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Artscene · FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 31 A World of Threads PHOTOS BY ERIC RIEHL / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER A COMMON THREAD: The sixth World of Threads Festival, a visual feast of fibre arts and crafts, runs until Oct. 4 at venues across Oakville. Celebrating the festival's opening are (clockwise from top left) Eseban Powel (also seen below) and Ixchel Suarez, Kumiko Kuhnert, front, and Kazuko Ikeda, and Harma Douglas. The festival is anticipated to be the best one yet, with participation from more than 200 artists from 16 countries, including strong representation from provinces across Canada. Fibre arts encompasses a wide variety of art forms, such as knitting, wall hangings, sculpture, quilting, installations, hooking, lace-making, knitting, weaving, embroidery, crocheting, paper-making, felting, wearable art and much more. For information about the World of Threads Festival, go online to www.worldofthreadsfestival.com.