2018 Schedule of Events

The Schedule of Events for 2018 is under construction.  Class listings shown below are correct for 2018 (registration for classes opens on May 1).  The schedule will continue to be updated to include all demonstrations and other information as info becomes available.  Please continue to check back throughout the summer!

Friday, October 19, 2018

​Set up and check in only.  Not open to the public on Friday.
​1:00 - 7:30 
​Vendor set-up  
1:00 - 7:00​ 
​Fleece check-in. Fleeces will be accepted in the Display Hall.
2:00 - 7:00​
Fiber Arts and 'Strut Your Stuff' entry drop-off.  Fiber Arts and 'Strut Your Stuff' entries will be accepted in the Display Hall.

Saturday, October 20, 2018

6:00 am - 8:30 am
Vendor set-up
8:00​: Fiber Arts entry and Strut Your Stuff! entry drop off - until 9:00 am.  No entries accepted after 9:00 am

​Check-in for morning classes in the 4-H Building
​9:00:  Vendors Open (close at 6:00 pm)

​Wool and Fleece Shows with Judge Dawn Lantz - Ongoing throughout the day until all fleeces are judged (approx. 4:00 pm).
9:30:​​​
Saturday  Morning Classses  begin
  • Transformation - Overdyeing, Instructor:  Judith MacKenzie  (full day class) ​
  • Felting Wearables - Mittens & Booties,  Instructor:  Liz Moncrief (full day class)
  • Stained Glass Nuno Felt Shawl, Instructor:  Patti Barker (full day class)
  • Splint Woven Wool Drying Basket, Instructor:  Kay Harradine (full day class)
  • Diagonal Weaving on a Pin Loom, Instructor:  Hazel Spencer
  • Spinning a Coiled Beehive Yarn, Instructor:  Allison Harding
  • SpinPossible: Loft - Spinning Lofty Yarns from a Worsted Prep, Instructor:  Michael Kelson
  • Locker Hooking a Rug, Instructor:  Rosanne Anderson
  • Angora 101, Instructor:  Heather Campbell
  • Bling It On - Adding Beads to Crochet or Knitting, Instructor:  Laurinda Reddig
  • Knitting 9-1-1, Instructor:  Tandy Imhoff
9:15 - 10:15 
Free Demonstration at Demo Station #1
Batt Stack and Pull for Big Colorful Rovings with Janis Thompson of Eugene Textile Center

9:45 - 10:15 
Free Demonstration at Demo Station #2
Needle Felting with Marisa Dobiash of Sugar & Spice Alpacas

Fiber Arts Judging with Barbara Seeler begins
​
10:30 - 11:00
Free Demonstration at Demo Station #1
How to Make Ply Balls for Easy Chain Plying with Mimi Dillman of Valley Spinners

10:30 - 11;00
Free Demonstration at Demo Station #2
Sari Silk on the Blending Board with Cydne Pidgeon of Siren of the Skeins

11:15 - 11:45
Free Demonstration at Demo Station #1
A Variety of Drop Spindles and How They Evolved with Sari Peterson of Twists & Turnings

11:15 - 11:45
Free Demonstration at Demo Station 2
Icelandic-Viking Fleece or PNW Designer Yarns? with Sue Smith of Blackberry Hill Farm

12:00 - 12:30
Free Demonstration at Vendor Booth #6
Traditional Hemp Weaving and Embroidery of Hill Tribe Vietnam with Maren of Above the Fray

​12:00 - 12:45
Free Demonstration at Demo Station #2
Basketry with Julie Bruck

​12:45 - 1:15
Free Demonstration at Demo Station #1
​Inkle Loom Weaving with Patty of Eugene Textile Center

1:00 - 2:30
Free Demonstration at Demo Station #2
Antique Kashmir Shawls with Zulfi Ali 

