Visitors to the Gathering Room of C.H. Booth Library are being treated to a spectacular collection of fiber art created by members of FiberWorks.

Library Director Jennifer Nash recently confirmed “Elements: An Exhibit of Fiber Art by FiberWorks” will be on view until the end of January, which is good considering the details in these pieces deserve repeated contemplation.

FiberWorks formed over 40 years ago in Newtown, according to exhibition notes. Originally called Scrapbaggers, the original members were quilters. As the membership grew and changed, however, so did the group name.

“The name FiberWorks better reflected our diversity,” the notes continue. Scrapbaggers officially became FiberWorks in 2013.

Current members — there are 11 now, and all live outside of town — “continue to find new and different ways to express ourselves creatively through fiber,” also according to the exhibition notes. In addition to quilting, today's FiberWorks members also weave, machine stitch, collage, bead, and paint. Each of those forms is featured within “Elements,” the theme the artists challenged themselves to respond to for the presentation.

Contributors to the exhibition are Nike Cutsumpas, Claire Hines, Susan Lehmann, Norma Schlager, and Ruth Savasta, all of Danbury; Jessica Tell of Oxford; Barbara Drillick, Brookfield; Beth Johnsen, Oxford; Kate Themel, Cheshire; Paula West, Bridgewater; and Christine Wilkinson, Haddonfield.

C.H. Booth Library, at 25 Main Street, is open Monday through Friday, 9:30 am-8 pm; Friday and Saturday, 9:30 am-5 pm; and Sunday, noon-5 pm. The Gathering Room can be accessed when the library is open, unless a program or meeting is being conducted within its space.

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