25th Anniversary Edition
WNC Ag Center, Fletcher, NC
Friday, October 26th from 9-6 | Saturday, October 27th from 9-6 and Sunday, October 28th from 9-4 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 3
Table of Contents SAFF Sponsor List...... 5 Davis Arena Map...... 18-19 Event Schedule...... 7-9 Workshop Schedule...... 20-26 WNC Ag Center Site Map...... 10-11 Workshop Location Map...... 27 Alphabetical Vendor List...... 14-16 Volunteer Thank You...... 30 Barn F Map...... 17 Fiber Art Competition...... 33
Why Join SAFF? • Membership entitles you to a listing in the Membership Directory and a link on the SAFF website. • Early registration for classes. Member registration begins 2 weeks before the general registration. • 10% off SAFF merchandise purchase • Email newsletter updates. • Support the organization that makes our annual SAFF event possible!
Do you love SAFF? Did you know that SAFF is entirely run by volunteers? SAFF is always looking for people to volunteer to serve on the Board and Commitees. We are always striving to create a better event and one the best ways to do this is with your help. Please let us know if you are interested. We Need Volunteers! www.saffsite.org 4 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 5
Thank You 2018 SAFF Sponsors! Welcome to 2018 Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair. We’re Charlotte Yarn Lanart International celebrating 25 years of fiber love! www.charlotteyarn.com www.lanart.net What’s new? The SAFF app! If you are reading this letter on the app, thanks! In our Fiber Arts Competition - Fiber Arts Competition first year we’ve tried to make an app that is easy to use, provides information in an K4 Knitting Category Green Mountain Spinnery intuitive way, and won’t bog down. We hope you like it! Blue Ridge Fiber Fest www.spinnery.com In addition to new workshops, new teachers and new vendors, your favorites are www.blueridgefiberfest.com Fiber Arts Competition – back too. Lots of shopping, lots of fleeces, lots of classes and lots of animals - Angora Goat Show Knitting Category sheep, goats and bunnies! CABO - Carolina Alpaca Breeders North Light Fibers Remember the Skein and Garment competition? It has grown so much we’ve had and Owners www.northlightfibers.com to rename it. It’s now the Fiber Arts Competition. You’ll still see amazing handspun www.carolinaalpacafarms.org Fiber Arts Competition yarns and remarkable clothing, but you’ll also find felted sculptures as well as woven Fleece Show garments and household items. Our newest category, ‘Repurposed wool’ debuted
last year and is returning to feature both wearables and non-wearables that used at Want to sponsor a show or contest at SAFF 2019? least 80% wool, from sweaters, skirts, and other recycled fabric too good to throw Sponsorship helps to make these events possible, while promoting the love of all things fiber. This is a great form of advertising for your farm or business. away! Choose from one our livestock shows or one of our contests. More information on Last year we also debuted the Pygora Goat show. Don’t miss these cuties in the SAFF website at https://saffsite.org/saff-sponsor-opportunities/ the lower level of the McGough Arena. The show is Saturday at 3 pm, but the Pygoras will be here all weekend. Stop by and see all the animals and chat with the dedicated farmers who care for them. Talk about fiber love! Rain, snow, babies born in the dead of night - It’s got to be love! Dwight Parker is back with his prize winning Blue Ridge Border Collies. Check out
theses dogs doing what they were born to do - herd sheep! They’ll be in the Open arena next to the McGough area on Sunday at 10 am, noon and 2 pm. Regardless of your favorite fiber love affair, we’re glad you’re here. JAZZY ACRES ALPACA RANCH has gorgeous yarn and many Enjoy the fair, products to show you…all from AnneMarie Walter our animals. SAFF Board President Experience the high quality and originality of our items. SOUTHEASTERNSAFF ANIMAL FIBER FAIR Edith Langley and Jim Hunt Leicester, N.C. Thelonious www.jazzyacres.com Mark Your Calendars for for SAFF 2019!! Facebook – jazzy acres alpacas [email protected] (704) 650-9024 October 25, 26, 27 Come by our Booth, #43 Barn F Receive you free alpaca finger puppet.
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 7 EVENTS - FRIDAY 10/26 TIME EVENT PRESENTED BY LOCATION Try your hand at weaving. Hosted by the 9:00 AM Drop In and Weave Davis Arena Lobby WNC Fiber Handweaver's Guild. Liz Spear weaves fabric on her floor 9:00 AM Liz Spear, Weaver Davis Arena Lobby loom. 9:00 AM Fiber Arts Education Haywood Community College Davis Arena Lobby 9:00 AM Fiber Arts Education John C. Campbell Folk School Davis Arena Lobby This year, Purl’s booth will be Davis Arena Conference 9:00 AM Fiber Arts Competition-Drop Off Entries Entries must be dropped off by 12 noon hosting Neighborhood Fiber Co.’s Room Booth# hand-dyed Rustic Fingering yarn 9:00 AM Fiber Arts Competition - Exhibit Open All Day Davis Arena Conference Room 141 & 143 and kits! And as always, we have free chocolate sheep with purchase. 