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This event is in the past.It took place on February 8, 2026 at Shapiro Library.

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Arts & Crafts

Silk Work: Vicki Essig's Unique Methods of Creating Fabric

Burns Park

Watch silkworms build garments with no scissors, thread, or needle in sight. Fiber artist Vicki Essig shares her wild process, plus woven pieces spun from paper and 200-year-old text.

Experimental fiber art
Live artist talk
Hands-on textile demo

Tips

🐛silkworms do the sewing, not humans
📜woven with actual 200-year-old book fragments
🎥streamed live if you can't make it

Shapiro Library

919 S University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

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