Upcoming events for 2017:
July 8th: Newburg Rural Life Festival - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. (second Saturday of the month)Set-up BEFORE 9:00 AM. RAIN or SHINE! Guild members will demonstrate various fiber arts. Festival will provide Guild members withmeal tickets. Remember to bring your own chair. July 20th-23rd: MidAtlantic Fiber Association (MAFA) 2017 Workshop Weekend - Millersville University, Millersville, PAAug. 19th: Inkle weaving Meeting at the Shippensburg Library Annex - 10:00 AM. If you have an inkle loom, bring it with you. Mindy will have some loomsthat she and her son have made for us to try. They will be for sale toanyone who's interested. Aug. 26th: Shippensburg Corn Festival Guild will demonstrate. Details to follow.Sept. 9th-10th: Endless Mountain Fiber Festival - New Milford, PA Sept. ??: Worldwide Spin in Public DaySept. 16th: Meeting at the Shippensburg Library Annex - 10:00 AMBring your wheel or current fiber project and enjoy time withyour fiber friends. Sept. 23rd & 24th: Shenandoah Fiber Festival in Berryville, VAOct. 6th & 7th: Knitters' Day Out Oct. 7th & 8th: Montpelier Fiber Fest/Sheep Dog Trials - Montpelier Station, VA Oct. 21st: Meeting at the Shippensburg Library Annex - 10:00 AMBring your wheel or current fiber project and enjoy time withyour fiber friends.Oct. 21st & 22nd: NY Sheep & Wool Festival - Rhinebeck, NY Nov. 18th: Meeting to be held at the home of Candy Knerr - 10:00 AMProject to be determined. Show and tell your fabulous finds from theNew York Sheep & Wool Festival. Dec. 2nd: Annual Christmas Luncheon - location and details to follow.Remember to bring your charity project donations to contribute toour 2017 Charity Project.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Jan. 7th: Roc DayRoc Day is the day on which spinners in medieval Europe traditionallycommemorated their return to their labors after the Christmas We all need to spin on this day!
Jan. 7th-14th: PA FARM SHOW"SHEEP TO SHAWL" competition - Wednesday, Jan. 11th, 3:00 pm (Youth "Fleece to Shawl" competition - 10:00 am)Jan. 21st: 2017 Kick-Off Meeting at the Shippensburg LibraryAnnex. We will be planning our meetings for 2017, so come with yoursuggestions. Dues of $12 due.Feb. 18th: Meeting at the Shippensburg Library Annex - 10:00 AM.Bring supplies to work on service project items for 2017. A specificrecipient has not yet been determined, but we will work on scarves, hats, mittens, etc., that can be donated to a select charity at the end of the year.Feb. 25th: Keystone Lace Guild's "A FibreWorks Gathering" South Cumberland Fiber Guild members will be demonstratingand displaying items that showcase the many fiber crafts our Mar. 18th: Meeting at the Shippensburg Library Annex - 10:00 AM.Make a triangle or "tetras" bag with Caroline. Detailed list of supplies willbe provided the beginning of March. CANCELLED!!!Apr. 8th & 9th: Steel City Fiber Fest - Allentown, PAApr. 15th: Meeting at the Shippensburg Library Annex - 10:00 AM.Bring your wheel or current fiber project and enjoy time withyour fiber friends. Apr. 21st-23rd: MAPACA Jubilee Alpaca Show - PA Farm Show Complex Apr. 29th: Powhatan Fiber Festival - Powhatan, VA May 6th & 7th: MD Sheep & Wool Festival - West Friendship, MDMay 20th: Meeting at the Shippensburg Library Annex - 10:00 AM. Spinning cotton. Caroline will be demonstrating how to spincotton using different types of cotton. Also, bring the fiber treasures you found at the MD Sheep and WoolFestival for a time of "show and tell". May 20th & 21st: Central PA Fiber Festival - Hughesville, PAJune 3rd: Newville Rural Life Festival at the Newville Church of God -
9:00 AM-3:00 PM June 10th: World Knit in Public Day. The idea behind this is to let the world know that -knitting is still alive and popular!June 10th & 11th: Frederick Fiber Fest, Federick MDJune 24th: Dye Day at the Hopewell Township Park. Details to follow.
NOTE: meeting will be held the FOURTH Saturday of the month insteadof our usual third Saturday meeting day. We will be dyeing wool and cotton yarn, etc. We will also hold the Annual Guild Picnic & Swap or Sale this day. Bring any fiber, yarn, equipment, books, etc., that you wish to give away or sell. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
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(Regular monthly meetings held the third Saturday of each month at the SHIPPENSBURG LIBRARY ANNEX. See "Contact" page.)
CALENDAR & EVENTS for 2017
South
Cumberland Fiber Guild
MAFA
Workshop
Weekend
Newburg
Rural Life
Festival
9:00 am-3:00 pm
MAFA
Workshop
Weekend
MAFA
Workshop
Weekend
MAFA
Workshop
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