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.