Do you have a little handspun yarn to contribute to a community art project? You may have read or heard about Jo Israelson community weaving project Welcoming the Stranger in Portland Maine. She’s hoping to collect 30,000 42″ long handspun yarns from around the world by the end of April. Her official press release is below. Welcoming the Stranger: Building Understanding Through Community Based Art is a site-specific artwork. As part of the installation, volunteer weavers and community participants will create a 50’ x 10’ weaving. City-wide weaving events will take place at locations throughout ...