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Events & Seminars Across the US & Canada

A Comprehensive Knitting / Fiber Festival List

2004
March 27-28, Tyler, Tx. Wildflower Retreat featuring spinning, dyeing and knitting. Contact Midge at midgejackson@prodigy.net

April 9-10, Greencastle, In. Fleece Fair at Putnam County Fairgrounds. Free admission. Visit www.fleecefair.com for information.

April 22-26, Lyons, CO. Stitches Camp CO. Teachers, marketplace, fashion shows. Visit www.knittinguniverse.com for more information.

April 24, Vernon, CT. Sheep, Wool and Fiber Festival at the Tolland Agricullture Center. Info www.ctsheep.org or 860-684-2124.

May 1-2, West Friendship, MD. Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Howard County Fairgrounds. Very large event with lots of shopping, classes, and demos. www.sheepandwoolfestival.org

May 29-30, Wooster, OH. Annual Great Lakes Fiber Show at Wayne County Fairgrounds. Free demonstrations, vendors. www.Iambzown.com/GreatLakesFiberShow.htm

May 29-30, Cummington, MA. Oldest of the New England fiber festivals. Join spinners, weavers, and shepherds from all over the area. www.masheepwool.org.

June 3-5, Nevada, MO. Heart of America Sheep Show and Fiber Fest. Also stop by and visit the J. Geneva Yarn shop in beautiful downtown Nevada. www.moncwga.com

June 11-14, Estes Park, CO. Estes Park Wool Festival. Workshops the 11 & 12, market and events the 13 & 14. Call 970-586-6104 to request a booklet or visit www.estesnet.com/events/woolmarket.html


June 12-13, Windsor, ME. Maine Fiber Frolic. Special children’s activities. www.fiberfrolic.com

June 25-27, Eugene, OR. Black Sheep Gathering, Lane County Fairgrounds. 30th Anniversary. Contact leslie@fishwistle.com

June 30- July 3, Denver, CO. Convergence handweaving and spinning conference sponsored by HGA. www.weavespindye.org

July 7-11, Lewisburg, PA. Creative Strands: A Fiber Arts Conference at Bucknell University. Fiber arts and embellishments classes. Call 570-473-8278 or visit www.augustamarketing.com

July 15-19, Hamilton, NY. Stitches Camp NY. Teachers, marketplace, fashion shows. Visit www.knittinguniverse.com for more information.

August 21-22, Allegan, MI. Michigan Fiber Festival. Sales and auctions of fiber producing animals. Lots of vendors. Covered shopping area, demos and classes. www.michiganfiberfestival.org

August 19-22 St. Charles, IL. Stitches Midwest. Teachers, marketplace, fashion shows. Visit www.knittinguniverse.com for more information. Sponsored by XRX, Inc.

September 18-19, Hemlock, NY. 9th Annual Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival. Garment competitions. www.gvhg.org/fest.html

September 18-19, Springfield, OH. Wool Gathering. Large festival with lots of activities. www.awoolgathering.com