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

Beginning Drop Spindle (A), with Chelsea Fehskens - 8-9am
Introduction to Spinning Flax on a Spinning Wheel, with Hannah Smith - 9am-12pm
Beginning Spinning on Spinning Wheel (A), with Julie Wilson - 9am-1pm
Beginning Spinning on Spinning Wheel (B), with Julie Wilson - 2-6pm
Cotton Spinning Made Easy, with Julie Drogsvold - 9am-3pm
Spinning Easy and Elegant Artisan Yarns, with Julie A Benac - 10am-4pm
Introduction to Drop Spindle Spinning, with Hannah Smith - 1-3pm
Electric Sheep: Basic Experiential e-Spinning, with Liza Q Wirtz - 3-6pm
Learn to Spin Supported, with Crystal Hesser - 4-6pm
Intermediate Drop Spindle, with Cynthia Haney - 4-6pm

Knitting

Two-At-A-Time Socks, with Amie Palmer - 9am-12pm
Choose Your Own Adventure Shawl, with Lisa Doherty - 1-4pm
Knit Socks that Fit, with Amie Palmer - 5-7pm

Felting

Needle Felted Succulents, with Alesia Moore - 9-11am
Sculptural Nuno Felt Hat, with Patti Barker - 9am-3pm
Painting with Wool - Cherry Blossoms, with Alesia Moore - 12-3pm
Needle & Wet Felted Spring/Easter Eggs, with Alesia Moore - 4-7pm
Owl - Needle Felted, with Melissa Gray - 4-7pm

Crochet

Freeform Favorite Shawl, with Lisa Doherty - 9am-12pm
Granny Square (crochet), with Rusty Boyd - 9am-12pm
Tunisian Crochet Beginner Coaster (A), with Siobhan Boothe - 1-2pm
Intro To Crochet, with Amie Palmer - 1-4pm
Next Steps in Tunisian Crochet (A), with Siobhan Boothe - 5-6pm

Dyeing

Ecoprint in Color on Silk and Wool, with Theresa Brown - 9am-3pm
Dyeing with Mushrooms, an Introduction to Using Fungi as a Dye Source (A), with Cody Hecker - 4-5:30pm
Seeds to Rainbow: Start Your Dye Garden (A), with Stacy Bohovsky - 5-6pm

Weaving

Small Tapestry Weaving, with Leeman Smith - 9am-1pm

Fiber Prep

Gettin’ Batty with It: Art-Batt Tools and Techniques (B), with Liza Q Wirtz - 9am-12pm
Mostly Mohair - Working Happily with Goat Fibers, with Elaina Kenyon - 2-5pm

Other Subjects

Curly Lamb - Punch Needle, with Kathy Donovan - 1-6pm

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