Woven Works: Hagley Craft Fair Features Textile Artists

CONTACT: Meg Marcozzi, Public Relations Coordinator
(302) 658-2400, ext. 238 mmarcozzi@hagley.org

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Woven Works: Hagley Craft Fair Features Textile Artists

Wilmington, Delaware - October 2010 – Shop the wares and one-of-a-kind works of more than fifty artisans featured at Hagley’s Craft Fair. This year’s show features many new artisans who create pieces of art, practical and decorative, using textiles. Join us on Saturday and Sunday, October 16 and 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 per person and free for members and children under six years old. Use Hagley’s Buck Road East entrance off Route 100.

From custom design and embroidery to bold colors and textures, the textile artists at Hagley’s Craft Fair are sure to please. Be awed by the look and feel of scarves made by Pam Horstmann of Hockessin. Her specialty, painted warp technique, creates a unique interplay of colors and design in each piece. Paulette Visceglia’s hand painted designs on silk are inspired by many great artists including Picasso, Mateese, O’Keefe and Chagall. Barbara Tinsman’s nature inspired art quilts and wearable art combine cotton, silk, and wool with elegant thread paintings.

“The history of the Brandywine River is tied to the textile industry from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries,” says Craft Fair Coordinator Candy Dunson. This was a period when 27 mills with 25,000 spindles were operating within 20 miles of Wilmington! Hagley invites visitors to celebrate this textile history with a trip to the Craft Fair.

The weekend festivities include a raffle of items donated by each artisan. Each visitor will have the opportunity to win just by coming to the Craft Fair. Shoppers will receive additional raffle tickets with each purchase.
This marketplace of fine crafts is held on Hagley’s upper property in the Soda House and Library with free shuttle service between both buildings. In addition to crafts by fabric artists, the show also features jewelry, wood-turned objects, glass, and pottery.

Visitors can take a break from shopping and enjoy lunch or a snack. The Belin House Organic Café will have food available for purchase.

Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.
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