GEORGETOWN
The Georgetown Historical Society is looking for fiber art items that speak to the history of town.
The request comes as it prepares an exhibit celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Georgetown Working League.
Anyone willing to let the Society display a family treasure for the exhibit can contact the Georgetown Historical Society, P.O. Box 441, Georgetown 04548; call 371- 9200; or email georgetownhistorical@gmail.com.
Interested parties can let organizers know if help is needed taking a photograph or writing a description.
This summer, the Historical Society will salute the Georgetown Working League with an exhibit of Georgetown fiber art items that relate to the history and culture of the island.
The juried exhibit — “With Hands and Hearts: The Threads of Our Island History” — will take place June 22 to Oct. 12.
Items could include basketry, beadwork or braiding; clothing, crocheting, dyed fabrics; embroidery, fabric sculpture or felting; handmade books, hooking, knitting, lacework or needlework; netting, or “bait bags”; quilting, sewing or spinning; and textile design and weaving.
Organizers said there is a limited amount of space for exhibited objects.
Curators also have a goal to include a diversity of items, covering as many time periods and types of fiber art as possible.
The owners of the selected pieces will be notified by May 10 if their items will be displayed.
Items will be collected June 8 to 13 for the opening of “With Hands and Hearts” on Saturday, June 22 at 10 a.m.; then on display throughout the summer.
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