9:00 AM Drum Carding Strauch Fiber Equipment Company Davis Arena 104 - 107 Stephen Willette: Using the Lucet, Tapes- 9:00 AM Using Fiber Art Tools Davis Arena 239, 241 Project Bags try Loom and other Fiber Art Tools $1 Fun Buttons 9:00 AM Drop Spindling Twin Birch Products Davis Arena 243, 245 Harry Potter Kits 9:00 AM Triangle Weaving Person'l Designs Davis Arena 243, 245 D&D Kits 10:00 AM Angora Rabbit Care Deb Clemens, Mountain Top Fibers Barn F 39, 40 11:00 AM Fleece Sale All Day Boone Building Star Trek Kits Open Judging of Mohair Fleeces - Bonnie 11:00 AM Mohair Fleece Show Boone Building ...and more! Naumann, Judge 11:00 AM Spinning with Angora Rabbit Fiber Lori Denley, Serendipity Farm & Studio McGough Arena Upper Level Put Beautiful Beads in Your Knitting 11:00 AM Knitting with Beads Davis Arena 322, 324 Projects, Jean Elizabeth. Open Judging of Camelid Fleeces - Judy 12:00 PM Camelid 2 Ounce Fleece Show Boone Building Keske, Judge Open Judging of Pygora Fleeces - Lisa WHOSE 1:00 PM Pygora Fleece Show Boone Building SOCKS Grzeskowiak, Judge ? 1:00 PM Spinning with Angora Rabbit Fiber Lori Denley, Serendipity Farm & Studio McGough Arena Upper Level Open Judging of Wool Fleeces - Linda 2:00 PM Wool Fleece Show Boone Building Koepel, Judge 2:00 PM Cotton Spinning Obsidians Caldera Davis Arena 443 Beginner’s lesson in Japanese Kumihimo 2:00 PM Kumihimo Braiding Davis Arena 318, 320 Braiding @ Primitive Originals 2:00 PM Angora Rabbit Care Deb Clemens, Mountain Top Fibers Barn F 39, 40 P u r l’ s Drop by the Purdy Thangz booth for a 2:00 PM How to Make Dryer Balls Davis Arena 422 demonstration of how to make dryer balls. Yar n 3:00 PM Spinning with Angora Rabbit Fiber Lori Denley, Serendipity Farm & Studio McGough Arena Upper Level Ta rot 4:00 PM Angora Rabbit Care Deb Clemens, Mountain Top Fibers Barn F 39, 40 8 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 9
EVENTS - SATURDAY 10/27 EVENTS - SUNDAY 10/28 TIME EVENT PRESENTED BY LOCATION TIME EVENT PRESENTED BY LOCATION
9:00 AM Junior Sheep Show McGough Arena 9:00 AM Open Sheep Show McGough Arena Davis Arena Conference 9:00 AM Angora Goat Show McGough Arena 9:00 AM Fiber Arts Competition All Day Room Try your hand at weaving. Hosted by the 9:00 AM Drop In and Weave Davis Arena Lobby WNC Fiber Handweaver's Guild. 9:00 AM Fleece Sale Boone Building SAFF's contemporary version of Sheep 9:00 AM Liz Spear, Weaver Liz Spear weaves fabric on her floor loom. Davis Arena Lobby 10:00 AM Roving to Scarf Competition Davis Arena Lobby to Shawl 9:00 AM Fiber Arts Education Haywood Community College Davis Arena Lobby Try your hand at weaving. Hosted by the 10:00 AM Drop In and Weave Davis Arena Lobby 9:00 AM Fiber Arts Education John C. Campbell Folk School Davis Arena Lobby WNC Fiber Handweaver's Guild Closed for judging at 9:00 AM. Exhibit will Davis Arena Conference Liz Spear weaves fabric on her floor 9:00 AM Fiber Arts Competition 10:00 AM Liz Spear, Weaver Davis Arena Lobby open at conclusion. Room loom. 9:00 AM Drum Carding Strauch Fiber Equipment Company Davis Arena 104 - 107 10:00 AM Fiber Arts Education Haywood Community College Davis Arena Lobby 9:00 AM Fleece Sale All Day Boone Building 10:00 AM Drum Carding Strauch Fiber Equipment Company Davis Arena 104 - 107 The silent auction will include Wool, Mohair, 10:00 AM Border Collie Herding Blue Ridge Border Collies Covered Arena 9:00 AM Fleece Silent Auction Boone Building and Pygora. Stephen Willette: Using the Lucet, Tapes- 10:00 AM Using Fiber Art Tools Davis Arena 239, 241 Stephen Willette: Using the Lucet, Tapestry try Loom and other Fiber Art Tools 9:00 AM Using Fiber Art Tools Davis Arena 239, 241 Loom and other Fiber Art Tools 10:00 AM Drop Spindling Twin Birch Products Davis Arena 243, 245 9:00 AM Drop Spindling Twin Birch Products Davis Arena 243, 245 10:00 AM Triangle Weaving Person'l Designs Davis Arena 243, 245 9:00 AM Triangle Weaving Person'l Designs Davis Arena 243, 245 10:00 AM Angora Rabbit Care Deb Clemens, Mountain Top Fibers Barn F 39, 40 10:00 AM Angora Rabbit Care Deb Clemens, Mountain Top Fibers Barn F 39, 40 11:00 AM Spinning with Angora Rabbit Fiber Lori Denley, Serendipity Farm & Studio McGough Arena Upper Level 11:00 AM Spinning with Angora Rabbit Fiber Lori Denley, Serendipity Farm & Studio McGough Arena Upper Level Put Beautiful Beads in Your Knitting 11:00 AM Knitting with Beads Davis Arena 322, 324 Put Beautiful Beads in Your Knitting Projects, Projects, Jean Elizabeth. 11:00 AM Knitting with Beads Davis Arena 322, 324 Jean Elizabeth. 