Fiber Weekend
Folk Art Center: Milepost
382 Blue Ridge Pkwy, Asheville, NC 28805
USA
On Saturday May 12, members of the Guild will gather to demonstrate the wide array of techniques using fiber. This free event will be held in the Folk Art Center’s auditorium from 10am until 4pm.
In addition to the fiber, will be locally made barbecue and fixins’ from Farmhouse BBQ throughout the day on Saturday.
The annual Fiber Wearable Fashion Show will be held on Sunday, May 13 at both 1pm and 3pm. In its 20th year it will continue to honor fiber wearables from a selected pool of artists within the Guild. With 21 years of membership in the organization, weaver Liz Spear will be emceeing.
Textile arts are known for building a sense of community, and to celebrate this, the Guild invites visitors to Fiber Weekend to bring their own handwork, whether it be crochet, embroidery or spinning. Weather permitting we would like to fill the hill behind the Folk Art Center auditorium with people engaged in fiber arts. Bring a blanket and enjoy a spring afternoon of craft.
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Participant List:
Barbara Miller & French Broad Weavers, woven book marks
Rita de Maintenon, crochet
Robin Ford, batik
Martine House, embroidery
Teena Tuenge, weaving
Sandy Adair, tapestry weaving
Carlson Tuttle, lace making
Chad Alice Hagen, felting
Mary Nichols, spinning & knitting
Joanna White, silk painting (NEW MEMBER!)
Joan Berner, felting
Elizabeth Garlington, quilting
Connie Griggs Brown, quilting
Rug Hookers with Sharon Richmond
Eileen Hallman, spinning
Lorraine Cathey, felting
Lin Oglesby, knitting
Haywood Community College Professional Crafts Program with Amy Putansu
EGA with Barbara Decker
Julie Wilson, spinning & shearing & carding
Anthony Cole, shearing