Karen Kendrick-Hands is sick of knit and crochet being treated as ?the country cousins? of the textile world. She and fellow enthusiasts want to elevate the crafts? status by potentially opening a museum dedicated to preserving, documenting and sharing the knit and crochet heritage….To get the ball rolling, Kendrick-Hands, along with the Wisconsin Historical Society and a group of volunteers are organizing the symposium ?Knit and Crochet Heritage Project? Thursday through Saturday in Madison. To coincide with the symposium, the Wisconsin Historical Society will open an exhibit of 21 knitted or crocheted items from their collection and eight from UW-Madison?s Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection.
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