12:00 PM Border Collie Herding Blue Ridge Border Collies Covered Arena 1:00 PM Spinning with Angora Rabbit Fiber Lori Denley, Serendipity Farm & Studio McGough Arena Upper Level 1:00 PM Spinning with Angora Rabbit Fiber Lori Denley, Serendipity Farm & Studio McGough Arena Upper Level 2:00 PM Cotton Spinning Obsidians Caldera Davis Arena 443 Davis Arena Conference 2:00 PM Fiber Arts Competition - Pick Up Entries Pick up entries 2 - 4 PM Beginner’s lesson in Japanese Kumihimo Room 2:00 PM Kumihimo Braiding Davis Arena 318, 320 Braiding @ Primitive Originals 2:00 PM Border Collie Herding Blue Ridge Border Collies Covered Arena 2:00 PM Angora Rabbit Care Deb Clemens, Mountain Top Fibers Barn F 39, 40 2:00 PM Cotton Spinning Obsidians Caldera Davis Arena 443 Drop by the Purdy Thangz booth for a 2:00 PM How to Make Dryer Balls Davis Arena 422 Beginner’s lesson in Japanese Kumihimo demonstration of how to make dryer balls. 2:00 PM Kumihimo Braiding Davis Arena 318, 320 Braiding @ Primitive Originals 3:00 PM Ram Sheep Show McGough Arena 2:00 PM Angora Rabbit Care Deb Clemens, Mountain Top Fibers Barn F 39, 40 3:00 PM Pygora Goat Show McGough Arena 3:00 PM Spinning with Angora Rabbit Fiber Lori Denley, Serendipity Farm & Studio McGough Arena Upper Level 4:00 PM Angora Rabbit Care Deb Clemens, Mountain Top Fibers Barn F 39, 40 Check out the Event map to find the Shuttle stops throughout the Fairgrounds. 10 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 11
Expo Sales Arena Center Barn Barn Workshops No Events D C Food Parking
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Shuttle Parking Parking Blue Davis Arena Shuttle Barn Food Trucks Barn Vendors B SAFF Souvenirs & Info McGough Arena Demos Demos Sit & Spin Parking Angora Rabbits, Upper Level Drop In & Weave Sheep Show Fiber Arts Competition Angora Goat Show Shuttle Food Pygora Goat Show Barn Food A Shuttle Boone Barn Covered Building Arena F Fleece Show Border Collie Parking & Sale Herding Demo Vendors
To I-26 Airport Road Entrance Gate 7 12 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR
Don’t Miss all the wonderful fiber animals, shows and demonstrations in the McGough & Sales Arena COME SEE THE ANIMAL SIDE OF SAFF! Angora Rabbit Demos - see the Event Schedule for times Sheep and Goat Shows - see the Event Schedule for times Don’t miss the amazing Sheep Dog Herding McGough Arena - Sunday 10, 12 & 2
Avillion Farm Shetland & Jacob Sheep • Wool German & French Angora Rabbits Angora • Mohair Colored & White Angora Goats Roving • Yarns • Pre-felts Elaina M. Kenyon Efland, NC T. (919) 563-0439 email: [email protected] Etsy: /shop/avillionfarmfibers/ 14 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 15
VENDOR LOCATION VENDOR LOCATION VENDOR LOCATION VENDOR LOCATION A Fistful of Felt! Davis Arena 32 Dry Creek Naturals Davis Arena 135, 137, 139 Kathy's Garden Davis Arena 213 Royal Fibercraft Davis Arena 5 A Hundred Ravens Davis Arena 325, 327 Dunn Spunn Barn F 52 Katie Gardenia Davis Arena 321 Searsport Rug Hooking Barn F 10, 11, 12 ApotheFaery Luxury Fibers Barn F 51 Dustys Vintage Buttons Davis Arena 53 Ken McNeill Art Davis Arena 218, 220 Serendipity Farm & Studio Davis Arena 119, 121 Appalachian Naturals Davis Arena 40 Earth Guild & Strauch Fiber Equip Davis Arena 104 - 107 Knitting Notions Davis Arena 231, 233 SewFlo Barn F 38 Apple Hill Farm Davis Arena 134, 136 Easy Knits Davis Arena 49 Knitting on the Fringe Davis Arena 100, 102 Sheep Incognito/Charisma Art Gallery Davis Arena 208, 210 AppRidge Weavers Davis Arena 221 Ellyn Cooper's Yarn Sonnets Davis Arena 200, 202 Kristen's Fiber Studio Davis Arena 310, 312 Sheepish Creations Davis Arena 209, 211 Asheville NC Homecrafts Davis Arena 111, 113 Empty Pockets Alpaca Farm Davis Arena 142, 144 Lady Slipper Studio & Farm Davis Arena 19 SkaSka Designs Davis Arena 427, 429 Avillion Farm Davis Arena 2 Epicurean Boutique Davis Arena 217, 219 Lanart Davis Arena 304 - 307 Skoog's Sheep & Cattle Co Davis Arena 34 Barb Originals Davis Arena 7, 8 Erin Lane Bags Davis Arena 424, 426 Latin Collection Davis Arena 340, 342, 344 Southern Charm Davis Arena 30, 31 Basket Artistry Davis Arena 138, 140 Ewephoric Fibers Davis Arena 47 Leading Men Fiber Arts Barn F 22, 23 Southern Sheep Company Davis Arena 41, 42 Bead Biz Davis Arena 322, 324 Fellowfeel Farm & Friends Davis Arena 9 LL Design-Memory Glass Art Barn F 17, 18 Sparkle Studio Davis Arena 317 Bede Sisters Davis Arena 38 Fiber Distinctions Barn F 37 Lyle Wheelers Chairs Davis Arena 11 Spirit Fiber Works / Fiber Sisters Davis Arena 435, 437 Black Sheep Farm Davis Arena 50 Fiber Dream Santas Davis Arena 114, 116, 118 Maple Row Stock Wool Davis Arena 127, 129 Spotted Circus Alpacas & Llamas Davis Arena 214, 216 Blue Fields Farm Davis Arena 423, 425 Fitzsimmons Davis Arena 308 McMatley LLC Alpacas Davis Arena 230 Stephen Willette Davis Arena 239, 241 Blue Ridge Needle Arts Davis Arena 27 Friends & Fiberworks Davis Arena 400 - 405 Medusa Yarn & Fiber Barn F 46 Stony Hill Fiber Arts Davis Arena 48 Bobbin Boy Davis Arena 329 Gale's Art Davis Arena 314, 316 Miss Babs Davis Arena 409 - 413 Super Stitchy Barn F 14 Bumblebee Acres Farm Barn F 48 Good Fibrations Davis Arena 123, 125 ModeKnit Yarn Barn F 41, 42 Susan's Fiber Shop Davis Arena 22 - 26 Butterfly's Web Davis Arena 212 Green Mountain Spinnery Davis Arena 326, 328 Morning Meadows Sundries Davis Arena 238, 240 Taylored Fibers Davis Arena 242, 244 Carolina Alpaca Breeders Assoc. Inc Davis Arena 130 - 133 Gwenyth