Scenes from a Festival: Textile Traditions Entrance to folk craft area in Lucy Larcom Park Kudos to all the textile artists who made the Folk Craft area of this year’s Lowell Folk Festival so vibrant! Here are some images from the two-day event. Kathy Blake-Parker (far right) of the Cranberry Rug Hookers Guild Fatima Vejzovic of Hartford demonstrating Bosnian rug weaving Jonas Stundzia holding a frame with Lithuanian pick-up weaving Jonas Stundzia (right) with friend Irene Malasaukas, who demonstrated Lithuanian pickle making in the Foodways tent Entrance to Foodways demonstration tent David Blackburn serving pickles at the foodways demonstration tent Samples of torchon bobbin lace by Linda Lane Sisters ‘n Stitches quilting guild members enjoying the crowd Melissa Dawson of Chelmsford Quilters’ Guild Elizabeth James Perry discussing Wampanoag weaving traditions Patrisiya Kayobera holding one of her Rwandan coiled baskets Rwandan coiled basket by Patrisiya Kayobera Qamaria Amatal-Wadud with examples of her Islamic hijab and abaya Rosaline Accam Awadjie (on left, standing) with two festival goers that she has dressed in African headwraps and dress Jaya Aiyer and Lakshmi Narayan displaying South Asian saris Visitors checking out the “unstitched garments” in the folk craft area Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)MoreClick to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)