Special Events

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  • Fiberside Chat with Kimberly  Friday Night at 7:00pm- Join us as we have a chat with Kimberly McAlindin

  • Live from Pittsburgh…It’s Saturday Night   Saturday Night at 7:00pm, join your host Laura, with musical guests Bonnie Barker and Jennifer Ryan for a night of fun, games and prizes!  As always wear/bring your finished projects to share!

  • Scavenger Hunt

  • Make It Take It with Debbie, owner of Songbird Artistry, in the Community Room on Friday and Saturdays between 11am-2pm to create with polymer clay

  • Learn to Knit or Crochet       Volunteers from the Bethany Community Ministries will be teaching beginning knit and crochet  in the Community Room.  . You will need to register for these free classes.  Go to the class tab and find the free knit or crochet class on the day you want to learn and complete your registration.

  • Soap Sacks with Stacy Wiener   Make & donate soap sacks and Meet Stacy Wiener of S.A.C.K

 

The Salvation Army Greater Pittsburgh Women’s Auxiliary Fabric Fair

Drop offs of Fabrics, Notions, Yarns and Crafts are accepted all 3 days during Market Hours at the registration area.

Bethany Community Ministries

Bethany Community Ministries Homewood is transforming lives thru service.  On of their initiatives is The Shawl Project which began in 2013 making shawls, blankets and afghans for sick and shut-in residents.  In 2020, due to Covid-19 they shifted to making masks and have distributed over 4000 masks!  To learn more go to http://bcmhomewood.org

S.A.C.K. (Supporting A Community with Kindness)

In the Maker Space there will be cotton yarn to knit or crochet soap sacks that will be donated to a local food pantry.  All you need to do is bring US size 7 or 8 knitting needles or size I or H crochet hook, grab the pattern and some yarn and create away.  Donations of new bars of soap in wrapper are also accepted.  Check out S.A.C.K for more information.

 

Project Linus

Project Linus is a national charity with a two-fold mission: 1) to provide new, handmade blankets to ill/traumatized children and 2) to provide a worthwhile activity in the community for interested volunteers. To date, Project Linus has distributed approximately 9,500,000 blankets. The Pittsburgh chapter has distributed over 224,000 blankets since 1998.

An admission ticket must be purchased to attend any classes or special events.