Glynn Wensleydales Davis Arena 335, 337 Morning Star Fiber Barn F 19, 20 The Basket Lady Davis Arena 418, 420 CDR Farms Davis Arena 1 Gypsy Mountain Farm Davis Arena 215 Mountain Meadow Farm Davis Arena 319 The Buffalo Wool Company Davis Arena 430, 432, 434 CF Tomchik Designs Davis Arena 35 HanDen Studios/SAORI Davis Arena 414 - 417 Mountain Top Fibers Barn F 39, 40 The Clay Sheep Davis Arena 16 Checkmate Farm Barn F 9 Hartworks Stoneware Davis Arena 201, 203 Naumann Angoras Davis Arena 101, 103 The Fiber Seed Davis Arena 339, 341, 343 Chimera Ranch/Enchanted Fibers Barn F 30, 31 Haute Boheme Fibers Barn F 50 New Era Fiber LLC Davis Arena 436, 438 The Fibre Studio at Yarns to Dye For Davis Arena 336, 338 Clarksville Weaver Barn F 35 Heaven Sent Home Spun Davis Arena 44 North Light Fibers Davis Arena 300, 302 The Holler Farm Davis Arena 17, 18 Claudia Hand Painted Yarn Davis Arena 222, 224 Heelside Farms Davis Arena 439, 441 Obsidians Caldera Davis Arena 443 The Ross Farm Davis Arena 204, 206 Clay Cat + Harvest Moon Handspun Davis Arena 39 Henceforth Yarns Davis Arena 12 Pandora's Yarn Davis Arena 120, 122 The Silk Thread Davis Arena 33 Colour Visions Davis Arena 13 Hillcreek Fiber Studio & Yarn Shop Barn F 27 - 29 Pawley Studio Davis Arena 431, 433 The Tail Spinner Davis Arena 45, 46 Cormack Needle Felting Tools & Supply Barn F 36 Hippie Chix Fiber Art Barn F 1-8 Plays in Mud Pottery Davis Arena 10 The Trading Post for Fiber Arts Davis Arena 234 - 237 Curly Furr Felted Creation Barn F 26 Indian Lake Artisans Davis Arena 14 Poplar Hill Alpacas & Studio Barn F 20, 21 The Whispering Wood Turner Davis Arena 28 Cynthia Wood Spinner Davis Arena 323 Interlacements Yarns Davis Arena 442, 444 Primitive Originals Kumihimo Davis Arena 318, 320 The Woolery Davis Arena 223, 225, 227,229 Deep Dyed Yarns Davis Arena 330, 332 Jane Voorhees Davis Arena 36 Purdy Thangz Davis Arena 422 Three Girls Fiber Company Davis Arena 20, 21 Delly's Delights Farm Davis Arena 301, 303 Jazz Turtle Davis Arena 419, 421 Purl's Yarn Emporium Davis Arena 141, 143 Three Sheeps 2 the Wind Barn F 49 Dewberry Ridge Barn F 24, 25 Jazzy Acres Alpaca Ranch Barn F 43 Questionable Origin Davis Arena 232 Three Sisters Weaving Barn F 16 Dimensions Davis Arena 6 Jehovah Jireh Wool Mill Davis Arena 205, 207 RAFAEL ART Davis Arena 428 Twin Burch Products Davis Arena 243, 245 Dragonfly Fibers Davis Arena 124, 126, 128 Jehovah Raah Farm Davis Arena 43 Rare Find Farm Davis Arena 445 Twist Fiber Studio Davis Arena 3, 4 Dream Weaver Fiber Arts Barn F 47 JeNan Wood & Fiber Davis Arena 145 Rock & String Creations Davis Arena 334 Twisted Yarn and Fiber Bags & Notions Barn F 45 Jolie Armoire Davis Arena 29 River's Edge Fiber Arts Davis Arena 37 Rose Spring Farm Davis Arena 309, 311, 313 Two Guys Yarn Company Barn F 13 16 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 17
VENDOR LOCATION VENDOR LOCATION Unplanned Peacock Davis Arena 108, 109 White Birch Fiber Arts Barn F 32, 33 Vendors - Barn F Ursula's Alcove Davis Arena 345 Windy Acres Farm Davis Arena 115, 117 Wandering Wool Davis Arena 110, 112 Wolle's Yarn Creations Davis Arena 51 27 28 29 26 24 25 22 23 Waxon Batik & Dye Studio Davis Arena 315 Wool Junction Davis Arena 331, 333 Hillcreek Fiber Curly Furr Dewberry Leading Men WeeOnes Barn F 44 Yarn Experiments Barn F 15 Studio Felted Creative Ridge Fiber Arts Whimzee Stitches Designs Davis Arena 440 Your Daily Fiber Davis Arena 15 30 31 Whirlwind Ranch Davis Arena 226, 228 Zeilinger Wool Co Barn F 34 35 Chimera Clarkville Weaver 21 Ranch Have you checked out the Fiber Arts 36 52 Popular Cormack Needle Dunn Spun Hill Competion in the Davis Arena Conference Room? Felting Tools Alpacas 37 51 20 Fiber ApotheFaery Morning Star Distinction & Popular Hill 32 33 Alpacas 38 50 19 Sew Flo Haute Boheme White Birch Fibers Fiber Arts Morning 49 Star 39 40 Three Sheeps 2 the Wind 17 18 34 Mountain Top Fibers 48 LL Design Zeilliger Wool Bumble Company Acres Farm
41 42 47 16 Dream Weaver Fiber Arts Three Sisters The Wool Room offers yarns, ModeKnit Weaving Yarn 46 fibers, tools, & accessories Medusa Yarn 15 & Fiber Workshops, open events, 1 - 8 43 45 Yarn Experiments private instruction Twisted Yarn & Jazzy Acres Fiber Bags & knitting, spinning, weaving Hippie Chix Alpaca Ranch Notions Fiber Art 13 Looms to rent weekly/monthly 44 Two Guys Wee Ones 630 Boxcar Street Yarn Company Hendersonville, NC 28792
Shop 828-692-7373 14 9 10 11 12 Hours Tues—Sat 10 - 5 pm Super Checkmate Searsport Stitchy www.woolroom.com Farm Rug Hooking Find us on Facebook & Instagram 18 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 19
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23 - 26 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 Clay Cat Blue Susan’s The Heaven Jehovah Southern Bede River’s Jane CF Skoog’s The Southern Jolie Whispering Appalachian Harvest A Fist Full Ridge Fiber Tail Spinner Sent Raah Sheep Sisters Edge Voorhees Tomchick Sheep & Silk Charm Armoire Wood Naturals Moon of Felt Needle Shop Homespun Farm Company Fiber Arts Cattle Co. Thread Turner Handspun Arts 20 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 21
