Here is the schedule of all the Fiber Activities at the Market this season.
Fridays and Fiber Days at the Independence Farmer’s Market-Schedule
May June
8 Demo: how to clean raw wool 5 Make a 2-D needle felted picture
15 Demo: how to use a drum carder and hand carders 12 Make a wool ball by needle felting
*22 David Hood will demo shearing sheep *19 Joann Bondy will show her fabric dolls
29 Wet felt a piece of felt 26 Make a wool snake
July August
3 Make a trivet with a peg loom 7 Make a small 3-D object
10 Make a wet felted wool coaster 14 Make a needle felted pin
*17 Karen Simpson will demo wet felting flowers *21 Deb Clemens “How to raise rabbits”
24 Make a wool flower using a pattern 28 Demo mixing fibers using a carder
31 Make a pot holder using a peg loom
September October
4 Make a doll shawl on 1′ tri-loom 2 Make a shawl pin
11 Make a quilt square on 1′ tri-loom 9 Felt a Thanksgiving pin
*18 Vivian “Raising Alpacas” *16 Deb “Raising goats”
25 Demo leno-lace on a tri-;loom 23 Felt a winter holiday pin
*Fiber Days are the 3rd Friday of each month with demonstrations from local artisans at 1-2PM. Free to the public.
Look for the Fiber Guild tent with local
members demonstrating crochet, weaving,
spinning, knitting, felting, and other fiber arts.
Libby/friends will offer demonstrations and/or make-n-takes from
1-2 PM every Friday free to the public. Materials will be provided; fees for materials may apply. Supervised children are welcome.