The FAD Market, a pop-up fashion, art and design marketplace, is holding a special event at Downtown Brooklyn’s City Point this weekend in honor of New York Textile Month.

The two-day event will include hands-on activities, demonstrations and an exhibition. The work of 10 New York-based artists will be on display in the show ‘Connecting Threads’ — including the textile-inspired paintings of John McFadden and the embroidery of Rebecca Levi.

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The Textile Arts Center, based in Gowanus, will be there to present demonstrations of loom weaving, screen printing and machine knitting — attendees will be able to try out some of the techniques. Textile studio WE GATHER, also in Gowanus, will be creating a collaborative piece, ‘A Zero-Waste Community Rug.’ Stop by for a lesson on latch hooking and add some salvaged materials to the rug.

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On top of of the demonstrations, FABSCRAP, a non-profit that recycles textiles, will host a pop-up fabric shop and educational booth.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 23 and Sunday, September 24 at City Point’s BKLYN Studios at 445 Albee Square. For more details, click here.

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