THURSDAY WORKSHOPS - 10/25 THURSDAY WORKSHOPS - 10/25
TIME CLASS LOCATION INSTRUCTOR TIME CLASS LOCATION INSTRUCTOR 9:00 AM **2 day Class** Yarn Design Lab - Structure And Color Davis 2 Abby Franquemont 1:00 PM Painters Pallet Expo Building L-6 Tracey Schuh 9:00 AM *2 day class* The Great Wool Project Expo Building R-8 Beth Smith 1:00 PM Continuous Strand Weaving on every shape Expo Building M-4 Bex Oliger 9:00 AM Beginning Rug Hooking Expo Building M-2 Claudia Lampley 1:00 PM Intermediate Reversible Lace Expo Building M-11 Jolie Elder 9:00 AM Dyeing Self Patterning Sock Yarns Expo Building L-1 Melanie Koenig 1:00 PM Beginning Spinning Expo Building R-1 Julie Wilson 9:00 AM Colorplay: Stress Free Ways to Spin with Color Davis 1 Jillian Moreno 1:00 PM Oxford Punch Needle Pumpkin for Beginners Expo Building M-10 Kathy Donovan 9:00 AM Beginning Spinning Expo Building R-1 Julie Wilson 1:00 PM Dyeing Self Patterning Sock Yarns Expo Building L-1 Melanie Koenig 9:00 AM Get to Know an Angora Rabbit Expo Building R-4 Martha Owen 1:00 PM Classic needle felted Santa ornament Expo Building M-6 Melissa Gray 9:00 AM Master Your Electric Spinner Expo Building R-5 Mary Berry 1:00 PM Fabulous Broomstick Lace Expo Building R-7 Rita de Maintenon 9:00 AM Needle Felted Whimsical Magical Creatures Expo Building Office Anne Magrath 1:00 PM Carding Embellished Batts, Rolags and Roving Expo Building L-7 Roo Kline 9:00 AM Chairside Tote Basket Expo Building M-3 Bev Larson 1:00 PM Stranded Colorwork (Fair Isle) Knitting Beginning Expo Building M-1 Varian Brandon 9:00 AM The Fabulous Felted and Dyed Bark Scarf Expo Building L-2 Chad Alice Hagen 2:00 PM Rug Hooking for Beginners Expo Building M-7 Stephanie Allen-Krauss 9:00 AM Beginning Rigid Heddle Weaving Expo Building R-6 Constance Hall 2:00 PM Wet-felted Flower Portrait Expo Building L-3 Vickie Clontz 9:00 AM Discover SAORI! The journey begins! Expo Building M-7 Denise Prince 3:00 PM Needle Felted Landscape in the Round! Expo Building M-9 Pat Pawlowicz 9:00 AM Make it Madder-20 colors from one dye Expo Building R-3 Jackie Ottino 9:00 AM Tie-Dye for the 21st Century Expo Building M-6 Jessica Kaufman 9:00 AM Introduction to Reversible Lace Expo Building M-11 Jolie Elder FRIDAY WORKSHOPS - 10/26 9:00 AM Sock Machine Driver's Ed! Expo Building M-9 Milissa Ellison Dewey TIME CLASS LOCATION INSTRUCTOR 9:00 AM Buttonholes Zippers Cords and Pockets Expo Building M-8 Nancy Shroyer 9:00 AM **2 day Class** Yarn Design Lab - Structure And Color Davis 2 Abby Franquemont 9:00 AM Natural Dyeing using Extracts Expo Building L-6 Phylleri Ball 9:00 AM *2 day class* The Great Wool Project Expo Building R-8 Beth Smith 9:00 AM Classic Hairpin Lace Expo Building R-7 Rita de Maintenon 9:00 AM Discover SAORI! The Journey Begins! Expo Building M-7 Denise Prince 9:00 AM Choosing and Washing a Fleece: Alpaca Expo Building L-7 Roo Kline 9:00 AM Corespinning for Fun and Function (Advanced Expo Building M-5 Esther Rodgers 9:00 AM Felt Brim Hat Expo Building L-4 Sandra (Vasanto) Nechemias beginner) 9:00 AM Beginning Tapestry Expo Building R-2 Susannah Johnson 9:00 AM Indigo Social Expo Building R-3 Jackie Ottino 9:00 AM Ribbing and Edgings for Colorwork Expo Building M-1 Varian Brandon 9:00 AM Beginning Spinning Expo Building R-1 Julie Wilson 9:00 AM Wool Geode Zipper Necklace Expo Building L-3 Vickie Clontz 9:00 AM Sock Machine Driver's Ed! Expo Building L-1 Milissa Ellison Dewey 12:00 PM Weaving Sticks Workshop Expo Building M-9 Pat Pawlowicz 9:00 AM Getting Gauge (or Not!) Expo Building M-8 Nancy Shroyer 1:00 PM Spindle and wheel- Spinning on a Walking Wheel Expo Building R-4 Martha Owen 9:00 AM How To Train Your Fiber: Alpaca Expo Building L-7 Roo Kline 1:00 PM Spinning Mohair Neat and Artsy Expo Building R-5 Mary Berry 9:00 AM Slick Tricks for Cast on and Bind off Expo Building R-7 Sheryl Thies 3-D Felting How-To: Creating Wool Felted Animal 9:00 AM Stranded Colorwork (Fair Isle) Knitting Beyond Expo Building M-4 Varian Brandon 1:00 PM Expo Building M-2 Olivia FitzSimmons Figures Beginning 22 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 23
FRIDAY WORKSHOPS - 10/26 FRIDAY WORKSHOPS - 10/26
TIME CLASS LOCATION INSTRUCTOR TIME CLASS LOCATION INSTRUCTOR
9:00 AM Knitters Delight Basket Expo Building M-3 Bev Larson 3:00 PM 3-hr Rooster : Step-by-Step Wool Painting Expo Building M-2 Cecilia Ho 3-hr Native American Headdress : Step-by-Step Wool 9:00 AM Expo Building M-2 Cecilia Ho 3:00 PM Nuno Felting- Felt My Stash Scarf Expo Building L-4 Kelly Agrue Painting 3:00 PM Needle-felt Landscape Expo Building L-3 Vickie Clontz 9:00 AM Pattern Weaving on Rigid Heddle loom Expo Building R-6 Constance Hall 4:30 PM Needle Felting: Form AND Function! Expo Building M-9 Pat Pawlowicz 9:00 AM Perpetual Indigo Vat Expo Building R-2 Eileen Hallman 9:00 AM The Fundamentals of Orenburg Knitted Lace Expo Building M-1 Galina Khmeleva 9:00 AM Yarnitecture : Building Exactly the Yarn You Want Davis 1 Jillian Moreno 9:00 AM Oops! Now What Do I Do? Expo Building M-11 Jolie Elder SATURDAY WORKSHOPS - 10/27
