Why Knot Come and See?

• Event Date: Saturday, June 9, 2007
• Time: 10:00 am–4:00 pm (CDT)
• Location: Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free Admission

• Hands-on
• Family-Friendly tag
• Exhibit-Related tag

In conjunction with the Campbell Gallery exhibit “Why Knot?,” the Spurlock Museum and the Champaign-Urbana Spinners and Weavers Guild present a day of fiberworking demonstrations and hands-on activities for the whole family.

“Why Knot?” is co-sponsored by the Champaign-Urbana Spinners and Weavers Guild and the Spurlock Museum Guild. It is sponsored in part by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Techniques Demonstrated

Lobby
bobbin lace, filet net, tape loom, cord and rope making, knitting, crocheting, tatting

Central Core Gallery
inkle loom, crocheting, triangle weaving, floor loom, carding/wool combing

Ancient Mediterranean Gallery
knitting, modern wheel, needle felting, rug hooking

Asian Gallery
kumihimo, macramé, lucet cord, tatting

Balcony
paper yarn

European Gallery
chain mail, friendship bracelets, string games, knots

Front Lawn (weather permitting) or African and Middle Eastern Gallery
color blending with a hackle, knitting, spinning (modern wheel, charka, drop spindle)