Calendar

September

Saturday/Sunday September 6-7th:     Endless Mountains Fiber Festival, New Milford, PA

Saturday/Sunday September 6-7th:     Golden Harvest Festival, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, NY

Saturday September 13th: WNY Fiber Arts Festival, East Aurora NY

Saturday September 20th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Welcome to New Members, Luncheon, Market Day

For the Pot-Luck Lunch, bring a dish to pass and your table setting.

For Market Day, members can bring items to sell – fiber related, food, plants, etc.  Non-members may also bring items, but need to pay a $20 fee to the guild.

Saturday/Sunday September 20th-21st:  Adirondacks Wool and Arts Festival, Greenwich, NY

October

Saturday/Sunday October 4-5th: Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival, Tunbridge Fairgrounds, VT

Saturday/Sunday October 11-12th: Little York Fall Fiber Arts Festival, Preble, NY

Saturday/Sunday October 18-19th: New York Sheep and Wool Festival at Rhinebeck, NY

Saturday October 25th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Open Spin

Bring your spinning, knitting, crocheting, etc for a relaxing time of crafting and conversation.

November

Saturday/Sunday November 1st-2nd: Fiber Festival of New England in West Springfield, MA

Saturday November 15th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Charity Knit and Crochet

Bring your spinning, knitting, crocheting, etc for a relaxing time of crafting and conversation.

December

Saturday December 19th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Holiday Celebration

Bring a treat to share if you are so inclined. 

January

Saturday January 10th, 10:00am – 4:00pm: Black Sheep Handspinners Guild Roc Day, All Saints Church, 346 Ridge Rd, Lansing, NY

The event will include workshops along with the usual raffle, spinning circle, demonstrations, a dish-to-pass lunch and a few local vendors.

Check the website blacksheephandspinnersguild.org.

Saturday January 17th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Roc Day Celebration

For the Pot-Luck Lunch, bring a dish to pass and your table setting. Decorate your wheel to win a prize.

February

Sunday February 7th, 10:00am – 4:00pm: Tina Turner Knits Fiber Arts Festival, Henrietta, NY

Saturday February 21st, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Open Spin

Bring your spinning, knitting, crocheting, etc for a relaxing time of crafting and conversation.

March

Saturday March 21st, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Annual Guild Auction

Each member is asked to contribute at least two items which can be yarn, fiber, knitting, spinning and weaving books, eggs, plants, fiber equipment, basically things that are spinning, knitting and weaving-related.  Bring your cash or checkbook to join in the fun.  Plan on arriving early in order to display your donations and get a good view of all the items prior to the start of the auction. 

April

Saturday April 18th, 10:00am – 4:00pm: CNY Fiber Frolic, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, NY

Come support the guild’s annual CNY Fiber Frolic.

Saturday April 25th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Spring Clean Your Spinning Wheel

Saturday April TBD, 9:00am – 4:00pm: Connecticut Sheep and Wool Festival, North Haven CT

Saturday/Sunday April TBD: Washington County Fiber Tour

Farms are open both days 10 -4 (unless noted otherwise). Visit alpacas, bunnies, goats, sheep and lambs, llamas, and more – on the farm; and meet the farmers and their families.

May

Saturday May 2nd, 10:00am – 4:00pm: Syracuse Maker Faire Syracuse, NY

Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these “makers” to show hobbies, experiments, projects. The guild demonstrates spinning and provides drop spindle kits for attendees to try their hand at spinning and to take home.

Saturday/Sunday May 2nd-3rd: Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, West Friendship, MD

One of the largest festivals of its kind celebrating all things sheep, from hoof to handwoven.

Saturday May TBD, 10:00am – 4:00pm: Shepherds Wool Market, Rush, NY

Saturday/Sunday May 9-10th: New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival, Deerfield, NH

Saturday May 16th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Open Spin

Bring your spinning, knitting, crocheting, etc for a relaxing time of crafting and conversation.

Saturday/Sunday May TBD: Central Pennsylvania Fiber Festival, Hughesville, PA

Saturday/Sunday May 23-24th: Massachusetts Sheep & Wool Show, Cummington, MA

June

Saturday/Sunday June 6-7th: CNY Fiber Arts Festival, Herkimer County Fairgrounds, Frankfort, NY

Guild members are welcomed to demonstrate spinning with other fiber artists.

Saturday June 20th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Guild Picnic

Bring a dish to pass and your place setting.

July

Saturday July 18th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Open Spin at Onondaga Lake Park, near Wegmans Good Dog Park

Bring your spinning, knitting, crocheting, etc for a relaxing time of crafting and conversation. Also bring sunscreen and bug spray. In case of inclement weather we will meet at the Grace Episcopal Church in Baldwinsville, NY.

August

Saturday/Sunday August TBD 10am-5pm Fiber Arts Weekend, Fenimore Farm & Country Village, Cooperstown, NY

Demonstrations, Exhibits, Vendors, and Hands-on Activities

Saturday July 15th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Open Spin at Onondaga Lake Park, near Wegmans Good Dog Park

Bring your spinning, knitting, crocheting, etc for a relaxing time of crafting and conversation. Also bring sunscreen and bug spray. In case of inclement weather we will meet at the Grace Episcopal Church in Baldwinsville, NY.

Saturday/Sunday August 29-30th: Guild Weekend at the NYS Fair

Guild members will demonstrate weaving, spinning, felting, knitting, crocheting, dyeing and carding fiber at the NYS Fair.