2022
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 8th
& Sunday, October 9th
10am-4pm
VENDOR MARKETPLACE
Saturday, 10am-4pm
& Sunday, 10am-4pm
Goods for purchase include handspun and hand-dyed yarns, spinning and felting fiber, hand-woven fabrics, embroidered art, macramé and woven home décor, needle-felted animals, project bags, handmade clothing and accessories, drop spindles, Alaskan-grown fiber (including qiviut), and much more!
Click here for a full list of the local artists, farmers & educations who will be there!
TOOLS & EQUIPMENT SALE
Saturday, 10am-4pm
& Sunday, 10am-1pm
Shop for gently used looms, spinning wheels, reeds, bobbin winders, and more!
Anyone can bring equipment to sell. If you'd like to sell something at the equipment sale, please contact abby@calypsofarm.org
SILENT AUCTION
Saturday ONLY
10am-4pm
Each of our vendors will have an item up for auction! All proceeds help generate the funds needed to support future Fiber Festivals!
BAKE SALE
Saturday, 10am-4pm
& Sunday, 10am-4pm
Proceeds from the Bake Sale will help support the Festival's production costs!
If you'd like to bake something to donate to the sale, please sign up here!
On Saturday only, Eclipse Soccer Club will also be holding a bake sale to help raise funds for their soccer teams!
KID'S AREA
Saturday, 10am-4pm
& Sunday, 10am-4pm
Sponsored by the Fairbanks Children's Museum!
Drop in anytime throughout the Festival for fun crafts for kids of all ages!
DEMOS
SATURDAY
Time | Demo | Demonstrator | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
10-11am | Sock Knitting Machine: Hung Hem Sock | Adriane Weatherby | Tundra Toes Booth |
10-11:30am | Wool Projects with Kids | Leila Pyle | Kid's Area |
10-10:45am | Spinning and Hand Combs | Wendy Berg | Demo Area |
11-12pm | Fiber Rabbits: Difference in Breeds and Fiber and Basic Care | Alicia Andrus | Demo Area |
11-12pm | Sock Knitting Machine: Hung Hem Sock #2 | Adriane Weatherby | Tundra Toes Booth |
12-1pm | Sock Knitting Machine: Ribbed Sock | Adriane Weatherby | Tundra Toes Booth |
12:30-1pm | Easy Lace Knitting in the Round | Lynn DeFilippo | Demo Area |
1-1:30pm | Lock Spinning Mohair | Becky Hammond | White Fireweed Farm Booth |
1:30-2:30pm | Sock Knitting Machine: Ribbed Sock #2 | Adriane Weatherby | Tundra Toes Booth |
1:30-2pm | Drop Spindle Spinning | Dwayne Eager | Demo Area |
2-3pm | Weaving on a Loom | Claire Spann | FWSG Booth |
2:15-2:45pm | Creative Core Spinning | Susan Willsrud | Demo Area |
3-4pm | Knitting Machine - Drop Stitch Hat | Adriane Weatherby | Booth |
3-3:45pm | Shearing a Rabbit | Alicia Andrus | Demo Area |
SUNDAY
Time | Demo | Demonstrator | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
10-11am | Knitting Machine - Baby Socks | Adriane Weatherby | Tundra Toes Booth |
10-11:30am | Wool Projects with Kids | Leila Pyle | Kid's Area |
10:30-11am | Two Color Stranded Knitting | Lynn DeFilippo | Demo Area |
11-12pm | Knitting Machine - Scarf | Adriane Weatherby | Tundra Toes Booth |
11:30-12:30pm | Fancy Fluff - Angora Rabbit Fibers | Alicia Andrus | Demo Area |
12-1pm | Knitting Machine - Shaker Socks | Adriane Weatherby | Tundra Toes Vendor Booth |
12-1pm | Weaving on a Loom | Claire Spann | FWSG Booth |
12:45-1:15pm | Creative Core Spinning | Susan Willsrud | Demo Area |
1-1:30pm | Lock Spinning Mohair | Becky Hammond | White Fireweed Farm Booth |
1:30-2pm | Drop Spindle Spinning | Dwayne Eager | Demo Area |
3-3:45pm | Shearing a Rabbit | Alicia Andrus | Demo Area |