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
THANK YOU TO OUR LISTING-SPONSORS
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.
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.
Knit One Needlepoint Too, Monticello, NY, a full-service needlepoint shop. 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.
Courtney Salerno, a fiber artist specializing in weaving on handmade frame looms with a variety of fibers. Complete listing in INDIE MAKERS section.
Lehigh Valley Fiber Festival. Contact persons: Hedge Becker & Allison Mackenzie, Fogelsville, PA. Festival held in September in Allentown, PA. Complete listing in CLASSES/EVENTS/FESTIVALS section.
Elmendorph Handspinners 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.
Complete listing in GUILDS, LIBRARIES, ORGANIZATIONS section.
Woodstock Weavers Guild meet the second Tuesdays of the month 10 am in Port Ewen, NY.
Complete listing in GUILDS, LIBRARIES, ORGANIZATIONS section.
Ulster County Handspinners Guild. The guild meets the second Thursday of every month 7 pm usually in Kingston, NY.
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.
If it looks like there may be weather issues, please contact the event provider to confirm the event will take place.
Rabbit Row Yarns & Haberdashery
is celebrating its 5 year anniversary throughout the month of November with these specals:
During the week of Nov. 8 - Grab bag prize with each purchase.
During the week of Nov. 15 -Free knit or crochet pattern with project yarn purchase.
During the week of Nov. 22 - Earn a raffle ticket for taggging @rabbitrowyarns on IG/FB.
During the week of Nov. 29 - Free shippig for online purchases. Raffle prizes drawn.
Anytime during November - extra raffle tickets for participating in various shop events.
Rabbit Row Yarns & Haberdashery classes:
The Art of Toe-Up Sock Knitting. Two sessions. Sat. Oct. 24 & Sat. Nov. 14, 2026, 10 am to noon. $50. Skillls covered: Seamless beginnings, short row heel, reading your stitches, custom sizing, one or two at a time.
Rabbit Row Yarns & Haberdashery beginner sewing series, class 3 - Intro to Patterns and Zipper Installation - Sew a Zippered Pouch. Sat. Nov. 21, 2026, 9 am to noon. Key skills taught include reading a simple pattern, pattern layout on grain, zipper installation, assembling a lined project. The project is a lined zippered pouch. Single class: $80. 5% off for purchase of two sewing classes, or 10% off the purchase of three sewing classes in this series. All supplies included in class fee. Students need to bring their own sewing machine.
Choose Colors with Confidence Workshop, Sat. Nov. 21, 2026, 10 am to 12:30 pm. $45.00. Author and instructor Deb Burger provice a guide through the secrets of color harmony and practical swatch magic.
Hour 1: Color Theory Demystified. Explore the color wheel and learn the principles of contrast, temperature, and value to allow mixing and matching of shades with complete confidence.
Next 30 Mins.: Personal Guided Selection. Students will put their new knowledge to work with expert guidance from Deb to curate a perfect palette.
Final Hour: Hands-On Knitting. Cast on the Mosaic Knitted Cup Cozy ("Mug Hugger" pattern by A Little Knitty) to see how changing which yarn serves as the Main Color, Contrast, or Accent can completely transform the exact same three shades.
Students should bring US #7 circular needle (any length) OR two US #7 double-pointed needles (DPNs). Bonus Add-On: Option to purchase the professional color wheel used in class for just $18 (a $25 retail value).
Sewing Workshop: Quilted Holiday Stocking. Sat. Nov. 28, 2026, 9 am to 11:30 am. $55. Students will stitch
a beautiful, lined quilted holiday stocking. Included are the pattern and all materials, including seasonal fabrics, batting, thread, and lining. Students need to bring their working sewing machine with power cord and foot pedal and extra bobbins, and must know basic operation of their sewing machine.
Skills taught: Quilting parallel lines and squared patterns, creating a ruffle and attaching it to the stocking, and sewing a lining.
Special offer: Sign up 2 people in the same order and save $5/person.
Holiday Make & Take classes, Needle Felted Snowflake Ornaments. Select Thursdays - Nov, 12 & 19, Dec. 10 & 17, 2026, drop in from 5 to 8 pm. $5 per snowflake, all materials included (such as wool roving, cookie cutter forms, felting needles).