9:00 AM 3-D Felting Wall Hanging Expo Building L-4 Kelly Agrue TIME CLASS LOCATION INSTRUCTOR 9:00 AM Hand Carding and the Long Draw Expo Building R-4 Martha Owen 9:00 AM How to Buy a Fleece Expo Building R-8 Beth Smith 9:00 AM Weave a Wall Hanging Expo Building R-5 Mary Berry 9:00 AM 3-hr Landscape : Step-by-Step Wool Painting Expo Building M-2 Cecilia Ho 9:00 AM Beginning Knitting Expo Building M-6 Melanie Koenig 9:00 AM A Feel-Good Wool Felt Covered Craft Journal Expo Building L-2 Chad Alice Hagen 9:00 AM Beginning Shuttle Tatting Expo Building Office Sallie Pollock 9:00 AM Charkha 101 Expo Building R-2 Eileen Hallman 9:00 AM Romantic Wraps Expo Building L-6 Suzanne Morgan 9:00 AM Natural Dye Rainbow Expo Building R-3 Jackie Ottino 9:00 AM Wool Sushi Cane Expo Building L-3 Vickie Clontz 9:00 AM Beginning Spinning Expo Building R-1 Julie Wilson 12:00 PM Wool Bead Earrings Expo Building L-3 Vickie Clontz 9:00 AM Long Locks and Flower Skinny Scarf Expo Building L-4 Kelly Agrue Professional Fiber Photography: How to Arrange Light 1:00 PM Expo Building M-7 David FitzSimmons Photograph and Process Fiber Images 9:00 AM The Finer Points of Combing! Expo Building M-10 Kimberly Radcliffe 1:00 PM Beginning Spinning Expo Building R-1 Julie Wilson 9:00 AM From Batt to Yarn Expo Building R-5 Mary Berry 1:00 PM 2-hr Red Cardinal Bird : Wool Painting in a Hoop Expo Building M-2 Cecilia Ho 9:00 AM Introduction to Hand Spindles Boone Building Melissa Dunning 1:00 PM Learn to knit with beads! Expo Building M-4 Jean Glass 9:00 AM Nuno Felted Poppy Scarf Expo Building L-3 Melissa Gray 1:00 PM Looping Back Expo Building M-11 Jolie Elder 9:00 AM The Blending Experiment: Alpaca Expo Building L-7 Roo Kline Art Yarn Techniques - Bee-hives, Coils, Unicorn Horns 1:00 PM Expo Building M-5 Lisa Murray 9:00 AM Teaching Spinning Classes Davis 2 Abby Franquemont and More 9:00 AM Fall in the Smokies: Needle Felted Painting Expo Building M-3 Anne Magrath 1:00 PM Give It The Slip Expo Building M-6 Melanie Koenig 9:00 AM Addy's Treasure Basket Expo Building M-3 Bev Larson 1:00 PM Learn Continental Knitting from a Right Hand Thrower Expo Building M-8 Nancy Shroyer 9:00 AM Intro to Rug Hooking Expo Building M-9 Claudia Lampley 1:00 PM Advanced Shuttle Tatting Expo Building Office Sallie Pollock 9:00 AM Beginning Rigid Heddle Weaving Expo Building R-6 Constance Hall 1:00 PM Read It and Frog Less Expo Building R-7 Sheryl Thies Advanced Publishing: Making Marketing and Selling 9:00 AM Expo Building M-4 David FitzSimmons 2:00 PM Spinning Skills 201 Expo Building R-5 Mary Berry your Fiber Book 2:00 PM Crewel Embroidery Expo Building R-2 Susannah Johnson 9:00 AM Spinning the Orenburg Way Expo Building M-1 Galina Khmeleva 3:00 PM Beginning Drop Spindle Expo Building M-7 Chelsea Fehskens 9:00 AM Kaleidoscope Spinning: Color and Singles Davis 1 Jillian Moreno 24 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 25
SATURDAY WORKSHOPS - 10/27 SATURDAY WORKSHOPS - 10/27
TIME CLASS LOCATION INSTRUCTOR TIME CLASS LOCATION INSTRUCTOR
9:00 AM 1x1 Wonders Expo Building M-11 Jolie Elder 1:00 PM Slip some Texture and Color Expo Building R-7 Sheryl Thies 9:00 AM Up and Down on the Rigid Heddle Loom Expo Building L-1 Leslie Fesperman 2:00 PM Rigid Heddle Weaving Two Expo Building R-6 Constance Hall 9:00 AM Deluxe Felted Soaps Expo Building M-6 Lyn Harris 2:00 PM How To Choose a Fleece Boone Building Melissa Dunning 9:00 AM Sock Machine Driver's Ed! Expo Building R-4 Milissa Ellison Dewey 2:03 PM Wet Felted 3D BIG Flower Expo Building L-4 Kelly Agrue 9:00 AM PA German Scandinavian Band Weaving Picking it up Expo Building M-8 Nancy Shroyer 3:00 PM Garter Tab Beginning Expo Building M-11 Jolie Elder 9:00 AM Unravel While You Knit Expo Building R-7 Sheryl Thies 3:30 PM 3-hr From Image to Wool Painting (Level II) Expo Building M-2 Cecilia Ho 9:00 AM Abstract Compositions Expo Building L-6 Suzanne Morgan 4:00 PM Deluxe Felted Soaps Expo Building M-6 Lyn Harris 9:00 AM Easy Dye Silk Scarves Expo Building M-5 Theresa Brown 4:30 PM Needle Felted Critters Class Expo Building M-8 Pat Pawlowicz 9:00 AM Using Steek Stitches - Beginning Expo Building M-7 Varian Brandon 5:00 PM Beginning Drop Spindle Expo Building M-4 Chelsea Fehskens 9:00 AM Coiling Expo Building Office Crystal Wilkie 11:00 AM Fun with Alcohol Inks! Expo Building M-6 Lyn Harris 12:00 PM Broom Making Primer Expo Building M-3 Bev Larson 1:00 PM Fleece Fairy Godmother: What to do with that fleece. Expo Building R-8 Beth Smith SUNDAY WORKSHOPS - 10/28
