Ten MORE reasons to attend the Michigan Fiber Festival! -Three Weeks to Go

Checking my calendar, I realized that in three weeks we'll be packing up to start the journey to the 2013 Michigan Fiber Festival.  Wowza!  Where has the time gone?

Besides participating in workshops and shopping the barns full of vendors there are a lot of activities, you must see.

First, there are still spaces available to camp.  There is nothing better than being able to go to sleep dreaming of the fiber you played with all day and waking up to the sounds of fellow fiber artists eager to start the next day.

Second, spinning!  Need I say more?

Thirds, campsite knitting!

Fourth, shearing!  Seriously, if you haven't ever seen your favorite fiber animals sheared then you must check out the shearing.

Fifth, the parade!

Sixth, Activities for the kids - Check out the make and take tables

Seventh, Live Music

Eighth, Food!  Yes, how can we forget our favorite food vendors.

Ninth, the Sheep Herding Demonstration.  Gotta love smart dogs.

And the Tenth, but not last, activity you must see at the Michigan Fiber Festival...the memories and friendship.

Make it a day, Make it a weekend but enjoy every minute of this year's event!

The Original Fiber Producers

When you visit Fiber Festival each year, do you visit the animals who produce the fiber?  The Animal Barns are full of many farms who bring some of their amazing fiber producers to festival for you to see and quite often for you to buy.  The best part is that you have an opportunity to learn about the animal that the fleece you buy comes from.  Here are a few of the gorgeous sheep, goats, rabbits and alpacas that were a part of our 2010 festival.

Make sure that you visit all of the barns at Fiber Fest 2011 including the animal barns.  Ask questions.  Learn about the breed and the breeders.  The farms that raise these animals are a wealth of knowledge to fiber artists.  Stop by their booths and let them know how much you enjoy the products created from their animals.  You may even get to see the actual animal that produced the roving or yarn you just purchased.