Coming soon. The next KAL/CAL at Rabbit Row Yarns & Haberdashery will be the Vintage Bulky Cardigan.Prepare by choosing an iconic Mary Maxim vintage-style bulky weight cardigan pattern, and the yarn.
Rabbit Row Yarns & Haberdashery ongoing meetings. Meetings are held in the store, 24 E. Market St, Corning, NY, unless otherwise noted.
#StitchCorning happens every Sunday, 1 to 4 pm, where folks bring their projects, enjoy the rocking chairs at the rear of the shop, and become a part of a welcoming community.
Mending Circle, Thursday evenings, 6:30 to 8 pm.
Bring a love-worn item and one's creativity to delve into the visible mending trend, and collaborate on the best way to address a torn/holey/worn area. Some tools are available to use or try in shop. Even if someone has nothing to mend, they are welcome to bring a project with them. Many of the group use the time and place to knit or crochet.
Knit One Needlepoint Too, a family owned and operating business for 23 years, has launched a new website, which is now build with Shopify and Shop Pay.
From Knit One Needlepoint Too:
"We've been working hard to make your shopping experience with Needlepoint Too faster and easier. You'll notice a cleaner, more modern look along with improved navigation to help you find exactly what you're looking for. We've also made it easier to browse our large selection of canvases, threads, stitch guides, accessories, and kits, with a smoother shopping and checkout experience from start to finish. One of the biggest improvements is faster order processing, helping us get your purchases prepared and on their way to you more quickly.
Use any link to our old website and you will be forwarded immediately to the new one."
The new direct link is: needlepointtoo.net
They advise that 90% of their threads are not bar coded and none of their canvases are. Just because the counter says they are available, doesn't mean the item is in stock. They advise to call during business hours or to email needlepointttoo@gmail.com
Also new:Knit One Needlepoint Too is now hosting Saturday afternoon stitching with free help. Bring stitching projects and enjoy the company.
Alpacatrax, LLC is heading to farmers markets this fall in Ulster, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties.
Here's what Alpacatrax, LLC has to say abut their upcoming markets: "Our yarn selection this fall is fabulous, and we have several new products crafted by local artisans for inspiration and gifts. Please remember that using local fiber in your fiber creations or purchasing that special fiber product made from locally raised, quality alpaca and sheep fleeces, supports family farming in the Hudson Valley, the protection of important agricultural lands, view sheds off our roadways and natural resources as well as local artisans who work with local fleeces and crafted yarns.
All knitted product is created by local artisans as they have been for years and all product continues to be made exclusively from our farm raised fleece -both natural colored, fine quality alpaca and our small Cormo herd. 100% Cormo skeins are available as are blended skeins of 70%% alpaca and 30% Cormo along with our regionally recognized 100% alpaca in a variety of natural colors."
Here are the Alpacatrax, LLC 2026 farmers schedule for November:
Rhinebeck Farmers Market, Sundays Nov. 22, 10 am to 2 pm. Municipal parking lot at 61 E Market St, Rhinebeck, NY.
Kingston Farmers Market, Saturdays Nov. 21, 9 am to 1 pm. Wall St and John St., Kingston, NY.
Pleasantville Farmers Market, Saturdays Nov. 14, 9 am to 1 pm. Memorial Plaza (next to the Metro North train station), Pleasantville NY.
GUILD NEWS:
Ulster County Handspinners Guild meeting Thurs. Nov. 12, 2026, 7 pm. Location: Russell Brott Senior Center in Lake Katrine (1 Town Hall Rd, Lake Katrine, NY 12449.)
Elmendorph Handspinners Guild workshop day, open to the public, Elmendorph Inn, 7562 N. Broadway. Red Hook, NY 12571. Sat. Nov. 21, 2026, 10 am to 3 pm.
Woodstock Weavers Guild meeting, Tues. Dec. 8, 2026, 10 am. Location: Reformed Church of Port Ewen, 160 Salem St., Port Ewen, NY 12466.
Ulster County Handspinners Guild meeting Thurs. Dec. 10, 2026, 7 pm. Probably different location than usual meeting place. Contact guild for information.
Other Happenings of Note:
Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY: Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz, through Nov. 29, 2026.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC:
Tapa: Art of the Gift in Polynesia, through Dec. 12, 2027
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.
Wedding Attire: Three Cultures, One Celebration, ongoing.
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.
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