The Hudson Valley Fiber Arts Network is a listing directory, marketing & news resource to promote and celebrate the diversity & creativity of the fiber arts community of the greater Hudson Valley region - from New York City to the Canadian border, along the I-87 and Hudson River corridor and surrounding areas.
HUDSON VALLEY FIBER ARTS HAPPENINGS
We welcome new listing-sponsors:
Knit One Needlepoint Too, 366 East Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701. A full-service needlepoint shop. www.k1n2.com. Will be offering a sale on Local Yarn Store Day, April 27, 2024. Complete listing in SHOPS section.
Rabbit Row Yarns & Haberdashery, 24 E. Market St., Corning, NY 14830. An intentionally curated yarn & fiber shop. For Local Yarn Store Day, April 27, 2024 they will participate in the Twin Tiers Yarn Crawl, with in-store trunk shows, specials, free patterns, double rewards, a free gift with purchase and more. www.rabbitrowyarns.com. Complete listing in SHOPS section.
More on Local Yarn Store Day following sponsor list.
We welcome another new listing-sponsor:
Patchwork Pastures Farm, 475 N. Quaker Lane, Hyde Park, NY 12538. Corriedale sheep, fleece, yarn, and breeding stock. Gifts such as wool quilting and penny rugs. Instruction in how to use wool in creative ways. Complete listing in FIBER PRODUCERS section.
We welcome a yarn store who took advantage of our listing-only option:
Pinewoods Farm Wool Shop, 71 Phillips Road, Saugerties, NY 12477. A shop that serves the knitting, crochet, weaving, rug hooking,feltmaking, and needlework community.Instruction available. Shop open by appointment. Weekly Thursday morning gatherings. www.pinewoodsfarmwoolshop.com. Complete listing in SHOPS section.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Knit One Needlepoint Too, Monticello, NY, a full-service needlepoint shop. www.k1n2.com; Complete listing in SHOPS section.
Rabbit Row Yarns & Haberdashery, An intentionally curated yarn & fiber shop, with products tailored for knitters, crocheters, weavers, dyers, spinners, felters and stitchers of all kinds. Offering minimally processed fiber products from US companies, farms, mills and dyers. www.rabbitrowyarns.com. Complete listing in SHOPS section.
Patchwork Pastures Farm, Hyde Park, NY. Corriedale sheep, fleece, yarn, and breeding stock. Gifts such as wool quilting and penny rugs. Instruction in how to use wool in creative ways. Complete listing in FIBER PRODUCERS section.
CNY Fiber Artists and Producers, Inc. Sponsors of the CNY Fiber Arts Festival held in June in Bouckville, NY. www.cnyfiberarts.org. Complete listing in CLASSES/EVENTS/FESTIVALS section.
Thistle Hill Weavers. Rabbit Goody, Cherry Valley, NY, Weaver and weaving instructor. www.thistlehillweavers.com ; Complete listing in INSTRUCTORS section.
Alpacatrax, LLC, Elyse and Joshua Arnow, Pound Ridge, NY, (Farm located in southern Columbia County, NY). Soft, Luxurious farm-raised alpaca and sheep fleeces, yarns, roving, and finished products. www.alpacatrax.com; Complete listing in FIBER PRODUCERS/FARMERS section.
Lehigh Valley Fiber Festival. Contact persons: Hedge Becker & Allison Mackenzie, Fogelsville, PA. Festival held in September in Allentown, PA . www.lvfiberfest.com. Complete listing in CLASSES/EVENTS/FESTIVALS section.
Elmendorph Hand Spinners Guild, Red Hook, NY.
The Guild generally meets on the third Saturday of the month at the Elmendorph Inn in Red Hook, NY (with some occasional exceptions), 10 am to 3 pm. These workdays are open to the public.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/420934583230666. Complete listing in GUILDS, LIBRARIES, ORGANIZATIONS section.
