SOME OF OUR FAVORITE WEBSITES:
SUPPLIES
PA FIBER ARTISTS AND FARMS
(Facebook page highlighting local PA fiber farms and artists and where fiber-related products/animals are available in PA.)
KNITTING INFORMATION/HELP
SPINNING INFORMATION/HELP
OTHER GUILDS
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UPCOMING FIBER FESTIVALS AND EVENTS 2023:
~Roc Day (or St. Distaff's Day): January 7th, 2023~
Roc Day is the day on which spinners in medieval Europe traditionally
commemorated their return to their labors after the Christmas holiday.
We all need to spin on this day!
~104th Annual SHEEP to Shawl Competition at the PA FARM SHOW~
Wednesday, January 11th, 2023
(4-H FLEECE to Shawl Competition @ 10:00 AM)
~Annual AngoraPalooza Competition at the PA Farm Show~
Thursday, January 12th, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
~A FibreWorks Gathering (formerly Gathering of the Guilds)~
Future dates undetermined
~Delmarva Wool and Fiber Expo: February 3-5, 2023~
(Ocean City, MD)
~Carolina Fiber Fest: March 10-11, 2023~
(workshops March 8-13, 2023)
(Elkin, NC)
~2023 PAOBA and MABA Breeders Showcase | PA Alpaca Owners &
Breeders Association: March 30-April 2, 2023
(PA Farm Show, Harrisburg PA)
~Allentown Fiber Fest~
(Allentown, PA)
CANCELLED indefinitely
~MAPACA Jubilee/Gala Alpaca Show: Mid-Atlantic Alpaca Association:
Gala: April 15-16, 2023
Jubilee: April 15-16, 2023
(Carroll County Ag Center, Westminster MD)
~Frederick Fiber Fest: April 22, 2023; October 28, 2023~
(Frederick, MD)
~50th Annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival:
May 6-7, 2023~
(Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD)
~Central PA Fiber Festival: May 20-21, 2023~
(Hughsville, PA)
~Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair: May 27-28, 2023~
(Cummington, MA)
~World Wide Knit in Public Day: June 10, 2023~
~Red Stone Glen Fiber Arts Center Open House: June 17, 2023
~MidAtlantic Fiber Association (MAFA) 2023 Conference~
June 22-25, 2023
(Millersville University, Millersville PA)
~Newburg Rural Life Festival: July 8, 2023~
~The KNITTING UNIVERSE: Stitches Events: 2022~
Stitches at Home: February 11-12, 18-19, 2023
May 6-7, 12-13, 2023
July 8-9, 15-16, 2023
October 7-8, 14-15, 2023
Stitches at Home EXPO: January 13-15, 2023
March 31, April 1-2, 2023
June 9-11, 2023
September 8-10, 2023
Stitches West(Sacramento, CA): March 2-5, 2023
Stitches Boutique (Minneapolis, MN): August 3-6, 2023
Stitches SoCal (Pasadena, CA): Nov. 9-12, 2023
~20th Annual Endless Mountain Fiber Festival: September 9-10, 2023~
(Harford Fair Grounds, New Milford, PA)
~Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival: September ?, 2023~
(Stahlstown, PA)
~PA Fiber ArtsFest: September 29-30, 2023~
(Huntingdon, PA)
Finger Lakes Fiber Festival
(Hemlock, NY)
CANCELLED for 2022
~Worldwide Spin in Public Day: September 16, 2023~
(third Saturday of September)
~Shenandoah Fiber Festival: September 22-24, 2023~
(Berryville, VA)
~Knitter's Day Out: September 29-30, 2023~
(Central Penn College, Harrisburg, PA)
~Fall Fiber Festival & Montpelier Sheep Dog Trials: October 7-8, 2023~
(Montpelier Station, VA)
~New York Sheep and Wool Festival: October 21-22, 2023~
(Rhinebeck, NY)
~Frederick Fiber Fest: April 22, 2023; October 28, 2023~
(Frederick, MD)