So the kids are back in school, you’re back at work and you think the fun is over? This year, they can enjoy pioneer harvest and craft demonstrations, a parade, live music, an apple pie-baking contest, made-from-scratch ice cream, and local baking and preserves. Take your pick! These are the workshops that will be running during FibreFest 2019. Your email address will not be published. That same day, farms in Verona, Harrowsmith, Sydenham, Inverary, Glenburnie and Kingston will be participating in a similar event, Open Farms in Frontenac. Morning, afternoon, all day. 25TH ANNUAL FIBREFEST. Fiddler Cindy Thompson is giving a concert at the Middleville Agricultural Hall on Saturday, September 7, to raise funds for the Middleville Museum. Cancellation Policy The Guild will issue a full refund for cancellations advised to us 14 days or more before the date of the event. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Introducing the limited edition FibreFest 2019 Tote Bag. After beening wishy washy for a few years I have decided to try to hook two halloween stockings that were in a past issue of Create and Decorate magazine. Now we have so many vendors that the arena is full, a great variety of workshops before and during, events at the Textile museum – just a fabulous show. Take your pick! It's a chance to try a brand new fibre art or improve on your felting, weaving or hooking skills. Was that your first? What is the expression – if the squirrel can not get to the acorn, the acorn must come to the squirrel? Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. What kind of reaction did you get from shingles shot? Thompson draws from a wide ranging of fiddling styles and is known for her energetic shows. There are also workshops from Thursday through Saturday. Sultan Farm Sanctuary near Ashton is inviting flower-lovers to come see its fields of sunflowers this fall. The whole event has a ’50s and ’60s theme, so there will probably be lots of classic tunes, too. © 2020 Ottawa Road Trips/Cornerstone Word Company. [Note that this information has been updated; a previous version of this post incorrectly stated that admission was free.]. I have been vending at this show since, hmmmm, can I remember back that far? Local guilds will demonstrate spinning, knitting, weaving, rug hooking, lace making, smocking and quilting. Fibrefest. You can cheer dancers at a powwow in Cornwall or walk your dog for a good cause in Ottawa. This show has come A LONG WAY! It starts at 2pm. She took a workshop with a well-known felt maker, and the rest she taught herself upon returning to Canada. Have a great weekend and hopefully some of you can make it to Fibrefest! It’s actually a family affair, featuring her musical son, husband and sister as well! Also on Sunday, September 8, the Lanark County Harvest Festival comes to Beckwith Park on the outskirts of Carleton Place. Les Vergers Villeneuve and Blueberry Farm in Saint-Pascal-Baylon (not far from Clarence Creek) is hosting Applefest on September 7 and 8. © 2020 Ottawa Road Trips/Cornerstone Word Company. These are just a few of the workshops running at the festival. Dinner-show tickets are available both nights. Are you promoting an upcoming event you’d like to see in a future weekly road trip roundup? Should you wish to transfer your place at an event to another member, please advise the Workshop Convenor at This email address is being protected from spambots.
In a beautiful artsy town that is full of great restaurants and shops and yeahhhh, antique stores. As part of the province-wide event, a farm festival at Olympic Park in Montreal will give you the chance to meet farmers, see cows being milked, watch sheep shearers at work and enjoy lots of tasty samples. See you at Fibrefest. Looking forward to seeing you saturday,Cheers, Leslie Koenig. Fee per student: $75 plus supplies (due day of workshop): $25.00 Class is limited to 8. You may have met Charlee and Bruce at one of our Popin2Shop events in Perth or at Fibrefest in Almonte. Check out my comprehensive list of summer and fall fairs! Such a great way to spend a full weekend – take a class (or two), fill your bags with amazing fibre related items at Fibrefest, take in the textile museum and have a lovely meal at one of the local restaurants and STAY AWAY FROM MY JUNK STORES! FibreFest 2019 FibreFest Tote Bag. Vendors include spinners, weavers, and fibre artists from across the It’s a great chance to visit the museum’s heritage buildings, too. You can visit a farm in Thurso or Harrowsmith. Bruce is essentially a traveller who set out to find new worlds when he was young and has never stopped.
If you have a horizontal photo or two I could use, even better. The Kingston Multicultural Arts Festival on Sunday, September 8, will be serving up great foods from around the world from pavilions in K-Town’s Confederation Park. Memberships: Sandra Barrett membership@felt-feutre-canada.com
Actors in period costume will tell the stories of four notable Ottawans buried at Beechwood.