1:00 PM Spinning Silk: Types / Techniques Expo Building M-4 Cassie Dickson TIME CLASS LOCATION INSTRUCTOR 1:00 PM Plying Orenburg Style Expo Building M-1 Galina Khmeleva 9:00 AM All Batts All Day Davis 2 Abby Franquemont 1:00 PM Pretty Maids All in a Row: Successive Color Plying Davis 1 Jillian Moreno 9:00 AM Wheel to Shuttle Expo Building R-8 Beth Smith 1:00 PM Beginning Spinning Expo Building R-1 Julie Wilson 9:00 AM Beginning Drop Spindle Expo Building M-3 Chelsea Fehskens 1:00 PM Beginning Tapestry Expo Building R-2 Susannah Johnson 9:00 AM Krokbragd on Rigid Heddle Expo Building R-6 Constance Hall 2-hr FELTastic 3D Wool Ornament (Pick from 25 1:00 PM Expo Building M-2 Cecilia Ho designs) 9:00 AM Discover SAORI! The Journey Continues! Expo Building M-7 Denise Prince Wildplying- Beehives Bobbles Crescents and Coils 1:00 PM Discover SAORI! The Journey Begins! Expo Building M-7 Denise Prince 9:00 AM Expo Building L-3 Esther Rodgers and How to Use Them! (Advanced beginner) 1:00 PM Knitting with Beads: An Introduction Expo Building M-9 Jean Glass 9:00 AM Working with Natural Dye Extracts Expo Building R-3 Jackie Ottino 1:00 PM Criss-Cross Expo Building M-11 Jolie Elder 9:00 AM Draft-O-Rama : Woolen and Worsted Prep and Draft Davis 1 Jillian Moreno Art Yarn Techniques - Slubs, Spinning Locks, Tail Spin, 1:00 PM Expo Building M-3 Lisa Murray Unicorn Horn and Add-Ins 9:00 AM Beginning Spinning Expo Building R-1 Julie Wilson 1:00 PM Fabric and Bead Crocheted Bracelet Expo Building M-6 Lyn Harris 9:00 AM Exploring Shadow Weave (4-shaft loom) Expo Building R-5 Mary Berry 1:00 PM Double Sock Knitting Expo Building M-5 Melanie Koenig 9:00 AM Traditional Wool Preparation Boone Building Melissa Dunning 1:00 PM Fair Isle Knitting Expo Building M-8 Nancy Shroyer 9:00 AM Continental Knitting Expo Building R-7 Rita de Maintenon 1:00 PM Is There An Alpaca Fiber Farm in My Future? Boone Building Patty Fuller 9:00 AM Cotton the Old-Fashioned Way Expo Building R-2 Susannah Johnson 1:00 PM Cut Strand Triloom Weaving Expo Building L-7 Roo Kline 9:00 AM HairBalls!! - The famous felted head band Expo Building L-2 Chad Alice Hagen 26 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 27
SUNDAY WORKSHOPS - 10/28 Expo Building Workshop Locations TIME CLASS LOCATION INSTRUCTOR
9:00 AM Practical Double Knitting Expo Building M-11 Jolie Elder 9:00 AM Nuno Felt and Indigo Dye Class Expo Building L-4 Kelly Agrue M - 11 9:00 AM Gel plate printing! Expo Building M-6 Lyn Harris L - 7 R - 8 Shapes and Shawls Knitting design with handspuns 9:00 AM Expo Building R-4 Martha Owen (or commercial yarns) M - 10 9:00 AM Cable Ready Expo Building M-8 Melanie Koenig R - 7 L - 6 9:00 AM Flat Felted Rabbit Picture Expo Building M-5 Melissa Gray M - 9 9:00 AM Sock Machine Driver's Ed! Expo Building M-1 Milissa Ellison Dewey 9:00 AM Al Fresco Brioche Shawl Expo Building L-1 Mimi Kezer M - 8 R - 6 9:00 AM Lucet Weaving Workshop Expo Building M-9 Pat Pawlowicz L - 5 9:00 AM Natural Dyeing with Plants Expo Building L-6 Phylleri Ball M - 7 R - 5 9:00 AM Intermediate Rug Hooking Expo Building M-4 Stephanie Allen-Krauss 9:00 AM Wood Spirit Carving Expo Building M-2 Tom Godleski L - 4 M - 6 12:00 PM Embellished Fabric and Paper Pins Expo Building M-6 Lyn Harris R - 4 1:00 PM Match Game: Spinning for Knitting Davis 1 Jillian Moreno M - 5 1:00 PM Beginning Spinning Expo Building R-1 Julie Wilson L - 3 1:00 PM Perfect Pear and Pumpkin: Needle Felted Fruit Expo Building Office Anne Magrath M - 4 R - 3 1:00 PM Rug Hooked Bed Spring Flower Pin Cushion Expo Building M-10 Claudia Lampley Introduction to Publishing: How to Create Your First M - 3 1:00 PM Expo Building M-7 David FitzSimmons L - 2 Fiber Book R - 2 1:00 PM Now How Do I Finish? Expo Building M-11 Jolie Elder M - 2 1:00 PM Handpaint Magic Spinning Boone Building Melissa Dunning 1:00 PM Embroidery for Knitwear Expo Building L-1 Mimi Kezer L - 1 R - 1 M - 1 1:00 PM Crochet Miniatures Expo Building R-7 Rita de Maintenon 1:00 PM Converting Flat Patterns to Knit in the Round Expo Building M-7 Varian Brandon Information & Sign Up Tables Food Don’t Miss the Fleece Show and Sale Vendor Expo Office at the Boone Building! Main Entrance 28 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR • Daily Prizes • Specials • • Sales • Exclusives • & More Fiber Fabulousness wncyarncrawl.com May 9-12, 2019
Purl’s Yarn Emporium 10 Wall St Downtown Asheville NC (828) 253-2750
Silver Threads & Golden Needles 41 E Main St Franklin NC (828) 349-0515 Asheville NC Homecrafts Echoview Fiber Mill 1 Page Ave 76 Jupiter Rd Sun Dragon Art & Fiber in the Grove Arcade Weaverville NC 43 S. Broad St, Ste 102 Downtown Asheville NC (855) 693-4237 Brevard NC (828) 350-7556 (828) 877-3550 Friends & Fiberworks Black Mountain Yarn Shop 19 Westridge Marketplace Tia Dana 203-A W State St Candler NC 26 N. Main St Black Mountain NC (828) 633-2500 Waynesville NC (828) 669-7570 (828) 246-9779 OSusannah’s Earth Guild Yarn on Union Yummi Yarns 33 Haywood St 130 W Union St 17 W Main St Downtown Asheville NC Morganton NC Burnsville NC (828) 255-7818 (828) 430-3300 (828) 536-5193 www.missbabs.com
We love SAFF! Join us for... Do you need a Springtime Fiber Fix? A rainbow of hand-dyed yarns Looking for a fun getaway with your Fiber Crew? Unique, hand-selected sets DFW Fiber Fest invites you to join our Fiber Family in Texas - at a time when the Bluebonnets are blooming Fibers for spinning & felting and the temperatures are still friendly!
