CEDARVILLE - The 18th annual Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at the Jane Addams Community Center, 430 W. Washington St.
The Fiber Art Fair is a celebration of fiber and the fiber arts with workshops, demonstrations of spinning and weaving and vendors offering fibers for spinning, as well as finished yarn, dyes, books, gifts, equipment, handmade soap and baskets and supplies for spinning, weaving, knitting, felting, dyeing, tatting and crochet.
Admission to the event is $2 for adults and free for children under 12.
Seven workshops are available. Workshops are two or three hours long and the cost ranges from $20 to $45, with the exception of the "To Dye For" for $5. There is no experience needed for any of the workshops.
Morning workshops are "Knit a Brioche Neck Warmer" with Ginger Toomey, where students will learn a knitting stitch that creates a thick double-sided fabric; "A Dozen Spindle Spinning Tips" with Andrea Mielke Schroer, where students will become better spindlers; and "Portuguese Style Knitting" with Mary Jo Harris, where students will learn an easy way to knit without stressing the hands or wrists. Afternoon workshops are "Needle Tatted Greeting Card" with Colleen Keleher, where students will learn single thread and double thread needle tatting; "The Perfect Rolag, or How To Be Friends with Your Handcarders" with Andrea Mielke Schroer, where students will learn better handcarding techniques; and "Red Heel Sock Monkey" with Nancy Jones, where students will make a monkey from one pair of Red Heel Socks.
Throughout the day, the "To Dye For" workshop will be available as a walk-in activity. Students of all ages should plan to spend from 10 to 20 minutes to create their own uniquely dyed skein of yarn.
Participants can register for workshops at www.scfaf.webs.com. A brochure with a mail-in registration form is also available at www.scfaf.webs.com, www.facebook.com/StephensonCountyFiberArtFair or by contacting Suzy Beggin at Suzy@SuzyBeggin.com or 815-541-0897. Workshop registration will be available on the day of the Fiber Art Fair if space is available.
The Fiber Art Fair is a celebration of fiber and the fiber arts with workshops, demonstrations of spinning and weaving and vendors offering fibers for spinning, as well as finished yarn, dyes, books, gifts, equipment, handmade soap and baskets and supplies for spinning, weaving, knitting, felting, dyeing, tatting and crochet.
Admission to the event is $2 for adults and free for children under 12.
Seven workshops are available. Workshops are two or three hours long and the cost ranges from $20 to $45, with the exception of the "To Dye For" for $5. There is no experience needed for any of the workshops.
Morning workshops are "Knit a Brioche Neck Warmer" with Ginger Toomey, where students will learn a knitting stitch that creates a thick double-sided fabric; "A Dozen Spindle Spinning Tips" with Andrea Mielke Schroer, where students will become better spindlers; and "Portuguese Style Knitting" with Mary Jo Harris, where students will learn an easy way to knit without stressing the hands or wrists. Afternoon workshops are "Needle Tatted Greeting Card" with Colleen Keleher, where students will learn single thread and double thread needle tatting; "The Perfect Rolag, or How To Be Friends with Your Handcarders" with Andrea Mielke Schroer, where students will learn better handcarding techniques; and "Red Heel Sock Monkey" with Nancy Jones, where students will make a monkey from one pair of Red Heel Socks.
Throughout the day, the "To Dye For" workshop will be available as a walk-in activity. Students of all ages should plan to spend from 10 to 20 minutes to create their own uniquely dyed skein of yarn.
Participants can register for workshops at www.scfaf.webs.com. A brochure with a mail-in registration form is also available at www.scfaf.webs.com, www.facebook.com/StephensonCountyFiberArtFair or by contacting Suzy Beggin at Suzy@SuzyBeggin.com or 815-541-0897. Workshop registration will be available on the day of the Fiber Art Fair if space is available.
