Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival: Day 5

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6

10 am-3 pm Zonta Bazaar, Amherst Curling Club, 45 Prince Arthur Street.

10-11:30 am Beginner Rug Hooking class, Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio, 33 Church Street

Weaving with a floor loom demonstration, Maritime Mosaic, 129 Victoria Street East

 EXHIBITIONS

 Monday, August 1 through Monday, August 8

For the Birds:  A Girl’s Eye View, an exhibit of rug hooking, needle felting, and wet felting by artists Gwen Dixon, Carol McCall, and Kate Sharpe at the Tidnish Bridge Art Gallery.  An artists’ reception will take place Wednesday, August 3, from

2-4 pm at the gallery.

 

 Monday, August 1 through Saturday, August 8

Needle Arts Exhibition at the Four Fathers Memorial Library, 21 Acadia Street

Rug Hooking Exhibit at Breakfast at Brittany’s, 45 Victoria Street East

Fibre and Needle Arts Exhibition at the Cumberland County Museum and Archives, 150 Church Street

Wednesday, August 3 through Saturday, August 6

We Come Together, a show of rugs hooked by Deanne Fitzpatrick and her studio staff at the Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio, 33 Church Street, daily from 9 am to 5 pm.  Drop by for an oatcake and a view.

Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival: Day 4

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5

9 am-12 noon  Wool Dyeing workshop with Mallory Thompson and Sandi Waygood at the 
Cumberland County Museum

9:30 - 3:30       Maritime Beauty Table Topper workshop with Karen Neary, Christie Room, First Baptist Church

10 am-5 pm Quilt Show and Sale by the Cumberland Quilt Guild at the First Baptist Church

10 am, 11 am, 12 noon, 1 pm, 2 pm  Long-Arm Quilting Demonstrations (half-hour long) at The Sunrise Quiltery, Highway 6 in Warren.

EXHIBITIONS

 Monday, August 1 through Monday, August 8

For the Birds:  A Girl’s Eye View, an exhibit of rug hooking, needle felting, and wet felting by artists Gwen Dixon, Carol McCall, and Kate Sharpe at the Tidnish Bridge Art Gallery.  An artists’ reception will take place Wednesday, August 3, from

2-4 pm at the gallery.

 

 Monday, August 1 through Saturday, August 8

Needle Arts Exhibition at the Four Fathers Memorial Library, 21 Acadia Street

Rug Hooking Exhibit at Breakfast at Brittany’s, 45 Victoria Street East

Fibre and Needle Arts Exhibition at the Cumberland County Museum and Archives, 150 Church Street

Wednesday, August 3 through Saturday, August 6

We Come Together, a show of rugs hooked by Deanne Fitzpatrick and her studio staff at the Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio, 33 Church Street, daily from 9 am to 5 pm.  Drop by for an oatcake and a view.

Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival: Day 3

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4

9:30 -3:30   “Back to Spool” workshop with Karen Neary, Christie Room, First Baptist Church

9:30 -330   Basket Weave Beginners Quilt Workshop with Sandra Ward, Arts & Entertainment Centre, Amherst Mall

9:00 -12 noon  Beginners Crochet with Jean Schieffer, Arts & Entertainment Centre, Amherst Mall

9:30-11:30 am Pom-pom trivet class for parents and children, Maggie’s Place

1-3 pm Fibre Fun for Kids (ages 8-14), Four Fathers Memorial Library

1-3 pm Studio Outside Hook-in Hangout at the Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio, 33 Church Street

3-5 pm Friendship Bracelets for Kids (Grades 4-6), Cumberland County Youth Development Centre, 17 Lawrence Street

6-8 pm Felting for Youth (Grades 7-12), Cumberland County Youth Development Centre, 17 Lawrence Street

6-8 pm Knitting for Beginners Part II with Chantelle Taylor, Arts & Entertainment Centre

EXHIBITIONS

 Monday, August 1 through Monday, August 8

For the Birds:  A Girl’s Eye View, an exhibit of rug hooking, needle felting, and wet felting by artists Gwen Dixon, Carol McCall, and Kate Sharpe at the Tidnish Bridge Art Gallery.  An artists’ reception will take place Wednesday, August 3, from

2-4 pm at the gallery.

 

 Monday, August 1 through Saturday, August 8

Needle Arts Exhibition at the Four Fathers Memorial Library, 21 Acadia Street

Rug Hooking Exhibit at Breakfast at Brittany’s, 45 Victoria Street East

Fibre and Needle Arts Exhibition at the Cumberland County Museum and Archives, 150 Church Street

Wednesday, August 3 through Saturday, August 6

 We Come Together, a show of rugs hooked by Deanne Fitzpatrick and her studio staff at the Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio, 33 Church Street, daily from 9 am to 5 pm.  Drop by for an oatcake and a view.

Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival: Day 2

 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3

9 am-12 noon  and 1-4 pm Sewing in the Sunroom, paper piecing workshops with Joy Rector, 1205, Highway 6 in Warren

9 am-4:30 pm  Sew-In, Arts and Entertainment Center, Amherst Centre Mall

9:30-11:30 am Macrame Plant Hanger class for parents at Maggie’s Place (childcare provided)

1:30-3:30 pm Learn to Spin with a drop spindle with Denyse Hiscock (at Maggie’s Place)

6-8 pm Bring your favourite handwork and join the Twisted Stitchers at the Four Fathers Library

6-9 pm Exhibition of hooked rug pieces by Halina Bienkowski, 158 Robert Angus Drive, Suite 100

EXHIBITIONS

 Monday, August 1 through Monday, August 8

For the Birds:  A Girl’s Eye View, an exhibit of rug hooking, needle felting, and wet felting by artists Gwen Dixon, Carol McCall, and Kate Sharpe at the Tidnish Bridge Art Gallery.  An artists’ reception will take place Wednesday, August 3, from

2-4 pm at the gallery.

 

 Monday, August 1 through Saturday, August 8

Needle Arts Exhibition at the Four Fathers Memorial Library, 21 Acadia Street

Rug Hooking Exhibit at Breakfast at Brittany’s, 45 Victoria Street East

Fibre and Needle Arts Exhibition at the Cumberland County Museum and Archives, 150 Church Street

Wednesday, August 3 through Saturday, August 6

 We Come Together, a show of rugs hooked by Deanne Fitzpatrick and her studio staff at the Deanne Fitzpatrick Studio, 33 Church Street, daily from 9 am to 5 pm.  Drop by for an oatcake and a view.

 

The Nova Scotia Fibre Arts Festival: Day 1

 Today the Festival begins!  

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2

6-8:30 pm            Knitting For Beginners Part I (Part II is Thursday, August 4) with Chantelle Taylor

                              Arts & Entertainment Centre, Amherst Mall

EXHIBITIONS

 Monday, August 1 through Monday, August 8

For the Birds:  A Girl’s Eye View, an exhibit of rug hooking, needle felting, and wet felting by artists Gwen Dixon, Carol McCall, and Kate Sharpe at the Tidnish Bridge Art Gallery.  An artists’ reception will take place Wednesday, August 3, from

2-4 pm at the gallery.

 

 Monday, August 1 through Saturday, August 8

Needle Arts Exhibition at the Four Fathers Memorial Library, 21 Acadia Street

Rug Hooking Exhibit at Breakfast at Brittany’s, 45 Victoria Street East

Fibre and Needle Arts Exhibition at the Cumberland County Museum and Archives, 150 Church Street