandmother Moon calling you home.
Frequently Asked Questions
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It is all of the above, and equal parts of each!
This course centres around creating your own 13 Moons hand-embroidered calendar, guiding you to connect with your imagination and creativity. There will be a complimentary introductory embroidery session before we begin, so that you feel equipped to create your calendar. However, the focus is not on learning advanced embroidery techniques, but on using embroidery as a creative storytelling tool to help you reclaim your connection with the Earth and Moon. Your calendar will become a living tapestry that documents your unique sense of belonging with the Earth and Moon.
The course is designed to guide you on a year-long spiritual journey to reclaim your feminine wisdom, intuition, and knowledge. I see this course as an initiation for you to recover your sacred connection with the Earth and Moon.
The circle is designed as a women’s circle because we heal in sisterhood. By sharing our stories and learnings along the way, we can collectively remember the parts of our connections with Mother Earth and Grandmother Moon that have been lost.
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No worries at all! If you miss a Sunday gathering, the calls will be recorded, and a video file will be available to access within 24 hours of each gathering.
The Thursday gatherings, however, will not be recorded. These sessions don’t include any formal teachings; they are simply an opportunity for us to come together, stitch, and share.
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Then I am so glad you are here! This course is designed for both beginners and those with more advanced embroidery skills.
Embroidery is actually a really easy skill to learn. Although some cultures use hundreds of different stitches, you can create incredibly beautiful work with just three or four simple stitches. To be honest, most of the work I create is done using just three basic stitches!
There will be a free, live online Introductory Embroidery Session on Thursday, January 7, 2027, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT and 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. MT. In this session, we will go over basic embroidery techniques and learn four simple stitches.
If you finish the session and still feel a little confused, there are tons of easy-to-follow YouTube videos to help guide you along the way. I am also available during all our gatherings to answer any questions and provide support!
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This is perfect! The focus of our gatherings is not on teaching embroidery, but rather on using embroidery as a storytelling tool to document our connections with the land we call home.
During our live embroidery time, sharing will be encouraged. Embroidery-related questions may arise, but they will not be the primary focus of our time together.
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All the materials listed below can be found either at your local craft store, online or in nature.
Embroidery floss
A small journal or notebook dedicated to your 13 Moons journey
A pen, pencil, and eraser
Pencil crayons (optional)
Dowels or sticks to hang your calendar (you won’t need these until the end of the year)
Ribbon or twine to hang your calendar (you won’t need these until the end of the year)
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The materials listed below will be sent with your course package. The listed materials and shipping are included in the course price.
A 4-inch embroidery hoop
A package of needles
An organic cotton calendar template
A 13 Moons template booklet for drawing your designs
Embroidery instructions
Scrap fabric for practising your stitches
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This course is intentionally designed to involve a certain level of commitment outside our gatherings. However, the amount of time and detail you choose to dedicate to your calendar is completely up to you. This may even vary with the seasons and cycles of your life, and that is perfectly okay. In fact, it is part of the process we will be exploring together, observing and honouring the seasons and cycles we are in.
There is no such thing as falling behind. While the intention is for each of us to spend some time between gatherings working on our calendars, if a moon crest isn't completed within its cycle, you can always return to it when you feel ready.
You don’t have to have one moon crest finished before moving onto the next. As we will be drawing the moon crests in our live gatherings, you will have this template to return to when you are ready.This course is not designed to be another thing on your to-do list. It was created with the intention of giving us the time and space to slow down and connect more deeply with ourselves, one another, and the living world.
In a culture that commodifies our time, this course is an offering to reclaim our time and creativity as sacred.
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13 Moons Embroidery Circle — Sunday Gathering Dates (2027)
Sunday, January 10
Sunday, February 7
Sunday, March 7
Sunday, April 11
Sunday, May 9
Sunday, June 6
Sunday, July 4
Sunday, August 1
Sunday, August 29
Sunday, September 26
Sunday, October 31
Sunday, November 28
Sunday, December 19
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13 Moons Extended Circle — Thursday Gathering Dates (2027)
Thursday, January 21
Thursday, February 18
Thursday, March 25
Thursday, April 22
Thursday, May 20
Thursday, June 17
Thursday, July 15
Thursday, August 12
Thursday, September 9
Thursday, October 14
Thursday, November 18
Thursday, December 9
Participant Testimonials
“When I was taking the Moon Mysteries series I thought, All women should take this course! It was like coming home to a place that has always been there and is waiting patiently for all of us to find it, but I hadn't found it until now. I was truly experiencing the cycles of being a woman as the magical gifts that they are and finding out how I could connect with them, learn from them, heal from them. Doing the work each week gave me insights and a sense of wonder at this universe and how we are all woven into it.”
-Danielle
(Moon Mysteries Series)
“Whenever I take one of Laurel's courses, by the end I am feeling nourished and inspired to delve deeper into the sacred feminine. The most recent course I took was on dreamwork where I learned how if you take the time to interpret your dreams they will tell you your soul's desires.
Laurel's knowledge, her skill as a teacher, her ability to hold sacred space with women who have never met each other and her art or healing with such love are what make her offerings very special and transformative.”
-Carol
(You Are The Oracle Series)
“I’ve been fortunate to participate in some of Laurel’s sessions, and they have helped start a healing journey I’ve been struggling to get to for many years. Laurel’s kindness and warmth is something truly special, and her spaces are always welcoming. I hope to attend more in the future. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for all that you do and will continue to do.”
-Pauline
(Cylical Woman Am I Series)