BATON ROUGE, La. (Aging Untold) — Crochet is a form of fiber art that uses one hook and yarn to make interlocking stitches. Unlike knitting or weaving, crochet cannot be replicated by a machine.
In Baton Rouge, one group is making sure the centuries-old craft thrives in their community.
Building community through craft
Threadheads is a crochet group offered by the Greenwell Springs Road branch library in East Baton Rouge. Every Monday evening, crochet enthusiasts from beginners to experts gather with their hooks and yarn.
“We just come here and we crochet. We have all levels, all ages,” Ann Brown, the group organizer, said…