Maine Fiberarts is a statewide arts nonprofit formed to support Maine fiber and to foster its special work in basketry, beadwork, clothing design, crochet, embroidery, felting, knitting, lacework, needlework, paper, quilting, rugs, sewing, spinning, surface design, and weaving. By creating awareness of these arts and activities, we support the State’s economy, enrich our cultural life, and broaden the resources available.

Our goals are to create greater opportunities for artists to exhibit work, to apprentice, to mentor, to teach crafts to children, to find school residencies, to sell fleeces and fiber products, to find guilds and study groups, to learn about events, and to become better connected.
 

Sarajo, established
in 1988, is a favorite source for designers and collectors and features a mix of antique textiles, Asian wearable, embroidered tapestries, Buddhas, Islamic furniture, Maharaja portraiture, antique silver jewelry and tribal artifacts.

Global Textile Expo:
Sunday, November 23, 2008, 1:00 - 4:00pm
Art Gallery at the University of New England
716 Stevens Avenue, Portland, Maine

You are invited to a global textile exposition, a public program held in conjunction with the exhibition:

Alice Spencer: Fabricating Time: Paintings and Collected Textiles

A wide array of textiles and clothing from around the world will be featured as well as contemporary textiles made here in Maine by members of Maine Fibre Arts.  Textile collectors and makers will be present to share their stories and knowledge about textile traditions and techniques.  Weaving and embroidery from India, China, Iran, Indonesia, Africa, and the San Blas Islands of Panama will be among the many ethnic traditions represented.  

You are encouraged to bring textiles from your own collections and travels to share with others.  In the tradition of Antiques Road Show, Yosi Barsilai, owner of SARAJO Antique Textiles and Artifacts, will be on hand to talk to you and help identify them.