Fiber Fair

Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park in Elizabethton, TN will come alive once again on Saturday,  March 18, 2017 for its annual Fiber Fair. On that day many of the most talented fiber artists of the region will come together to share their talents and their wares. Weavers will throw their shuttles, spinners will ply their yarns, and botanists will transform tough plant stalks into silky fibers.
 
Visitors will be invited to try their hand at a loom or a spinning wheel!  Knitters and crocheters will answer questions and give helpful hints about their craft. A children’s craft table will be available.  Guild members will work with both children and adults to create felt balls from wool.
 
In addition, many area vendors will be selling fine hand-made items throughout the day. Natural yarns, beautiful jewelry, hand-made scarves, house-wares, mittens, goat milk soap and roving will be for sale. Refreshments are available all day through Powers Coffee – for breakfast, lunch or snacks.
 
For visitors interested in learning to weave, guild members will offer a chance to sign up for a beginning weaving classes during August 2017. The classes will be held each Saturday and Sunday in August.  A sign-up sheet will be at the OMWG information desk at the Fiber Festival.
 
The Fiber Fair is sponsored each year by The Overmountain Weavers’ Guild from Kingsport.  It is part of the Guild’s mission to keep alive the time-honored skills of the fiber arts.
 
Admission is free and all are welcome. Come and enjoy a fun and educational day with the entire family.
 
 
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area
1651 W. Elk Ave.
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423-543-5808
www.sycamoreshoalstn.org
 
www.tnstateparks.com/parks/about/sycamore-shoals
 
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