Kathryn Pannepacker "Trash To Treasure Urban Tapestry" 10/20/2017
Channel: Alicia Dorsey
Date: 2017-10-21

My grandson Dondrae and i were on our way to The Please Touch Museum when i saw the weave on the corner of Germantown and Chelten Ave. without Artist Kathryn. I saw yarn up there and wanted to weave but choose to wait til i can see who is behind the weave and what's the purpose for the weave. On our way back from The Please Touch Museum we saw Kathryn working on the piece and got off of bus K to investigate the project.

"Trash To Treasure Urban Tapestry" is taking place at Chelten And Germantwown Ave. A open art installation that invites the community to weave some yarn or trash into the tapestry that will be donated to a community center. This is a great way to bring people into the conversation about community and learn the craft of weaving.  We weaved a Best Bye split top wheat bread plastic bag that we used for our lunch bag during our museum visit. Recycling is what we do!! Please join us Thursday, October 26th & Friday October, 27th 10am-4pm to complete the project and the loom cutting celebration!!

There is another preservation project going and Germantown is the only finalist from Pennsylvania and needs your vote to receive up to $150,000 in funding from American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The funds will repair and restore properties significant to African-American hertiage in Germantown shopping district.
Please visit www.voteyourmainstreet.org/germantown, select Germantown project and place 5 votes from now til the end of October!! #VoteGermantown