The Great Fiber Swap: March 23, 1-5 pm, Nave Gallery, Teele Square

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Yarn. Fabric. Felt. Thread. Maybe you can have too much of a good thing? Time to refresh your stash and bring unwanted items to

the Nave Gallery’s Great Fiber Swap on Saturday, March 23rd,where you can donate items, swap with the community, and learn more about how you can get involved in the Wrap Around Project --a yearlong campaign to raise awareness of the issue of homelessness in our area.

Event Page: http://on.fb.me/YvkHiQ

What we need: We welcome yarn, fabric, thread, buttons, ribbon, knitting needles, and more. Items may be new or vintage, but must be usable. Anything left behind after the swap will be used to create items for the annual Wrap Around sale of handmade goods to benefit the Somerville Homeless Coalition, or used in upcoming public art installations throughout the Somerville. Items can be brought directly to the swap on Saturday, March 23, or dropped off at the Nave Gallery Annex in Davis Square on:

Tuesday, March 12, 6-8pm
Sunday, March 17, 2-5pm
Wednesday, March 20, 6-8pm
Thursday, March 21, 6-8pm

About the Swap:

Saturday, March 23, 1-5 pm
Nave Gallery, Teelse Square,  155 Powderhouse Blvd, Somerville, MA
Learn how you can get involved in the projects and several public fiber-art installations planned throughout the year. Volunteers will be leading hands-on workshops throughout the day with simple projects for all ages and skill levels.

Admission to the event is free, but please bring a donation of canned goods or toiletries to support Somerville Homeless
Coalition’s (SHC) Project SOUP, the local food pantry that provides weekly community dinners and delivers groceries to individuals,
families, elderly, disabled and homebound people in our neighborhood. A full list of needs can be found here: http://somervillehomelesscoalition.org/donations/FoodToiletriesRequest%202010.pdf