​June 10thWORLD WIDE KNIT in PUBLIC DAY
June 17th: RED STONE GLEN FIBER ARTS CENTER OPEN HOUSE 2023,
        10:00 AM-3:00 PM (York Haven, PA)
https://redstoneglen.com/class/open-house-2023/
June 17thGUILD MEETING at the Shippensburg Library Community Room -
         10:00 AM-1:00 PM​.
June 22nd-25thMID-ATLANTIC FIBER ASSOCIATION (MAFA)
        2023 Conference, Millersville University, Millersville PA)
https://mafafiber.org/conferences/mafa2023/
July 8th NEWBURG RURAL LIFE FESTIVAL,(Newburg UMC, Newburg, PA)
          Guild will demonstrate. Details to follow.
https://www.newburgumc.com/annual-events.html
July 15th:  GUILD MEETING at the Shippensburg Library Community Room - 
         10:00 AM-1:00 PM. Learn more about WARPING YOUR LOOM
         Details to follow.
August 19thOur Guild will demonstrate our crafts at the CUMBERLAND
​        AGRICULTURAL EXPO9:00 AM-12:00 PM, followed by our 
        ANNUAL GUILD PICNIC & SWAP at Steph's home. Join us for a time to
        catch up with Guild friends. Be sure to bring items to swap or sell
        at the same time. Details to follow.
September 9th-10th: Endless Mountain Fiber Festival
(Harford Fair Grounds, New Milford, PA)
http://www.endlessmountainsfiberfest.com/
September 16thWORLDWIDE SPIN IN PUBLIC DAY 
         (third Saturday of September)
September 16th:  GUILD MEETING at the Shippensburg Library
         Community Room - 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. The public is invited learn to spin
         on a drop spindle (we will have some free kits for this). Details to follow.
September th-thSTAHLSTOWN FLAX SCUTCHING FESTIVAL,
(Stahlstown, PA)
https://flaxscutching.org
September 22nd-24thSHENANDOAH FIBER FESTIVAL, (Berryville, VA)
http://www.shenandoahvalleyfiberfestival.com/
September 29th & 30th:  PA FIBER ARTS FEST, (Huntingdon, PA)
http://www.fiberartsfest.org/
September 29th & 30th:  KNITTERS' DAY OUT
(Central Penn College, Harrisburg, PA)
https://knittersdayout.org/
October 7th & 8thFALL FIBER FESTIVAL & MONTPELIER SHEEP DOG 
        TRIALS, (Montpelier Station, VA)
http://fallfiberfestival.org/
October 21stGUILD MEETING at the Shippensburg Library Community
         Room - 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Members will yarn bomb the bridge 
        at the library.
October 21st-22ndNEW YORK SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL, (Rhinebeck, NY)
http://www.sheepandwool.com
October 28thFREDERICK FIBER FEST, (Frederick MD)
https://discoversouthmountain.com/organizer/frederick-fiberfest/
November 18thGUILD MEETING at the Shippensburg Library Community
         Room - 10:00 AM-2:00 PMPractice steeking. Rebecca will demonstrate.
December 16thCHRISTMAS LUNCHEON. Details to follow.

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January 7th, 2023St. Distaff Day/Roc Day
​        Roc Day/St. Distaff Day is the day on which spinners in medieval Europe
        traditionally commemorated their return to their labors after the
        Christmas holiday.
https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/St.+Distaff's+Day
https://www.tudorsociety.com/happy-st-distaffs-day/
We all need to spin on this day!!!
January 11thFLEECE TO SHAWL Competition at the PA Farm Show
            @ 10:00 AM.
        SHEEP TO SHAWL Competition at the PA Farm Show @ 3:00 PM.
January 21stGUILD MEETING in the Shippensburg Library Community
        Room at 10:00 AM. We'll be planning 2023 activities, so come with your
        ideas to share. DUES ARE NOW DUE FOR 2023.
​February 3rd-5thDELMARVA WOOL AND FIBER EXPO, (Ocean City, MD)
http://www.woolandfiber.com/
February 18thGUILD MEETING in the Shippensburg Library Community
        Room at 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. 
March 10th-11thCAROLINA FIBER FEST: (Elkin, NC)
https://carolinafiberfest.regfox.com/cff2023​
March 18thGUILD MEETING in the Shippensburg Library Community 
         Room at 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Let's celebrate ST. PATRICK'S DAY and 
        the coming of Spring! Bring a green treat to share, wear green
        knit with green yarn or spin some green fiber.
March 30th-April 2nd2023 PAOBA and MABA BREEDERS SHOWCASE | 
        PA ALPACA OWNERS & BREEDERS Association, (PA Farm Show,         Harrisburg PA)
  https://www.paoba.org/showcase-main-page.html
April 15thGUILD MEETING at the Shippensburg Library Community 
      Room - 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Stash buster - Punch Needle with 
      Caroline. Details here.
April 15th-16thMAPACA JUBILEE/GALA ALPACA SHOW: Mid-Atlantic 
      Alpaca Association (Carroll County Ag Center, Westminster MD)
http://www.mapaca.org/page/5289/jubilee-show
April 22ndFREDERICK FIBER FEST, (Frederick, MD)
https://discoversouthmountain.com/organizer/frederick-fiberfest/
May 6th-7th50th ANNUAL SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL, (Howard County
         Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD)
http://sheepandwool.org/
May 20thGUILD MEETING at the Shippensburg Library Community Room-
        10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Eco Dyeing with Pam Nelson is postponed to a later
        date. Paula has presented an alternative project called "I Found A Quilted
        Heart." Find more information here,
www.ifoundaquiltedheart.com or here: C:\Users\vwing\Documents\My Documents\I FOUND A QUILTED HEART Information.docx
       If you prefer to not to take part in this project, bring your spinning, knitting or
        any current fiber project to work on and relax with other Guild members.
May 27th-28thMASSACHUSETTS SHEEP & WOOLCRAFT FAIR,
       Cummington,M A)
https://masheepwool.org/

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CALENDAR & EVENTS for 2023
  South 
     Cumberland
        Fiber Guild

Members' 
Projects
Monthly mtg. @ Shbg Library
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Red Stone Glen
Open House

MAFA 2023
Conference


World Wide Knit
in Public Day

MAFA 2023
Conference

MAFA 2023
Conference


MAFA 2023
Conference