{"id":7961,"date":"2015-07-22T08:55:54","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T15:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=7961"},"modified":"2015-07-22T14:49:24","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T21:49:24","slug":"love-and-stitches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/?p=7961","title":{"rendered":"Love and Stitches"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>by Noella Noelophile\u00ae<a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Paula-with-sign-and-crocheted-flowers1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7968\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Paula-with-sign-and-crocheted-flowers1.jpg\" alt=\"Paula with sign and crocheted flowers1\" width=\"700\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Paula-with-sign-and-crocheted-flowers1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Paula-with-sign-and-crocheted-flowers1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Paula-with-sign-and-crocheted-flowers1-448x300.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Crochet and knitting never looked so slinky&#8211;or so &#8220;tomorrow&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Paula-with-sign-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7927\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Paula-with-sign-2.jpg\" alt=\"Paula with sign (2)\" width=\"700\" height=\"699\" \/><\/a>New nonprofit 501(c) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yes4arts.org\/\">yes4arts<\/a> hosts their &#8220;Fiber Arts Fashion Show&#8221; this Saturday evening.\u00a0 This will be the first major fundraiser for the organization, which inspires and empowers students through free crochet, knitting and sewing classes.\u00a0 Five designers and seven outfits will be featured, and it&#8217;s going to be an entertaining, inspiring evening!<\/p>\n<p>Designer and yes4arts founder <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/9606418\/crochet-fashion-photo-catalogue-by-paula?ref=shop_home_active_1\">Paula Bennett<\/a> says the group just became a nonprofit about two months ago.\u00a0 Paula, who is the proprietor of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/paulacrochet\">Paula Crochet Fashion<\/a>, has some exciting goals in mind to expand yes4arts&#8217; capabilities to share fiber arts techniques with the next generation!<a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Paula-with-dolls-at-CRAFTED2_edited-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7973\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Paula-with-dolls-at-CRAFTED2_edited-4.jpg\" alt=\"Paula with dolls at CRAFTED2_edited-4\" width=\"700\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Paula-with-dolls-at-CRAFTED2_edited-4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Paula-with-dolls-at-CRAFTED2_edited-4-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Paula-with-dolls-at-CRAFTED2_edited-4-398x300.jpg 398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>At her booth at CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles, Paula previewed both the fashion show and a special yes4arts event, set for November, which will teach her students some of the basics of creative entrepreneurship.\u00a0 She also talked about her experiences as an artist\/entrepreneur, and offered an advance look at the designs she&#8217;s contributed to Saturday&#8217;s fashion show.<a href=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dolls-with-crochet-hooks_edited-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7970\" src=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dolls-with-crochet-hooks_edited-2.jpg\" alt=\"dolls with crochet hooks_edited-2\" width=\"700\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dolls-with-crochet-hooks_edited-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dolls-with-crochet-hooks_edited-2-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/noelophile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/dolls-with-crochet-hooks_edited-2-413x300.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>She also explained how these dolls are changing the way people look at crochet!<\/p>\n<p><em>Yes4arts&#8217; first &#8220;Fiber Arts Fashion Show&#8221; happens Saturday evening, July 25th, from 6 to 10 pm in Toyota Meeting Hall which is part of Torrance Cultural Arts Center.\u00a0 They\u2019re located at 3330 Civic Center Drive, near Madrona, in Torrance.\u00a0 NOTE: while the flyer lists ticket prices at $35, advance sale price is $25 each.\u00a0 Here\u2019s the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yes4arts.org\/Event.html\">link<\/a> for more information.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Are you an artist who can donate one or more of your pieces to yes4arts&#8217; auction for that evening?\u00a0 Paula would love to hear from you; here&#8217;s her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yes4arts.org\/Contact-Us.html\">contact form<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Noella Noelophile\u00ae Crochet and knitting never looked so slinky&#8211;or so &#8220;tomorrow&#8221;.New nonprofit 501(c) yes4arts hosts their &#8220;Fiber Arts Fashion Show&#8221; this Saturday evening.\u00a0 This will be the first major fundraiser for the organization, which inspires and empowers students through &hellip; 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