LITHGOW’S CABIN FEVER CRAFT SERIES RETURNS WITH BEADING CLASS ON 3/11

Augusta, Maine - A jewelry making class on Thursday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. kicks off Lithgow Public Library’s popular Cabin Fever Crafts series, which offers fun opportunities to get out of the house and get creative.  Linda LaCroix, owner of Beads on the Kennebec in downtown Augusta, will help participants make a bead necklace or bracelet of their choice.

      Space is limited and registration for the class is encouraged, either at Lithgow Library or at Beads on the Kennebec, 333 Water Street in Augusta.  Kits will be available for pre-purchase or are available the night of the class.

      LaCroix purchased Beads on the Kennebec in 2007.  In addition to her passion for beading, she is an avid crafter in needle arts, basket making and dried florals.  She teaches a number of beading classes at

the shop, including basic stringing, hand weaving, loom weaving, wire-working, chain maille, bead embroidery and Japanese braiding.

      Cabin Fever Crafts will take place in the Reading Room of the library, which is located at 45 Winthrop Street in Augusta.  The next Cabin Fever Crafts class, “Arm Knitting,” will be held on Thursday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m.

      For more information or to sign up for the beading class, call the library at 626-2415 or visit the library’s website at www.lithgow.lib.me.us.  Beads on the Kennebec can be reached at 622-1666 or visit the shop’s website at www.beadsonthekennebec.com.