‘Fancywork’ to be displayed for Knox bicentennial

Thursday, February 17, 2022 - 19:07

To the Editor:
The town of Knox is celebrating its bicentennial with a show entitled “Artistic Quilts and Needlework of Knox and its Environs.”

This quilt-and-needlework show will be held on Saturday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Knox Town Hall.

Quilting and needlework have been important activities in the Hilltowns for many years. In the minutes of the Knox Reformed Church Ladies Aid Society, the ladies referred to their “fancywork” in addition to the quilts they made in the church hall.

The town of Knox recognizes how this tradition of quilting and knitting or crocheting and needlework of all kinds continues to this day. If you have a quilt or needlework (crocheted, knitted, embroidery, etc.) that you would like to display in the show, please contact me at 518-872-2161.

Donna Gwin

Knox Historical Society

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