Discovering Fiber Arts at the Chattanooga Creative Discovery Museum

The Chattanooga Creative Discovery Museum hosted demonstrations on textile arts this past Saturday, September 18. Members of the Riverbend Fiber Arts Guild were on site with fibers, yarn, spindles, felting tools, a spinning wheel and a loom to demonstrate spinning, needle felting and weaving. Children interacted with the textile artists and got first-hand experience working with fibers and using various techniques.

A drop spindle (shown at right) can be made with simple materials such as a CD, a wooden dowel and a small eye hook.

Needle felting with alpaca fibers.

Weaving (above) and spinning (below).