Davis Arena, 409-413 April 4-7, 2019 Large Vendor Hall Home of the Fiberatory An Immersive Space for Equipment Trial, Yarn Tastings and Short Lessons and Demonstrations Over 100 Classes Scheduled Free Shuttle Bus Service… Knitting, Crochet, Spinning, Weaving and Other Fiber Arts All around SAFF! TKGA Master Knitter & CGOA Crochet Master Classes 2019 Featured Instructors Include New never before seen at SAFF! Kate Atherley * Janine Bajus * Denise Bell * The Knitting Fairy - Alissa Barton * Linda Dean * Carson Demers * Need a little extra help getting around? Seeing all of the different SAFF Abby Franquemont * Franklin Habit * locations can be a challenge, particularly if you have a spinning wheel, bags full Amy Herzog * Deborah Jarchow * Galina Khmeleva * of purchases, or if you are just a bit tired! Hop on board the Young’s bus that Judith MacKenzie * The Yarn Harlot, Stephanie Pearl McPhee * you’ll see taking fair-goers all around the Ag Center grounds. Lesley Robinson * The Shibaguyz - Shannon & Jason Mullett-Bowlsby 5 Convenient Stops throughout the event: Class Registration Opens November 3, 2018! The Davis Arena – The main building where the vendors are Irving Convention Center Irving, TX The Boone Building – home of the Fleece Show and Sale The Expo Center - that’s the workshop building dfwfiberfest.org The Mc Gough Arena – sheep, goats, bunnies! The Parking Lot – Drop off those bulky packages and continue your fiber love affair! CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF FIBER LOVE 33
Fiber Arts Competition Still the same inspiring and fun competition formerly called the “Skein & Garment Competition,” but we’ve expanded to felted clothing and non-wearables. Our newest category is re-purposed wool. We all have fabric we have been saving for something wonderful. Here is your opportunity to put that beautiful fabric to work while showing off your design skills
We have a youth category too! Take a look at the work of these up and coming young people
These beautiful yarns, shawl, sweaters, sculptures and so much more are located in the Davis Arena Conference Room, located off the long hallway (lobby) next to the main entrances to the vendors. You can’t miss our sign!
Entries must arrive by noon on Friday. The competition room will be closed for judging Saturday morning and will reopen as soon as the judging is completed. Do come by and admire the prize winners!
Share your passion for fiber by entering the Fiber Arts Competition in 2019! For more information go to www.saffsite.org
Located in the heart of North Carolina’s beautiful Yadkin Valley, The Yadkin Valley Fiber Center exists as a space of learning and creativity dedicated to broadening understanding of fiber arts, crafts such as weaving, spinning, felting, and more are offered within our walls. The festival doesn't have to end! Located in historic Elkin North Carolina, the Fiber Center offers a Discover a plethora of indie shops on... variety of courses from local and visiting artists. Additionally, the Yadkin Valley Fiber Center hosts the Olds College Master Weaving and Spinning Programs, and numerous fiber-related guild meetings. the online fiber While the Fiber Room’s focus is weaving, it’s wrap around porch welcomes any student of the fiber arts with an interest in cultivating festival where fiber their craft within its walls. crafty people find their stash, tools yadkinvalleyfibercenter.org and more [email protected] 129 Church Street www.fibercrafty.com Elkin, North Carolina 28621 Based in Raleigh, NC 34 SOUTHEASTERN ANIMAL FIBER FAIR
SAFF is Celebrating 25 years of Fiber Love and our Wonderful Volunteers Let’s give a big shout out to all the fabulous volunteers who make SAFF happen! We thank you so much for… Pointing out the important places – food, animals, other buildings, vendors Selling tee shirts and other souvenirs Helping spinners select the perfect fleece Standing watch over the Fiber Arts Competition Checking in students and helping them find their classrooms Demonstrated their expertise in the Fiber Arts, including… Liz Spear, Handweaver Members of the WNC Fiber Handweavers Guild who staff Drop in & Weave And so many more! We couldn’t do it if you weren’t joining us in 25 years of Fiber Love! Do YOU want to volunteer? Send an email to [email protected]
We’ve got an App for that... Have you downloaded the SAFF app? New this year, and free for both iPhone and Android systems, the SAFF app can help you… • Find your favorite vendors - and make notes about what you saw • Locate your classes • See interesting demonstrations, shows & contests • Learn about animal care • Find your friends! • And so much more
Download it today and get connected! Celebrity Edge 7 Night Caribbean Cruise March 10th 2019
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Show this ad to Open House Friends & Fiberworks receive 20% off Friday October 26th 6-8, 19 Westridge Market in store purchases Refreshments, Place Candler, NC 28715 during SAFF Trunk Shows and specials. 828 633-2500 Friday- friendsandfiberworks.com Directions to our shop from SAFF. Take interstate Sunday. 26 heading toward Asheville. Get on Interstate 40 SAFF Hours West. Take the 1st exit, 44 West Asheville-Candler. Discount does not apply Thursday & Friday 10-8 At the red light take a right go 1.10 miles and take to looms, wheels , special a right into the Westridge Market Place. Go left Saturday 10-5 orders , mail orders , and we are the last shop. To use a GSP use the Sunday 12:30-5 trunk shows or address 901 Smokey Park Highway. consignment items.