BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.somersethistoricalcenter.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreat or 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:53d9e071-5a5f-46a8-884c-bd5031d4afb2 X-WR-CALDESC:Laurel Arts and the Somerset Historical Center are proud to present the 6th Annual Common Threads Fiber A rts Symposium. This one-day event will take place on Saturday \, April 13th inside the unique museum space at the Somerset Historical Ce nter (10649 Somerset Pike\, Somerset\, PA 15501). \n\n$5 Admission fee cha rged.\nFood available for purchase from the Fat Squirrel.\n\nCommon Thread s is a celebration of all things Fiber Art including basketry\, weaving\, tapestry\, coiling\, knitting\, crochet\, embroidery\, lacemaking\, rug br aiding\, rug hooking\, macramé\, textile arts\, silk painting\, sewing\, q uilting\, spinning\, felting\, papermaking\, bookbinding\, and many creati ve combinations of those skills. This event offers an opportunity for regi onal fiber artists to make meaningful connections and share their skills a nd knowledge with each other as well as the public. Throughout the day\, r oughly 15 fiber artists will be set up throughout the museum\, demonstrati ng specific techniques\, providing hands-on activities to participants\, a nd the artists will be educating visitors when selling or talking about th eir hand-made products. \n\nFor a $5 admission\, visitors who attend Commo n Threads get to meander through the winding museum space to visit each fi ber artist’s table/booth. Every year\, guest presenters are featured as ke ynote speakers the day of the event. In the past\, presentations have been given on a variety of very interesting fiber arts topics\, techniques\, f iber artists’ careers\, published work\, and displays including fashion sh ows.\n\nAttention Teachers! PAEA will offer Act 48 credit s to teachers. PAEA will provide a QR code to print out for teachers\nto s can to receive surveys and Act 48 credits.\n\n Picture of
a woven brown and black basket against a white background

Picture of
a woven brown and black basket against a white background

\n\nThe keynote presentation this year will feature w illow basketry artists Betsy and Dan Brockett from Foggy Bloss om Farm! Dan Brockett creates handwoven baskets from willow grown on h is 12-acre property\, Foggy Blossom Farm\, in Leechburg\, Pennsylvania. As a grower turned self-taught artist\, there is an element of companionship with\, and reverence for\, his material that permeates every project. Fro m choosing the willow varieties he plants to eventually harvesting and sel ecting each rod for a specific basket\, Dan’s desire to be in relationship with all aspects of his craft is the driving force behind his work.\n\n X-WR-RELCALID:289172d05196e5a11bcf7120e1f3691f X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b30c46dd-402a-4d91-bf4a-299391af1628 DTSTAMP:20260425T085820Z DESCRIPTION:Laurel Arts and the Somerset Historical Center are proud to present the 6th Annual Common Threads Fiber Ar ts Symposium. This one-day event will take place on Saturday\ , April 13th inside the unique museum space at the Somerset Historical Cen ter (10649 Somerset Pike\, Somerset\, PA 15501). \n\n$5 Admission fee char ged.\nFood available for purchase from the Fat Squirrel.\n\nCommon Threads is a celebration of all things Fiber Art including basketry\, weaving\, t apestry\, coiling\, knitting\, crochet\, embroidery\, lacemaking\, rug bra iding\, rug hooking\, macramé\, textile arts\, silk painting\, sewing\, qu ilting\, spinning\, felting\, papermaking\, bookbinding\, and many creativ e combinations of those skills. This event offers an opportunity for regio nal fiber artists to make meaningful connections and share their skills an d knowledge with each other as well as the public. Throughout the day\, ro ughly 15 fiber artists will be set up throughout the museum\, demonstratin g specific techniques\, providing hands-on activities to participants\, an d the artists will be educating visitors when selling or talking about the ir hand-made products. \n\nFor a $5 admission\, visitors who attend Common Threads get to meander through the winding museum space to visit each fib er artist’s table/booth. Every year\, guest presenters are featured as key note speakers the day of the event. In the past\, presentations have been given on a variety of very interesting fiber arts topics\, techniques\, fi ber artists’ careers\, published work\, and displays including fashion sho ws.\n\nAttention Teachers! PAEA will offer Act 48 credits to teachers. PAEA will provide a QR code to print out for teachers\nto sc an to receive surveys and Act 48 credits.\n\n Picture of a
woven brown and black basket against a white background