BOOTHBAY — The statewide nonprofit Maine Fiberarts will present a showcase with demonstrations in weaving, embroidery, spinning, crochet, sewing, natural dyeing, basketry and other techniques at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.
The event will begin with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, with free admittance to the gardens, an exhibition and sale of fiber art and craft, and a wine and cheese party.
Exhibited work includes patchwork balsam pillows, animal pin cushions, fine lace shawls, hand-spun yarns, embroidered quilts, felted knitting bags, handmade tassels, and hundreds of other items. It will also include “Garden in the Fog,” an art quilt by Mary Allen Chaisson; “Homage to Anne Frank,” a woven tapestry by Barbara Burns; “O For the Wings of a Dove,” a knitted garment by Katharine Cobey; and many other fine works of art.
The showcase will continue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2.
Among the demonstrations of different fiber techniques will be weaving on floor looms by Sybil Shiland and Ursula Smith, basketmaking with Peg Parsons, tapestry weaving by Barbara Burns, Maine wildflower dyes with Anne Williams, machine-stitched imagery with Susie Perrine, narrative embroidery with Maggie Muth and spinning for lace shawls with Linda Clutterbuck and others. Several members of the Southern Maine Chapter of the Embroiderers Guild will present temari stitching, needlework and embroidery. For a complete list of demonstrators, visit www.mainefiberarts.org/images/stories/scheduleonlysm.pdf.
The exhibition will remain on view through Oct. 10, with proceeds from sales benefiting Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Maine Fiberarts and the artists.
After the showcase, works will be moved to Maine Fiberarts’ new Red Studio at 13 Main Street in Topsham, where it will be displayed and available for purchase through December. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. For more information, visit www.mainefiberarts.org or call 721-0678.

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