Carolina FiberFest is a great place to meet others who share your passion for fiber! Meet new and familiar friends while working on your current project. There are plenty of places and opportunities to sit and knit-crochet-spin at Carolina FiberFest.

"Carolina FiberFest is a wonderful opportunity to learn heritage craft skills and to connect with those who are passionate about fiber arts," says Carolyn Beasley, one of the event founders. "It's exciting to see the heightened popularity of handmade goods. Kids to teens to adults enjoy spinning, knitting, crocheting, weaving, felting and other activities."

Schedule:

Spinning

Spinner's Toolbox: Supported Long Draw, with Julie Drogsvold - 12-3pm
Explore the Core, with Crystal Hesser - 12-5pm
Making Yarn on a Spindle, with Cynthia Haney - 3-5pm
Spinner's Toolbox: Spinning from the Fold, with Julie Drogsvold - 4-7pm

Knitting

Entrelac Knitting, with Rusty Boyd - 9am-1pm
All About Brioche, with Amie Palmer - 9am-3pm
Cables: Twisting the Knit Away, with Rusty Boyd - 2-5pm
What Do I Do Now?!?? Fixing And Preventing Knitting Mistakes, with Amie Palmer - 4-7pm

Felting

Textural Techniques in Felt Making, with Patti Barker - 10am-4pm

Dyeing

Ecoprint Naturally on Silk and Wool, with Theresa Brown - 10am-4pm

Weaving

Freestyle Weaving for the Creative Spirit (Beginning) (A), with Liza Q Wirtz - 12-3pm

Fiber Prep

Gettin’ Batty with It: Art-Batt Tools and Techniques (A), with Liza Q Wirtz - 4-7pm
Fiber-ology (What to look for at a Fleece Sale & more), with Alesia Moore - 5-7pm

Other Subjects

Hands on Angora Rabbits, with Elaina Kenyon - 12-3pm
Sewing for Fiber Artists, with Julie A Benac - 12-6pm