Downingtown · Events

Knitting/Crochet/Fiber Arts Afternoon Group

Downingtown community

The Wednesday version of the library's fiber arts table, one to two thirty. Same rules: your own materials, your own project, no teacher. Drop in whenever, the group runs through mid-January.

Next: Wed, Oct 7 · 1:00 PM–2:30 PM Where: Downingtown Library, Krapf Room Hosted by: Downingtown Library

Every date coming up · 1:00 PM–2:30 PM

  • Wed Oct 7
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  • Wed Nov 4
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