It took a lot of imagination, thread, fabric and needles, but a project to spruce up an Espanola park is creating quite a buzz around town.
Over the last few months, some 150 people have been getting together to make tree ties, which are sashes reflecting either their personal interests, history or support a local club or group.
Fibre Arts Festival founder and co-ordinator Jody Pilon says the ties bind the community together.
Pilon explained that the tree ties were created out of rectangles of fabric that were machine-stitched together and decorated.
The Ties that Bind Display will stay in place until the end of the month, and is a joint project between the Espanola Fibre Arts Festival and the Espanola Public Library.
Visitors taking in the Sixth Annual Espanola Fibre Arts Festival and Espanola Pumpkin Festival this weekend will be encouraged to take a visit and check out Sherwood Park in the town’s north end.