Students are scrambling to find their place on campus; with so many options, finding the right club (or clubs!) can feel overwhelming. Luckily, there are many ways to check your choices, one of them being this article series! Welcome to the Club Spotlight Corner: the one-stop shop for every one of your extracurricular needs!

This time around, our highlighted club is brand new to the school, and it’s called the Rambroidery Club! Started by senior LMS student, Ruqaya Qayssar, this club will delve into the art of embroidery, which is said to be a relaxing and hands-on activity.

“When I’m embroidering something, I’m relaxing. My mind isn’t rushing through stuff, and I’m just taking my time,” Qayssar said. “I also don’t have to worry about anything, and Sometimes when I make it, I would think about all these possibilities of what I could turn it into. It’s not just a cloth; it could be on clothes. It could be on pillowcases.”

Qayssar then discusses her purpose of sharing embroidery with her fellow Rams. 

“Like I said earlier, the art of embroidery is that you get to relax through it, and obviously this is something that anybody would need or want to feel when they’re stressed out,” Qayssar said. “Especially like right now during senior year, if you’re trying to go through a lot of these college essays, college applications, and this is a way for you to just take it easy, you know? You could sit down. It’s just you and these three materials, like, it’s just a little time for yourself.”

The way Qayssar connects with embroidery isn’t the only case, however. The sponsor of the Rambroidery club, mathematics teacher Corinne Smith also has a very similar experience with the needle crafting hobby. 

“It led to other things. I embroidered in high school. I embroidered a jacket for my friend,” Smith said. “And that kind of led to my sewing piece, learning to sew, learning to crochet. I did cross stitch, counted cross stitch for a long time, but there’s just something about the embroidery. It makes me think of my grandmas and my great grandmas. There’s just something really fascinating about it.”

Both Qayssar and Smith have shown their shared love for embroidery. As two individuals who have found the pastime to be a creative outlet, they believe it is an important craft to revive.

“I just think it’s cool to be able to bring back something that hasn’t been really addressed in, you know, probably 50 years,” Smith said.