Join us for a Wool and Water Workshop at the Folklife Gallery, to learn how to create knitting and crochet projects that represent scientific data in beautiful and approachable ways. AWI’s Wool and Water blends fiber art with science to tell the stories of our waterways in the Adirondacks and beyond and to provide inspiration for their protection. AWI Senior Research Scientist Michale Glennon will use examples from the project and from other artists to explore various ways to visualize data with yarn crafts. She will also touch on where to find data and how to get involved with Wool and Water as a crafter. 

The program will be a combination of lecture, show and tell, and active making, and is geared towards current knitters, crocheters, and other “yarn and fiber nerds” who want to learn how to design projects around visualizing data. After some background, we will engage in a hands-on activity to represent data from the region while learning about watershed science. Participants will work collaboratively on a large project, and – if time permits – we’ll also have the option to create a small individual project to take home. No previous experience or knowledge required! All materials are provided.