Maine Fiber Arts Tour August 7-9

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August 7-9 celebrates the diverse fiber arts community in Maine.


Island Home, along with rug hooking artist Carol Morris Petillo and Stephanie Crossman of Gram J's Bags traditional knotted netting are participating in the 2009-2012 tour map. Details for specific times of demonstrations will be available soon.


Maine Fiberarts Tour Map: Studios & Farms is a 24” x 36", illustrated, full color printed map locating over 130 fiber destinations statewide. Sites may be visited all year long throughout three years — 2009-2012 — on a self-guided, “best to phone ahead” basis. The Tour Map is your guide for discovering art studios, cashmere farms, spinneries, yarn stores, fabric shops, and galleries along the byways and back roads of Maine. TheTour Map provides contact info, descriptions and driving directions to make visiting easy.

Maine Fiberarts is a statewide arts nonprofit formed to support Maine fiber and to foster its special work in basketry, beadwork, clothing design, crochet, embroidery, felting, knitting, lacework, needlework, paper, quilting, rugs, sewing, spinning, surface design, and weaving. By creating awareness of these arts and activities, they support the State’s economy, enrich our cultural life, and broaden the resources available.

For more information visit Maine Fiber Arts at www.mainefiberarts.org