Welcome to NoVA DSA’s Fiber Arts group!

This group aims to promote, celebrate, and build community around the fiber arts, including knitting, crocheting, sewing, embroidering, felting, and needle-punching. This group is a way for members to develop fiber skills, mitigate burnout, and connect organizers who normally work in different realms.

Overall, we believe having a fiber arts community strengthens our bonds as organizers and community members while curating a low-barrier space where organizers can exchange ideas and be creative.

We are knitting/crocheting things (hats, blankets, etc) to donate!

Everyone is encouraged to bring their current projects. If you don't have a current project, crochet plastic yarn for mats with us! Extra supplies are provided, but please bring lots of clean plastic bags to be upcycled.

We are kid friendly! (We will have coloring supplies)

Free EC 4 DC kits! The Bodily Autonomy Working Group, in partnership with EC 4 DC, will provide reproductive and sexual health care kits at this event. These kits are free, and include a dose of Plan B, pregnancy tests & cup, condoms, and an informational zine. Please note you may take as many kits as you wish. This is first come, first served.

People interested in getting involved with NoVA MAWG are encouraged to fill out our interest form here.

You can donate to our distribution here or buy directly from our wish list. We will also be accepting donations at this event, so feel free to bring any packaged food, water, hygienic supplies, clothes, etc. that you'd like to donate.

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Edited as of Oct 3rd at 9:30am

We're going to move the location to South Block at 106 N Lee St, Alexandria, VA 22314.

If you are traveling by metro, you can take the free King St trolley (red trolley busses) from the King St Metro Station most of the way down King St. From the last stop the walk to South Block is fairly short.

Since it's near the King St block that is pedestrian only, parking is tricky. I highly recommend street parking within a couple of blocks. Typically metered parking is closer to King St and free parking is further away from King St. The parking garage at 220 N Union St has a low hourly fee and is 0.25 miles away.

Please do not park at the Colonial Parking Garage at 102 N Union St. It is expensive parking at per day of $25 after one hour.