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 (B), with Chelsea Fehskens - 9-10am
Beginning Spinning on Spinning Wheel (C), with Julie Wilson - 8am-12pm
Beginning Spinning on Spinning Wheel (D), with Julie Wilson - 1-5pm
Introduction to Spinning Cellulose Fibers, with Hannah Smith - 9-11am
Tailspinning! Tailspinning! Tailspinning!, with Crystal Hesser - 9am-12pm
Introduction to Supported Spindle Spinning, with Hannah Smith - 12-2pm
Create & Spin Your Own Art Yarns Using a Blending Board, with Julie Drogsvold - 3-6pm

Knitting

The Shape of the Shawl, with Rusty Boyd - 9am-12pm

Felting

Sea Turtle - Needle Felted, with Melissa Gray - 8-11am
Needle Felted Jewelry (Pendant and Brooch), with Alesia Moore - 9-11am
Felted Texting Gloves, with Patti Barker - 9am-1pm
Easter Extravaganza: Felted Eggs, Bunnies, Lambs & Chicks, with Alesia Moore - 1-5pm
Rabbit Painting - Needle Felted, with Melissa Gray - 2-5pm

Crochet

Tunisian Crochet Beginner Coaster (B), with Siobhan Boothe - 12-1pm
Next Steps in Tunisian Crochet (B), with Siobhan Boothe - 2-3pm
Beginner Amigurumi, with Arden Jones - 9am-12pm
Next Steps In Crochet, with Amie Palmer - 9am-12pm
Reading Crochet Diagrams, with Amie Palmer - 1-4pm
Wonky Freeform Spirals, with Lisa Doherty - 1-4pm

Dyeing

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

Weaving

Freestyle Weaving for the Creative Spirit (Beginning) (B), with Liza Q Wirtz - 9am-12pm
Continuing Your Freestyle Weaving Journey, with Liza Q Wirtz - 1-4pm

Fiber Prep

Build & Use Your Own Blending Board, with Julie Drogsvold - 11am-2pm
Wool and Beyond - Selection, Preparation and Handling, with Elaina Kenyon - 1-4pm

Other Subjects

Lamb Ornament - Punch Needle, with Kathy Donovan - 1-4pm
Introduction to Embroidery, with Hannah Smith - 3-5pm

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