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As we inch toward the start of a new season, it seems that not just the birds are busy with bits of fabric, yarn, and thread. You might want to check out these two exciting fiber events if you're lucky enough to live (or travel) nearby. Both are coming soon.
1. The Textile Museum of Canada, located in Toronto, is holding its annual More Than Just a Yardage Sale on Friday, May 24, from 11am - 6pm and Saturday, May 25, from 10am - 1 pm.
For two days, bargain-hunting fiber addicts will descend on the TMC for the annual More Than Just A Yardage Sale. Created and run by the Museum’s volunteers, the sale is a bonanza for textile aficionados and a major fundraiser for the Museum. Shoppers will have their pick of an eclectic mix that includes yardages, yarns, patterns, quilt fabrics, notions, and crafts.
2. The facade of the Craft & Folk Art Museum (CAFAM in Los Angeles, CA) will be covered in 12,000 crocheted granny squares by the knit graffiti collective, Yarn Bombing Los Angeles (YBLA), for a public art display called CAFAM Granny Squared. This ground- breaking, temporary, public art installation on LA's Museum Row will be on view from May 25 through July 1.
CAFAM Granny Squared is a community-based project that anyone can contribute to, and that anyone passing by can enjoy.The project is designed to bring together a community of artists and crafters who otherwise might not have had access to exhibit their work in a museum. So far, over 500 crafters from 50 states and 25 countries have joined to crochet 12,000 five-inch granny squares. See some of the work in progress here.
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