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More than 150 New England exhibitors will be showcasing their products including clothing, quilts, blankets, rugs, looms, spinning wheels, and more! Workshops will be held both days on topics like felting, spinning, punch needle, Tunisian crochet, and rug hooking.

In addition to being an ideal holiday shopping opportunity with handmade items from over 200 vendor booths, Fiber Festival is a great educational experience for visitors to learn how animals contribute to the fiber industry through live displays of llamas, alpacas, sheep, and rabbits. Additional weekend activities include:
  • Fleece Sale - This sale will be ongoing throughout the Festival and is open to all. Be the first in line to purchase a fleece or find out how to contribute fleeces to the sale.
  • Sheep Shearing - Demos will also take place throughout the weekend.

Fiber Festival Schedule of Events

(subject to change)

Saturday, November 5, 2022
9AM Opening – Vendor exhibits and workshops throughout the day
9AM-11AM Needle Felted Bluebird Workshop Workshop Room 2
9AM-11AM Intro to Freeform Crochet Workshop Workshop Room 3
9:30AM-12NOON Begin to Spin (Sat AM) Workshop Workshop Room 1
9:30AM-12NOON Oxford Punch for Beginners Workshop Workshop Room 5
9:30AM-12:30PM Fiber Rush Stool Workshop Workshop Room 4
10AM Sheep Shearing Demo Sheep Shearing Area
11:30AM-2:30PM Needle Felted Jack Frost Workshop Workshop Room 3
1PM-3PM Fall Foliage Landscape Wool Painting Workshop Workshop Room 2
1PM Sheep Shearing Demo Sheep Shearing Area
1PM-3PM Oxford Punch for Beginners Workshop Workshop Room 5
1PM-5PM Shaker Cheese Basket Workshop Workshop Room 4
1PM-3:30PM Begin to Spin (Sat PM) Workshop Workshop Room 1
3PM-5PM Simpler Sisu Sock Heel Technique Workshop Workshop Room 3
3:30PM-4:30PM Soap Felting Workshop Workshop Room 5
4PM Sheep Shearing Demo Sheep Shearing Area
5PM Closing
Sunday, November 6, 2022
9AM Opening – Vendor exhibits and workshops throughout the day
9AM-11:30AM Begin to Spin! (Sun Am) Workshop Workshop Room 1
9AM-11AM Needle Felted Rock Monster Workshop Workshop Room 3
9AM-12PM Folk Art Rug Hooking Workshop Workshop Room 5
9:30AM-11AM Heart in Hand Circular Loom Weaving Workshop Workshop Room 2
9:30AM-11:30AM Corded Wool Stool Workshop Workshop Room 4
10AM Sheep Shearing Demo Sheep Shearing Area
11:30AM-1PM Basics of Patching Workshop Workshop Room 3
11:30AM-1:30PM Let It Snow Needle Felting Workshop Workshop Room 2
12NOON Sheep Shearing Demo Sheep Shearing Area
12NOON-3PM Reed Snowflake Workshop Workshop Room 4
12:30PM-2:30PM Wool Felt Applique Ornaments Workshop Workshop Room 5
12:30PM-3PM Begin to Spin (Sun PM) Workshop Workshop Room 1
1:30PM-2:30PM Knitting Without Needles Workshop Workshop Room 3
3PM End of event
3:15PM Vendors may begin departure



Have questions about Fiber Festival? Please email aginfo@thebige.com or call 413-205-5011.
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