National Smocking Month Displays

My chapter, Thimbleberry in Connecticut put on a display at a local library for National Smocking Month (February).  We have done this for many years and it always gets lots of attention. We also teach a basic class and the library promote the class (and therefore our chapter) for free.

Central Savannah River Stitchers (Beech Island, South Carolina) and Southern Belle Smockers (Augusta, Georgia) also put on a display at the Columbia County Library in Evans, Georgia.

 

And so did Elegant Stitchers of Cary,  North Carolina:

 Did your chapter put on a display or stitch in public? Don't forget to let me know so it can go in the next issue of SAGANews Chapter Chatter!

National Smocking Month Library Display

My chapter, Thimbleberry in Connecticut, have a display at a local library (Fairfield Woods Branch library in Fairfield) for National Smocking Month.

The cabinet isn't very big, but is full of smocked items (and not just childrens clothing) to show what you can smock. The library has arranged an afternoon for us to share our smocking skills with the public. It is wonderful as the library print flyers, put articles in the local papers and publise the event for us. I hope we get lots of attendees and maybe pick up some new members, but that aside at least we are trying and proving smocking is still something people do and enjoy!

I know many other chapters have displays at their local libraries during National Smocking Month and also plan events to stitch in public. Let me know what your chapter (or just you) have done.
email me at saganews@smocking.org