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.)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/768243126529114/

KNITTING INFORMATION/HELP

~http://www.knittinghelp.com
~http://knitting.about.com

SPINNING INFORMATION/HELP

~Spinning Silk:  http://www.treenwaysilks.com/kc-spin.php

OTHER GUILDS

~Keystone Lace Guild:  https://www.fibreworksresource.com/fiber-guildsgroups
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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.
http://appleleeffarm.com/PDFs/ROCday.pdf
https://www.tudorsociety.com/happy-st-distaffs-day/
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)
http://www.farmshow.state.pa.us/files/2017FarmShowScheduleEvents.pdf

~Annual AngoraPalooza Competition at the PA Farm Show~
Thursday, January 12th, 2023 @ 8:00 AM
http://www.farmshow.state.pa.us/files/2017FarmShowScheduleEvents.pdf

~A FibreWorks Gathering (formerly Gathering of the Guilds)~
Future dates undetermined
http://www.fibreworksresource.com/

~Delmarva Wool and Fiber Expo: February 3-5, 2023~
(Ocean City, MD)
http://www.woolandfiber.com/

~Carolina Fiber Fest: March 10-11, 2023~
(workshops March 8-13, 2023)
(Elkin, NC)
https://carolinafiberfest.regfox.com/cff2023​

~2023 PAOBA and MABA Breeders Showcase | PA Alpaca Owners & 
Breeders Association: March 30-April 2, 2023
(PA Farm Show, Harrisburg PA)  
https://www.paoba.org/showcase-main-page.html

~Allentown Fiber Fest~
(Allentown, PA)
http://allentownfiberfestival.com/
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)
http://www.mapaca.org/page/5289/jubilee-show

~Frederick Fiber Fest: April 22, 2023; October 28, 2023~
(Frederick, MD)
https://discoversouthmountain.com/organizer/frederick-fiberfest/

  ~50th Annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival:
May 6-7, 2023~
(Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD)
http://sheepandwool.org

~Central PA Fiber Festival: May 20-21, 2023~
(Hughsville, PA)
https://centralpennfiberfest.wordpress.com/

~Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair: May 27-28, 2023~
(Cummington, MA)
https://masheepwool.org/

~World Wide Knit in Public Day:  June 10, 2023~
http://www.wwkipday.com/

~Red Stone Glen Fiber Arts Center Open House: June 17, 2023
https://redstoneglen.com/class/open-house-2023/

~MidAtlantic Fiber Association (MAFA) 2023 Conference~
June 22-25, 2023
(Millersville University, Millersville PA)
https://mafafiber.org/conferences/mafa2023/

~Newburg Rural Life Festival: July 8, 2023~
https://www.newburgumc.com/annual-events.html

~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
https://stitches.events/upcoming-stitches-events/

~20th Annual Endless Mountain Fiber Festival: September 9-10, 2023~
(Harford Fair Grounds, New Milford, PA)
https://endlessmountainsfiberfest.com/

~Stahlstown Flax Scutching Festival: September ?, 2023~
(Stahlstown, PA)
http://flaxscutching.org/

~PA Fiber ArtsFest: September 29-30, 2023~
(Huntingdon, PA)
http://www.fiberartsfest.org/

Finger Lakes Fiber Festival
(Hemlock, NY)
https://gvhg.org/fiber-fest/
CANCELLED for 2022

~Worldwide Spin in Public Day: September 16, 2023~
(third Saturday of September)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wwsipday/

~Shenandoah Fiber Festival: September 22-24, 2023~
(Berryville, VA)
http://www.shenandoahvalleyfiberfestival.com/

~Knitter's Day Out: September 29-30, 2023~
(Central Penn College, Harrisburg, PA)
https://knittersdayout.org/

~Fall Fiber Festival & Montpelier Sheep Dog Trials: October 7-8, 2023~
(Montpelier Station, VA)
http://fallfiberfestival.org/

~New York Sheep and Wool Festival: October 21-22, 2023~
(Rhinebeck, NY)
http://www.sheepandwool.com

~Frederick Fiber Fest: April 22, 2023; October 28, 2023~
(Frederick, MD)
https://discoversouthmountain.com/organizer/frederick-fiberfest/
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