**TIME CHANGE **The Odd Fellows of Livermore Lodge 219 in the heart of downtown Livermore cordially invites you to our new monthly craft night held on the second Wednesday of every month. Bring your knitting, crochet, embroidery, tatting, drawing, felting, or any other craft you would like and join us for community and conversation. This isn’t a class so there will be no instruction but you may find that if you are stuck there will be someone there that might be able to help! Community is a great thing and no better place to have community than this historic and beautiful hall in downtown Livermore!

Please join our Craft Circle Community where you can work on your knitting, crochet, tatting, embroidery, or any craft you like!  We get together every other Friday from 1PM to 4PM to have a chance to be social and creative together.    The space is large with chairs, tables, and plugs on the floor for any electronic equipment you need to bring (computer, light, etc.).  This is not a class so there will be no instruction but we do encourage and learn from each other as well as enjoy conversation.

Embroidery is an ancient art dating back to the beginning of civilization.  It developed in cultures all around the globe.  It has been an appreciated and valued art form through the centuries and now is being discovered and recognized for a different reason. It’s good for mental health and wellness.  

I will share my personal journey of 50+ years embroidering and how it has helped my wellbeing. I will also show examples of how embroidery is being used to help many people like the organizations that have been working with veterans and prisoners.  I will also show some local artist’s work and discuss how the work was beneficial to their wellness.