Arcata Community Center, 321 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Arcata, California 95521, United States
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Demonstrations and Fiber Circle
Join the Fiber Circle! Bring your portable projects and hang out in the Fiber Circle and enjoy the warm and welcoming sense of community. If you are curious or have questions, this is the place to meet and talk to other fiber enthusiasts. The Fiber Circle is sponsored by Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild https://hhsguild.org/.
The Spinning Contest is at noon on Sunday in the Fiber Circle. Spinners, bring your wheels or spindles to participate. We provide wool for you to spin.
Free Demos all weekend long!* Learn a new skill and have fun.
2024 Demonstration Schedule We'll update 2025 details next year.
Saturday September 7th
11 am
Eureka Fabrics / Rima Greer / Lace Making two ways
Ridgewood Fine Woolies / Betsy Neal / Easy Ice Dyeing with no heat or water
Love Spun Homespun / Barbara Florica / Crochet
1 pm
YARN / Sunni Scrivner / How to use Purl Strings
Russell Ranch Fibers / Cindy Russell / Portuguese Knitting
Kira K Designs / Kira Dulaney / Gauge: Tools, Tips and why it matters
L4 Farm /Linda Rummel/ Welsh Quilting without equipment
2 pm
Azalea Angora / Ana Canter / Rabbit Grooming and shaving
Hope Springs Botanicals / Hope Rose / Wet Felted jar beer cozy
Macedo's Mini Acres / Maureen Macedo / Peg Loom Rug Making
3 pm
Cinnabar & Indigo / Julie Mueller-Brown / Twining Silk
Tika Imports / Ellen Markham / History of Ikat with samples
4 pm
Redwood Empire Quilters Guild / Pat Smith / TBA
Petal Shine / Zahra Shine / TBA
Sunday September 10th
11 am
Ace in the Hole Ranch / Ace Vandenack /Dyeing wool red with coreopsis flowers
Schaer Place Textiles / Lois Schaer / Spindle Spinning
Jennifer Sullivan / TBA
Noon
Spinning Contests in the HHSG Fiber Circle
Seaside Weavers / Maya Cooper / weaving with recycled crab rope
Red Creek Farms / Peggy Agnew / Spinning a Multicolored Wool Batt different ways
L4 Farm / Linda Rummel / Welsh Quilting without equipment
2 pm
Arbuckle Fiber Co. / Elizabeth Eaton
Morro Fleece Works / Shari McKelvy / Determining quality and defects in fleece
Full Circle Wool / Marie Hoff / Spinning on a Wheel
The Loom Room / Gabrielle Menn / quart jar microwave dyeing
3 pm
Arcata Historical Society / Karole Ely / Rug Hooking
Arbuckle Fiber Company / Elizabeth Eaton / Felted Flower demonstration
*A few hands-on demos may have small materials fees or kits available.
Look for the Colored Flags marking the location of the demonstrations.