Woodstock Weavers Guild meet the second Tuesdays of the month 10 am in Kingston, NY. woodstockweavers.org
Complete listing in GUILDS, LIBRARIES, ORGANIZATIONS section.
Ulster County Handspinners Guild. The guild meets the second Thursday of every month 7 pm in Kingston, NY.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/UlsterCountyHandspinnersGuild
Complete listing in GUILDS, LIBRARIES, ORGANIZATIONS section.
Contact details on the listing pages.
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FIBER ARTS HAPPENINGS FROM OUR SPONSORS
The information in these listings are provided by those that are listed. While these listings are the latest information we have, things can change, and it's possible that some events may be cancelled or postponed. Please check with event organizers before setting out to attend any.
Local Yarn Store Day, Saturday, April 27, 2024
The National Needlearts Association (TNNA) has designated the last Saturday in April as Local Yarn Store (LYS) Day. That means that the next LYS Day is Saturday, April 27, 2024. This is an incentive for fiber folks to check out what their local yarn stores have to offer, and why each of them is unique. Yarn and related supplies are essential for so many crafts and arts. To name just a few - knitting, crochet, weaving, feltmaking, needlework, embroidery, basket making, spinning, lace making and so much more. Visitors to local yarn stores can see and feel the fibers directly, often find unique items local to an area (like yarn from a local sheep or alpaca farm), ask for advice from a real live human, form and participate in different fiber arts communities and groups, learn new skills, have a good time, well you get the idea.
To help celebrate Local Yarn Store Day, we have news from some local yarn stores that are supporting the Hudson Valley Fiber Arts Network. Thank you.
Knit One Needlepoint Too, Monticello, NY, a full-service needlepoint shop, will celebrate Local Yarn Store Day, April 27, 2024, with a sale - 20% off storewide on LYS Day.Complete listing in SHOPS section.
Rabbit Row Yarns & Haberdashery, Corning, NY 14830. An intentionally curated yarn & fiber shop. For Local Yarn Store Day, April 27, 2024 they will participate in the Twin Tiers Yarn Crawl whichis held that day only. Planned are a clean cashmere trunk show, Ithaca dyer, Alchemist’s Whim trunk show, and a LYS Day colorway from Megs & Co. Plus new Harry Potter-themed kits from Side Hustle Fiber Co. with free pattern, Blue Sky Fibers free pattern promo and more. Look for double rewards, door prizes, specials, and a gift with purchase. Complete listing in SHOPS section.
Pinewoods Farm Wool Shop, Saugerties, NY 12477. A shop that serves the knitting, crochet, weaving, rug hooking,feltmaking, and needlework community. Shop open by appointment and will be open LYS Day.Complete listing in SHOPS section.
Congratulations to Rabbit Goody of Thistle Hill Weavers who is featured in Smithsonian Magazine, April/May 2024 edition, in the article "A Stitch in Time" by Rachel Dickinson and photos by Bridget Badore. It gives an inside look into, not only the Thistle Hill Weavers workshop, but Ms. Goody herself, and why filmmakers call on her to get period clothing and fabrics just right.
Rabbit Goody of Thistle Hill Weavers will give talks or teach at various historic venues this year:
April 27, 2024: Rabbit Goody will give the final presentation, "Unraveling the Mysteries of Woven Histories," at the Spring Fashion & Textile Symposium: Stories in Fiber, Genesee Country Village and Museum, Mumford, NY. In-person or zoom tickets available from the museum.
June 22 & 23, 2024: Rabbit Goody will teach "Identifying and Dating Historic Everyday Textiles" at Sandborn Mills Farm, Sanbornville, NH. 9 am to 5 pm. $250, register at museum. This workshop will teach one how to look at and evaluate flat woven textiles from the 18th and 19th centuries. Microscopic analysis of fibers, yarn types, weave structures and who was weaving what and when will be explored.
July 13 & 14, 2024: Rabbit Goody will conduct a workshop "Setting Up a Large Frame Loom" at Kilts Farm, Fort Plain, NY. 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. $175 includes snacks and lunch.
