Fibre Week 2012
Events described below are held in the Agriculture Mechanics Building, Bay 459 (unless otherwise noted)
Display Space and Merchant Mall
Coordinated by Heather Sjostrom
Fri Jun 22, 4-8pm
Sat Jun 23– Sun Jun 24, 11am – 8pm
2012 Vendor & Display Booths
Ceileigh Wool – Millet, AB
Custom Woolen Mills – Carstairs, AB
Handweavers, Spinners & Dyers of Alberta
Make 1 Yarn Studio – Calgary, AB
Pam’s Wooly Shoppe – Stony Plain, AB
Sargasso Enterprises – Spruce Grove, AB
Spring Harvest Farm – Stony Plain, AB
Twisted Sisters & Co Fibre Mill – Rollyview, AB
Vendors click here for more information
HWSDA Kick-Off Social
Sponsored by Hand Weavers, Spinners and Dyers of Alberta
Sat Jun 23 6:30pm
Socialize with Fibre Week friends as we recognize our generous sponsors and volunteers. The Keynote will speak, vendors will be open and light refreshments will be served courtesy of Pam's Wooly Shoppe.
Fleece Shows and Spin In Social
Sponsored by Alpaca Canada
Sun Jun 24 4:30 - 7:30pm
Fleece show winners will be announced
Fleece auction will begin
Supper BBQ - 5pm ($5 drop-in fee)
Variety Spin In - 6pm - 7:30pm
Show sponsors and volunteers will be recognized. Fleece silent auction will begin. Vendors will be open. Stay for the spin-in and experiment with a variety of fibres
Fleece Auction
Monday, June 25. Bidding closes at 6 pm
Silent Auction Fund Raiser
Coordinator: Donna Faulkes
Monday, Jun 25. Bidding closes at 7 pm.
Donations to this fundraiser are gratefully accepted and will receive a tax-deductible receipt. Bring your item when you come. Items can include fibres, tools, your creations, or just about anything else you think fellow fibre artists might be interested in. Proceeds from the auction go back into funding Fibre Week.
Fill out a "Friends of Fibre Week" Donor Form (also available at the information desk in the Land Sciences Building) and leave it with your item at the desk before noon Monday.
Musical Entertainment
Deborah Dee Singer/Songwriter
Monday, June 25, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Fashion Show
Coordinator: Heather Sjostrom
Monday, June 25, 7:00 pm
Show off your creations among kindred spirits. No experience necessary! Inspire others with your handiwork and innovations -- knit, crochet, felt ... whatever your fibre interest, it’s all welcome. Be prepared for appreciative oohs and aahs! Fill out an entry form and leave it together with the item(s) at the information desk before 5 pm, Monday. Light refreshments will be served courtesy of Pam's Wooly Shoppe.
