Off the Hook: Knit & Crochet Group
This group of crafters meets monthly online, using the Zoom platform. The Meetup page lists upcoming events, once a month on Monday nights. All who create handcrafts of any type are welcome!
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
Get ideas and detailed instructions for your next project or creation. Content is provided by leading hobby and craft magazines. Log in with your Vernon Area Library card number.
Creativebug
Thousands of award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Includes sewing/quilting/knitting, paper crafts, food, jewelry, holiday crafts and more. Log In with your Vernon Area Public Library card number to create an account.
Books from the library
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Recommended fiction
The Paris Seamstress by When Fabienne Bissette attends the annual Met Gala for an exhibit honoring her grandmother Estella, a famed designer, she begins to learn more about her grandmother's past, uncovering a story of tragedy, heartbreak, and secrets.
The Thread Collectors by 1863. In New Orleans Stella, an ingenious young Black woman, embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if he knew of her activities, Stella has to hide not only her efforts but her love for William, a Black soldier and a brilliant musician. In New York City Lily, a Jewish woman, stitches a quilt for her husband, who is stationed in Louisiana with the Union Army. When months go by without word from her husband, Lily resolves to make the perilous journey South to search for him. Their paths converge in New Orleans, where they discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save us.
Recommended Nonfiction
Retro Crochet by Create colorful, fun outfits inspired by the best looks from the 1970s, '80s, and '90s!
E-books
Check out these books with your Vernon Area Library card number.
Crafting for good causes
Websites
- CreativebugUse this link to pay for your own subscription, but use the link on the left if you have a Vernon Area Public Library card.