The Threads of Our Lives: Celebrating 75 Years of Weaving in Central Florida

18nov11:00 am1:00 pmThe Threads of Our Lives: Celebrating 75 Years of Weaving in Central Florida

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The Weavers of Orlando, (WoO) is proud to announce the year 2017 as its 75th Diamond Jubilee.

Proud of its 75-year history, the guild will celebrate this special milestone with a themed, catered luncheon at Orlando’s beautiful Leu Gardens, November 18 in the Camelia Room of Leu Gardens at 11:00 AM.

Leu Gardens is located at 1920 N. Forest Ave Orlando, Florida 32803.

Berna Lowenstein, past president of the Weavers of Orlando, will speak on “The Threads of Our Lives: Celebrating 75 Years of Weaving in Central Florida.” She’ll cover the history of the Weavers of Orlando.

The Weavers of Orlando has been an active educational and social organization in Central Florida since 1942. It promotes and encourages interest in the fiber arts such as weaving, spinning, basketry, dyeing, felting, and beading through its monthly programs, regular workshops, study groups and valuable instruction. It serves as an important clearinghouse of information on a variety of topics including yarn, loom sources and other weaving guilds across the United States.

The Weavers of Orlando has an active membership of more than 100 weavers, spinners, bead weavers, dyers, and fiber artists who continue to share their love of fiber arts through its meetings and in educational programs at community events and in schools in Central Florida.