"Yarning" Projects Everywhere!

Knitting is Hip at Cal High

...where students are engaging in "yarning" the school property

http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_20214489/cal-high-learns-meaning-got-yarn

Students in Janesville have joined in the fun, too.

If you would like to work on a similar

yarn graffiti project in Janesville, WI

to benefit a local nonprofit organization,

please contact proartist@aol.com

(Installation in August 2012)

Knitting & Crochet @ ArtsFest'11

If you didn't attend the free UAA's ArtsFest'11

last weekend,you not only missed the music,

the theater, the JAC Awards, the culinary

arts samples, and more but you also

missed all the stitching!

For more photos and video of ArtsFest, visit

www.rockcountyarts.com or on

Facebook at United Arts Alliance

SnB is a PROUD member group of UAA

2nd Stitch 'n Booze - Tuesday, Sept. 21

Did you miss our August Stitch 'n Booze? Now's your chance to join us again in September at O'Riley and Conway's Pub, 214 W. Milwaukee St., Janesville on Tuesday the 21st at 7pm. A spectacular food menu has been added to O'Riley & Conway's list of delights and it's guaranteed to be a grand evening. Please join us for the fun!
(It was so much fun the first time around there's talk about
making this a weekly venture...what do YOU think?)

Weaving in 
Central America
Thursday, August 12
6:30pm
Basics Co-op
1711 Lodge Drive
Janesville
Presented by Erin Conway
as she shares tales, samples, 
and photos of weaving in Guatemala.

Stitches 'n Books Changes to Stitch 'n Bitch II

After recent "issues" developed between stitchers and the library (IMAGINE!),

 the group unanimously decided upon the following changes:

Stitches 'n Books becomes: Stitch 'n Bitch II

Gathering location is changed to: Speak Easy, 19 N. High St., Janesville

(across Center from the downtown Burger King)

Date and Time remains the same: Every Monday 1:30-3:30

Please join us!

7th Annual Project Linus Make A Blanket Day

MABD '08

Saturday, February 16

9 a.m. - 3 p.m. 

Rock County Job Center

1900 Center

 (Intersection of Hwy. 51/Kellogg St.)

Janesville, WI

All ages welcome • No experience required

Attend all or part of the day

You're encouraged to bring your own blanket making supplies, tools, 

portable sewing machines and blankets to complete 

OR

You may use materials and tools that will be available including

a variety of sewing machines available on a first-come basis

Hourly Door Prizes • Brunch & Lunch Provided

Vendors • Displays • Entertainment

If you're unable to join us, your handmade 

blanket donations are always accepted

at the following locations:

Janesville: 23 S. Atwood Ave. (top of Courthouse Hill)

Beloit: Walmart SuperCenter Pharmacy, 2785 Milwaukee Road

Jefferson: Tea and Textiles, 107 S. Main St.

Fort Atkinson: Fort Sew 'n Vac, 1109 Whitewater Avenue

Volunteers and Donations-in-Kind are encouraged!

Please contact Judith at 608-752-9248

to be part of the planning and organizing to make

this MABD the best yet :-)