The Gardiner Library will host a Felted Soap Family Art Workshop with Christine Adams on Saturday February 29 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Sign up by February 26. The class costs $7 for supplies per person. Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Attendees will make their own felted soap. Felted soap is a bar of soap wrapped in wool.
This thin wool coat helps soap last longer, and makes slippery bars easier to hang on to. The wool is very gently exfoliating, and can replace a washcloth or bath pouf in the shower. Perfect gift for Mother’s Day, Grandparents Day, birthdays and more.
Felting uses a specialized needle to manipulate 100% wool fibers into place. Felting is an age old craft that uses wool which is sheared, cleaned and processed to produce what is called roving. Roving is manipulated with a specialized needle to form shapes and create unique, natural, fun and functional objects.
Christine Adams has been felting for 10 years and has taught monthly felting classes at the Wallkill and Plattekill libraries as well as one-on-one and for small parties and community groups. Christine loves to teach and work with her hands. In addition to felting, Christine has experience with wood burning, card making, collage, and jewelry making.
The workshop takes place in the library community room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike in Gardiner
Repair Cafe is Saturday
The Gardiner Library will host a Repair Café on Sunday February 23 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Repair Café is a free event where community members bring beloved but broken items, and together, with volunteer Repair Coaches, fix them. Broken items include small appliances, lamps, clothing, frames, chairs and more. There will be free coffee and tea (bring your own mug) and baked treats and fruit for sale. Currently the café is looking for “Repair Coaches” to guide people in fixing all kinds of things. Repair coaches bring their own tools and supplies and offer repairs at no cost. If you would like to volunteer, the commitment can be on a per-event basis.
The Gardiner Repair Café meets in the Gardiner Library community room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike in Gardiner.
Anime Club meets at Gardiner Library
The Gardiner Library will host another installment of Anime Club on Saturday February 22 at 6 p.m. Pre-registration required by February 20. Attendees are invited to watch the anime favorite, Princess Mononoke while enjoying snacks and drawing and/or coloring characters from the movie. Drawing supplies will be provided as well as popcorn and refreshments.
The program takes place in the library community room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike in Gardiner. For directions or further information call 255-1255 or visit gardinerlibrary.org or the library’s Facebook page.
Library hosts Slow Stitching Club
Gardiner Library hosts a new Slow Stitching Club beginning on Tuesday February 25 from 6 to 8 p.m.. The club will meet monthly on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Enjoy hand sewing as a form of meditation, relaxation and socialization. Bring a portable hand-sewing project and enjoy some “me” time while artfully stitching a favorite project. Hand-quilting, embroidery, crewel, linen, ribbon, even crochet!
The Fiber Arts group meets in the library community room, 133 Farmer’s Turnpike in Gardiner.