Enjoy shopping and connecting with these local fiber artists and Farms instructors during The Farms: Fall Market on Saturday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Music Barn.
Registration is not required unless indicated.
Fire the Tiles/Charlie Rainbow Wolf
Creator of knitted Aran cables, fair aisle patterns, fisherman’s ganseys and more
Demo: Various knitting techniques
Your Turn: Bring your own yarn and needles and work with Charlie at her table. There will also be yarn and needles available
Gaye Grant
Textile/mixed media artist of 3D vessels, wall pieces, wearable art
Demo: View projects being made at her booth
High in Fiber Rugs/Brittany Heyen
Sources primarily secondhand yarn, saving scraps for future use and thrifting items to upsale
Demo: View various rug projects, along with hands-on tufting lessons, contributing to a collaborative rug
Your Turn: Stop by the booth and get a brief, hands-on tufting lesson and contribute to a collaborative rug using the yarn of your choosing
Leading Men Fiber Arts/Steve Feger
A leading craft store in Clinton, specializing in their own line of hand dyed yarns which will be for sale, along with some other items from Leading Men Fiber Arts
Lou Ann Koebel
Dulcimer player and instructor
Demo: Dulcimer music beginning at 1 p.m.
Nydia Mercado
Wearable art: crochet necklaces and earrings
Peaceful Shepherd Farm/Lisa Garrison
Spins, weaves, dyes and knits from here ‘spinner’s flock’ of sheep
Demo: Spinning wool
Quirky Quiltress/Kelly McCleary
Quilts, quilted accessories and home décor exuding a sense of humor and love of color and pattern.
Rhoda Crawford
Fabric collage and quilting using mainly batik fabrics
Demo: Showing the process of creating a fabric collage out of scrap fabric
*Your Turn: Fabric Collage workshops at 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Learn about the art and to create your own small fabric collage. $5/person. Register here
Robin Bagwell
Heritage art made by weaving, twisting and braiding threads hanging on bobbins
Demo: The art of bobbinlace and other sewing techniques
Your Turn: Practice pillows will be set up so you can work on stitching methods you learn at Robin’s booth
Sujata Dey-Koontz
Mehndi and the art of Mandala creating, an ancient practice of intuitive expression to calm the mind and spirit
Demo: Sujata will demonstrate how to freehand paint and, weather permitting, have Mehndi paste and patterns to demonstrate the creative process.
*Your Turn: Henna workshops at 11 a.m. (pre-registration required). Learn the art of henna through various designs and expressions. $20/person. Register here
Sundrop Alpacas/Stephanie Block
Alpaca farm located near Bement
Demo: Needlefelting demonstrations
*Your Turn: Needlefelt Workshops at 12 or 2 p.m. These 45-minute workshops will focus on creating a basic needlefelt ball that is the starting point for many needlefelt projects. $10/person. Register here
The Farms: An Allerton Folk School
Offers classes, workshops, retreats, and gatherings focusing on art, outdoor education, science, storytelling, and wellness
Your Turn: Try a fiber craft on your own. We will provide yarn, knitting needles, crochet hooks and other supplies — along with instructions — for you to try something new!
*Prior registration is required
