A Spring Fiber Arts Sale will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Silver City Woman's Club located at 411 Silver Heights Blvd. just in time for Mother's Day. The sale is sponsored by the SW Women's Fiber Arts Collective, a non-profit that formerly owned and operated The Common Thread, a popular local gallery of fiber art.
This is a really fun sale to take your Moms to and purchase Mother's Day gifts! All of the items for sale are high quality, and handmade by the artisan selling them. Items include weavings, knits, hand painted silks, quilts, quilted items, wall hangings, felted items, fiber jewelry, fiber art tools and more! "What is so wonderful about this sale is finding a unique gift for every budget. There really is something for everyone," says board member Jean Hill.
Fiber art educational boards will also be available for viewing and many of the artisans also demonstrate at their booths. There is no admission fee, so this is a great way to learn about fiber art. states Wait.
The Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective (SWFAC) was founded in March, 2005. We are a grassroots, all-volunteer, non-profit 501 c (3) organization with the goal of stimulating and supporting successful cottage industry in the southwest. We have a successful history of providing means to earn income in our remote community. To date we have helped our members earn more than $170,000! SWFAC has two sales each year, the Spring Sale and the Holiday Sale held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
The SW Women's Fiber Arts Collective's mission is to celebrate fiber art and realize its economic potential. To accomplish this, we nurture and empower both novice and skilled artists and enrich the community by fostering opportunities to experience, learn and earn. Please see our website, www.fiberartscollective.org for more information about our organization and to learn about becoming a member.