Aug. 2-4 2024: Rabbit Goody will be part of the "From Hand To Water Power: Textile Technology From 1700 To 1860, A Hands-on Workshop" at Historic Eastfield, East Nassau, NY. $275.
A combination of hands-on activities and lecture portions, this seminar explores the question: How did the shift in technology between hand and power change who was weaving and what was being woven? The tools of the trade for domestic, as well as industrial, textile production will be explored. The workshop will include textile tool examination and close examination of fabrics produced by hand and industrial power. The hands-on portion will include spinning and weaving equipment of the period. The workshop will end with an opportunity to visit Thistle Hill Weavers.
Sept. 28, 2024: At Kilts Farm, Fort Plain, NY. "Bring a Textile for Identification and Dating," with Rabbit Goody.
Nov. 3, 2024: At Historic Deerfield, Deerfield, MA: "Textile Identification Day" with Rabbit Goody.
Thistle Hill Weavers has a new YouTube video. Search for either Heavy Metal Weaving 2: Thistle Hill Weavers or Historic Textiles made at Thistle Hill Weavers, or this link: Heavy Metal Weaving 2: Thistle Hill Weavers
For older videos search YouTube.com for Thistle Hill Weavers: A Look At Our Studio - Part 1 of 2, and Thistle Hill Weavers: A Look At Our Studio - Part 2 of 2, or click on the following links:
Thistle Hill Weavers: A Look At Our Studio, Part 1 and
Thistle Hill Weavers: A Look At Our Studio, Part 2
Save the dates for these fiber festivals later this year:
CNY Fiber Arts Festival will be held June 8 & 9, 2024, Butternut Hill Campground, 5893 US Route 20, Bouckville, NY. Vendors, workshops, presentations, fleece sale, weaving competition, and more.
Lehigh Valley Fiber Festival will be held Sept. 21 & 22, 2024, at the Allentown Agri-Plex, 1998 Liberty St. Allentown PA 18104. Free admission. Vendors, spinning, sock machines, fleece sale and more.
GUILD NEWS:
Ulster County Handspinners Guild meeting Thurs. May 9, 2024, 7 pm. Location: the Senior Center in Lake Katrine, 1 Town Hall Drive (Town of Ulster, just off Route 209). Scheduled topic: How to spin silk hankies.
Woodstock Weavers Guild meeting, Tues. May 14, 2024, 10 am. Location: Unitarian Congregation, Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY.
Elmendorph Hand Spinners Guild workshop day, open to the public, Elmendorph Inn, 7562 N. Broadway. Red Hook, NY 12571. May 18, 2024, 10 am to 3 pm.
Woodstock Weavers Guild meeting, Tues. June 11, 2024, 10 am. Location: Unitarian Congregation, Sawkill Road, Kingston, NY.
Ulster County Handspinners Guild meeting Thurs. June 13, 2024, 7 pm. Location: the Senior Center in Lake Katrine, 1 Town Hall Drive (Town of Ulster, just off Route 209). Scheduled topic: How to spin fibers other than wool.
Elmendorph Hand Spinners Guild workshop day, open to the public, Elmendorph Inn, 7562 N. Broadway. Red Hook, NY 12571. June 22, 2024, 10 am to 3 pm.
Other Happenings of Note:
Metropolitan Museum of Art:
Weaving Abstraction in Ancient and Modern Art, through June 16, 2024.
Art of Native American, new rotation, ongoing.
Tapestries and woven rugs in Medieval Art and Art of the Arab Lands galleries. Other textiles throughout the museum.
Please note that some of the listed events may have admission, registration or other fees, and may require advanced registration or may already be sold out or cancelled.
Groups - get listed on the Hudson Valley Fiber Arts Network, and have details about your group (meeting times and places, classes, etc.) included on this website, with live links to your site. Application form.
For regular library knitting/crochet/fiber-related groups, see Listings-Guilds, Libraries, Organizations.
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