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Posts from the ‘Stay Connected’ Category
May 12
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Apr 4
Love Love Love
Wanna show your love?Volunteers are needed for 3-hour shifts May 18-20. Tasks vary, from handing out maps/schedules, to directing visitors to classrooms, to staffing the info table, to hosting the Fiber Cozy and other jobs.
Visit the volunteer page to get started. And, thanks in advance!
Jan 13
What’s New?
If you attended Carolina FiberFest in previous years, you’ll find even more ways to fuel your fiber passion in 2012. If this is your first time, get ready for big fun at every turn.
Dec 3
A-mazing!
Shout out to the fiber community! In November, folks from these countries visited this website: the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Netherlands, Turkey, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Latvia and Sweden. That’s staying connected in a big way. Come back soon, friends.
Nov 20
Nov 18
Stay Connected
Subscribe to CFF’s RSS feed (orange button) and get every new post the easy way. Follow on FiberFest on Ravelry, Facebook and Twitter. All you have to do is click the buttons.
Oct 31
Get Your Daily Dose of Fiber
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Don’t use one? Just click on the graphic!)
Oct 18
Doing Good Feels Great
The 2011 Raleigh Knit Night charity knitting and crocheting group handcrafted hats, scarves, sweaters, blankets and other items for donation.
Recipients were Hospice of Wake County, Interact (victims of domestic abuse), Women’s Shelter (homeless women) and Healing Place (men and women recovering from drug addiction).
Raleigh Knit Night meets January—November, 6:30 pm, on second Wednesdays at Cameron Village Regional Library. Next meeting is November 9. Knitters and crocheters of all levels are welcome. Click on the photo to see more of their beautiful work made with love.
Oct 7
Totes are Here
Get ’em while they’re hot!
At 15″ x 15″, these totes are not too big. They’re not too small. They’re just right. Perfect as project bags, shopping bags, birthday gifts, holiday gifts, anytime gifts.
Sturdy cotton duck your needles and hooks won’t poke through. Navy print. Pictured yarn and needles not included, but you’ll enjoy filling yours during Carolina FiberFest.
Order today. $8 includes shipping.
Mail your check or money order to:
Carolina FiberFest
508 Sedgewood Rd
Four Oaks, NC 27524
Sep 9
It’s All About Staying Connected
Keep current by following FiberFest on Ravelry, Facebook and Twitter. You can comment, like and tweet till the llamas come home. All you have to do is click.
Aug 13
Explore
Explore the world of fiber. Discover diverse cultures and their fiber traditions.
Imagine the places you might go during three days of free demos.
You’ll enjoy seeing spinners, knitters, crocheters, weavers, tatters, lacemakers, felters and embroiderers. Get acquainted with rug hooking. Follow that with bobbin lace. Admire works-in-progress and finished objects.
Tumble to creative ways to be kind to the planet with green projects such as the elegant black and silver clutch (pictured left). It was knitted and crocheted with VHS videotape.
Montagnard-style spinning wheel
Want more? Weaving looms. Machine knitting. Montagnard-style spinning wheels like the one below. Fiber carding, combing and blending.
Chat with experts. Learn about materials, tools and techniques. Marvel at antique fiber equipment. Ask questions. Pick up the lingo. And try your hand at something new. Who knows, you just might love it.
