International Fiber Collaborative

[Note: I received this recently, and the knitting/crochet group that I co-moderate will hopefully be participating in this. As a statement against petroleum based fuels--or even fibers that may be derived in part by petroleum, we will be making our panel(s) out of a workable "yarn" made from recycling plastic grocery bags and possibly VHS tape. I thought I'd spread the word of this worthy event/project.]

The goal of the International Fiber Collaborative is to provide an opportunity for people who enjoy working with crafts, whether professional artists, hobbyists or students to come together from all over the world to express their concerns about their countries extreme dependency on oil for energy. Those who participate will crochet, knit, stitch, patch, or collage 3 foot square fiber panels that will express each participants concern about this topic. By designing and creating a panel and participating in this project you are, in the larger picture, expressing your concern about this important subject to the rest of the world. Once all 800 panels are received, they will be sewn together to completely cover an abandoned gas station in central New York State, USA.

Panels are due March 15, 2008 Project over.

Please check out the website at InternationalFiberCollaborative.com

Or email Jennifer Marsh at blueangle1412@yahoo.com