1:30 - 1:50
Free Demonstration at Demo Station #1
Ply on the Fly with a Turkish Spindle with John Dorrenbacher of The Homestead Hobbyist
2:00: Check-in for afternoon classes in the 4-H Building
Saturday Afternoon Classes begin​
  • Transformation - Overdyeing (continued - full day class), Instructor:  Judith MacKenzie 
  • Felting Wearables (continued - full day class),  Instructor:  Liz Moncrief 
  • Stained Glass Shawl (continued - full day class) Instructor:  Patti Barker 
  • Splint Woven Wool Drying Basket (continued - full day class), Instructor:  Kay Harradine
  • Spinning Flax,  Instructor: Karen Chabinsky
  • Needle Felted Flowers and Fairies, Instructor:  Anna Anderson
  • Beautiful Joinings for Pin Loom Squares and More!, Instructor:  Rosanne Anderson
  • SpinPossible:  Spinning for Socks, Instructor:  Michael Kelson
  • ​Crochet Beyond the Basics - Where to Stick It, Instructor: Laurinda Reddig
  • Baltic Braids, Instructor:  Tandy Imhoff
2:00 - 2:30
​Free Demonstration at Demo Station #1
Pin Loom Weaving with Carol Osterman of Akyla Farms
​2:45 - 3:00 
Free Demonstration at Demo Station #1
Crocheting Beaded Ropes with Karen Whooley of Karen Whooley Designs
2:45 - 3:15
​Free Demonstration at Demo Station #2
How to Use a Blending Board - with Jennie Cook of Mad Hatter Fibers
Strut Your Stuff!  Winners Announced - Two $25 cash prizes awarded!
​3:15 - 3:45
​Free Demonstration at Demo Station #1
Inkle Loom Weaving with Patty of Eugene Textile Center 
3:30 - 4:00
​Free Demonstration at Demo Station #2
Andean Plying with Barbara Seeler of BJS Fiber Creations
​
​Fleece Sale opens (*Time is approximate).  Sale does not open until after ALL fleece judging is complete.
4:00 - 4:20
​Free Demonstration at Demo Station #1
Vicuna Fiber with Gayle Paige of Plum Crazy Ranch Fiber Arts
4:15 - 4:45
​Free Demonstration at Demo Station #2
How to Shop for a Used Spinning Wheel with Sari Peterson of Twists & Turnings
4:45 - 5:15
​Free Demonstration at Demo Station #1
Felted Soap with Marisa Dobiash of Sugar & Spice Alpacas
5:00 - 5:20
​Free Demonstration at Demo Station #2
3-D Needle Felting with Gail Entwistle of Entwistle Studio 
Drawing - Saturday 'Passport' Winner announced - $50 cash prize awarded!
Show closes for the day.
Vendors re-open at 9:00 am on Sunday.
Fleece Sale re-opens at 8:00 am on Sunday.

(printable schedule will be available in October)

8:00
Fleece Sale re-opens
Includes Judged wool, mohair, cashmere, pygora, angora, llama and alpaca entries.   Also includes unjudged fleeces.  
8:30
Vendors open (close at 4:00 pm)
9:00
Check-in for afternoon classes in the 4-H Building
1:00
Sunday Morning Classes begin
  • How to Dye Your Own Fiber, Instructor: Allison Harding (full day class)  
  • Nuno Felt a Circle Vest, Instructor:  Patti Barker (5 hour class)​
  • Cedar - From Bark to Basket, Instructor:  Kay Harradine (full day class)​
  • Spinning Gradients, Instructor:  Judith MacKenzie
  • From Fleece to Spinnable Form, Instructor:  Barbara Seeler
  • SpinPossible:  2 into 1 Singles,  Instructor:  Michael Kelson
  • Beginning Spindle Spinning, Instructor:  Sari Peterson
  • Mattress Stitch and Beyond, Instructor:  Tandy Imhoff
  • ​Introduction to Reversible Intarsia, Instructor: Laurinda Reddig
4:00
​Sunday Afternoon Classes begin
  • How to Dye Your Own Fiber (continued - full day class), Instructor:  Allison Harding  
  • Nuno Felt a Circle Vest (continued - 5 hour class), Instructor: Patti Barker 
  • Cedar - From Bark to Basket (continued - full day class), Instructor:  Kay Harradine 
  • ​The Art of Spinning Scrap, Instructor:  Judith MacKenzie
  • Beginning Wheel Spinning, Instructor:  Barbara Seeler
  • SpinPossible:  Long Draw,  Instructor:  Michael Kelson
  • Unraveling Ravelry, Instructor:  Kirsten Smistad​​
  • Beginning Crochet, Instructor:  Tandy Imhoff
  • Cables Over the Edge - Edgeless Crocheted Cables, Instructor:  Laurinda Reddig
4:00
Drawing - Sunday 'Passport' Winner announced - $50 cash prize awarded!
Vendors Close, Show closes.

(printable schedule will be available in October)