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\"Signage<\/a><\/p>\n

Entrance to folk craft area in Lucy Larcom Park<\/p>\n

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.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Kathy<\/a>
Kathy Blake-Parker (far right) of the Cranberry Rug Hookers Guild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fatima<\/a>
Fatima Vejzovic of Hartford demonstrating Bosnian rug weaving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Jonas<\/a>
Jonas Stundzia holding a frame with Lithuanian pick-up weaving<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Jonas<\/a>
Jonas Stundzia (right) with friend Irene Malasaukas, who demonstrated Lithuanian pickle making in the Foodways tent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Entrance<\/a>
Entrance to Foodways demonstration tent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"David<\/a>
David Blackburn serving pickles at the foodways demonstration tent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Samples<\/a>
Samples of torchon bobbin lace by Linda Lane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Sisters<\/a>
Sisters ‘n Stitches quilting guild members enjoying the crowd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Melissa<\/a>
Melissa Dawson of Chelmsford Quilters’ Guild<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Elizabeth<\/a>
Elizabeth James Perry discussing Wampanoag weaving traditions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"LFF2015_Patrisiya<\/a>
Patrisiya Kayobera holding one of her Rwandan coiled baskets<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Rwandan<\/a>
Rwandan coiled basket by Patrisiya Kayobera<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Qamaria<\/a>
Qamaria Amatal-Wadud with examples of her Islamic hijab and abaya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Rosaline<\/a>
Rosaline Accam Awadjie (on left, standing) with two festival goers that she has dressed in African headwraps and dress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Jaya<\/a>
Jaya Aiyer and Lakshmi Narayan displaying South Asian saris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"LFF2015_attendance<\/a>
Visitors checking out the “unstitched garments” in the folk craft area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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