Calendar

September

Saturday September 12th:   Fall Yarn and Fiber Day at Spinners Hill, Bainbridge, NY

Saturday September 12th: Little Lakes Fiber Fair, Hemlock, NY

Saturday/Sunday September 12-13th:     Golden Harvest Festival, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, NY

Saturday/Sunday September 12-13th:     Endless Mountain Fiber Festival, New Milford, PA

Saturday September 19th, 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 19-20th:  Adirondacks Wool and Arts Festival, Greenwich, NY

Saturday September 26th: WNY Fiber Arts Festival, East Aurora NY

October

Saturday/Sunday October 3rd-4th: Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival, Tunbridge Fairgrounds, VT

Saturday/Sunday October 10-11th: Little York Fall Fiber Arts Festival, Preble, NY

Saturday/Sunday October 17-18th: New York Sheep and Wool Festival at Rhinebeck, NY

Saturday October 24th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Open Spin

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

November

Saturday/Sunday November 7-8th: Fiber Festival of New England in West Springfield, MA

Saturday November 21st, 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 9th, 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 16th, 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

Saturday February 13th, 10:00am – 4:00pm: Tina Turner Knits Fiber Arts Festival, Henrietta, NY

Saturday February 20th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Open Spin

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

March

Saturday March 20th, 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 TBD, 10:00am – 4:00pm: CNY Fiber Frolic, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, NY

Come support the guild’s annual CNY Fiber Frolic.

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

Saturday April 24th, 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 1st, 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 1st-2nd: 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 8th, 10:00am – 4:00pm: Shepherds Wool Market, Rush, NY

Saturday/Sunday May 8-9th: New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival, Deerfield, NH

Saturday May 15th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Open Spin

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

Saturday/Sunday May 17-18th: Central Pennsylvania Fiber Festival, Hughesville, PA

June

Saturday/Sunday June 5-6th: CNY Fiber Arts Festival, Herkimer County Fairgrounds, Frankfort, NY

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

Saturday June 19th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Guild Picnic

Bring a dish to pass and your place setting.

July

Saturday July 17th, 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 August 21st, 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 TBD 10am-5pm Fiber Arts Weekend, Fenimore Farm & Country Village, Cooperstown, NY

Demonstrations, Exhibits, Vendors, and Hands-on Activities