Calendar

September

Saturday/Sunday September 10-11th: Endless Mountains Fiber Festival, New Milford, PA

Saturday September 10: Indie Dyers Spectrum, Allegany, NY

Saturday September 17th, 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 24-25th: Adirondacks Wool and Arts Festival, Greenwich, NY

Saturday/Sunday September 24-25th: Fiber Arts Weekend, Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown, NY

October

Saturday October 1st: WNY Fiber Arts Festival, East Aurora NY

Saturday/Sunday October 8-9th: Little York Fall Fiber Arts Festival, Preble, NY

Saturday/Sunday October 15-16th: New York Sheep and Wool Festival at Rhinebeck, NY

Saturday October 22nd, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Skill Sampler

This meeting will be an informal series of mini presentations in which members will visit small stations set up around the basement showcasing a tool or skill by our talented guild members. If you haven’t yet signed up to present your favorite skill/method/tool and would like to, please come to the meeting prepared to demonstrate your talent. At one of the stations, Sue Jones will demonstrate her knitting machine. If you are so inclined, bring yarn and crank a hat to donate to Vera House.

November

Friday-Sunday November 4-6th: Northeast Handspinners Association Gathering, Danvers, MA

Saturday/Sunday November 5-6th: Fiber Festival of New England in West Springfield, MA

Saturday November 19th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Charity Knit/Crochet

Bring your knitting needles and crochet hooks, patterns and yarn to craft items for local charities. Yarn should be acrylic or a very washable wool blend. Cold weather is coming and hats, scarves, mittens, etc are very much needed and appreciated by our less fortunate neighbors. Another option is to bring completed items to donate, Christina Tartaro will collect them for distribution to various organizations.

December

Saturday December 17th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Holiday Party

Bring treats to share with the group if you are so inclined. Bring your spinning, knitting, crocheting, etc for a relaxing break from the hectic holidays.

January

Saturday January 21st, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Roc Day Celebration

For the Pot-Luck Lunch, bring a dish to pass and your table setting. Decorate your wheel and play Sheep Breed Bingo.

February

Saturday February 18th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Yoga and Mindful Crafting: Val Bechteler

Mindful crafting, yoga stretches and meditations for crafters.

March

Saturday March 18th, 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 1st, 10:00am – 4:00pm: Syracuse Makers Faire, LeMoyne College

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.

Saturday April 15th, 10:00am – 4:00pm: CNY Fiber Frolic, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, NY

Come support the guild’s annual CNY Fiber Frolic.

Saturday April 22nd, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Open Spin

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

May

Saturday/Sunday May 6-7th: 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 13th, 10:00am – 4:00pm: Shepherds Wool Market, Rush, NY

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

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

June

Saturday/Sunday June 9-10th: CNY Fiber Arts Festival, Bouckville, NY

Guild members will demonstrate spinning in our Golden Fleece Spinners’ Society booth.

Saturday June 17th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Guild Picnic

Bring a dish to pass and your own table service.

July

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.

August

Saturday August 19th, 10:00am – 2:00pm: Open Spin at Onondaga Lake Park, near Wegmans Good Dog Park