As always, bookings are made through Trybooking. Flickr/Creative Commons photo by Micolo J. Then the Festival de la S.O.U.P.E. 36 road trips from Ottawa for the week of September 2: Fibrefest in Almonte, a harvest fest in Dunvegan and Ottawa Porchfest, 1000 Islands Poker Run and Hit the Mark Weekend, Rollin’ Street Thunder Hogs and Rods Show, historical walk at Ottawa’s Beechwood Cemetery. Fibres are never going to move exactly how you predict, but the outcome is always a pleasant surprise.Her designs are very organic yet sophisticated. She creates truly unique pieces by incorporating luxury wools with recycled fine silks, cottons, and other natural woven fabrics. Zoe lives in Perth, Ontario. Just click on a link to make your booking. Fourteen intriguing buildings and sites, including a radio station, a heritage schoolhouse and two canal locks, will be inviting the public in for tours during Kawartha Lakes Doors Open on Sunday, September 8. This email address is being protected from spambots. The festival formerly known as East Feast has now morphed into BeechFest, a free outdoor celebration along Beechwood Avenue in Vanier on Saturday, September 7. On Sunday, September 8, the Festival of Flavours is an outdoor food festival on Main Street in Vankleek Hill. As usual, you can choose from films from around the world (this year, source countries include Albania, Nepal and Nigeria) or catch an Oscar-bait Hollywood flick (stars in this year’s entries include Clive Owen, Ellen Page, Scarlet Johansson and Tom Hanks). Class is limited to 8. 9.00 am - 12.00 pm - Crochet a Boho Bag ($85 pp) Change ). Not by a long shot—just check out this list of 36 road trips you can try this week. Fibrefest 2018 Mississippi Valley Textile Museum 3 Rosamond Street East Mississippi Mills, ON K0A 1A0 Fibrefest will be hosting a series of hands-on workshops during the festival.
Book quickly to avoid disappointment. Photo by Laura Byrne Paquet. After a long weekend with great company (despite a nasty reaction to a shingles vaccine) I have been busy preparing and packing for 2 classes and vending.
Travel back in time to the 1920s and 1930s at a community barn dance at the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum on Saturday, September 7. Media: media@felt-feutre-canada.com Workshops. If you do, too, then here’s a tour for you: the free annual historical walk at Ottawa’s Beechwood Cemetery on Sunday, September 8. However, please note that bookings are transferable. This weekend is one of my favourite shows – Almonte Fibrefest. ( Log Out / The process is active and tactile, and the outcome extremely rewarding. Back in the days when we were in the agricultural > centre and there were about 10 vendors and the occasional leaky ” >. Come learn about knitting, rug hooking, spinning, weaving, quilting and other fibre arts. Conference 2019 Registration Form & Payment, 9.00 am - 12.00 pm - Crochet a Boho Bag ($85 pp), 9.30 am - 12.30 pm - First Steps in Pattern Modification ($50 pp), 9.30 am - 12.30 pm - A Taste of Weaving ($50 pp), 9.30 am - 12.30 pm - Crochet 6 Petal Flower Scarf ($95 pp) -, 10.00 am - 1.00 pm - Modern Lace Knitting ($110 pp), 12.30 pm - 2.00 pm Knit a Herringbone Cowl ($60pp), 1.00pm - 4.00 pm - First Steps in Pattern Publishing ($50 pp), 1.00pm - 4.00 pm - Introduction to Macrame ($80pp), 1.00pm - 4.30 pm - How to Use a Drop Spindle ($50 pp), 2.30 pm - 4.00 pm - Crochet Rainbow Hole Shawlette ($70 pp), 10.00 am - 4.00 pm - Spin cotton with Takli and Charkha ($125 pp), 10.00 am - 4.00 pm - Skein and Warp Painting ($100 pp). See displays of huge, elaborate lanterns in the Chinese Garden; ethereal, atmospheric lighting in the Japanese Garden; and a giant poplar illuminated as the Sacred Tree in the First Nations Garden. Farms across Quebec—including spots in Val-des-Monts and Thurso—will be participating in a “doors open” event on Sunday, September 8. For more information and to register: Workshops: Fibrefest 2018:: Almonte, Ontario. Yup, some critter with a bushy tail and big teeth has decided it is much easier to drop the branches and harvest and crack open the acorns on the ground than it is up in a tree. FibreFest 2019 Workshops. Nosh on roast pork, roast chicken or vegetarian fare, enjoy local craft beer, and bring your dancing shoes to do a little square dancing.
Morning. Actually, enjoy the antique stores – they are fabulous and I have enough to open my own store .
On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 6:50 AM Hooked On The Lake wrote: > hookedonthelake posted: “This weekend is one of my favourite shows – > Almonte Fibrefest. On the other hand, it is the natural and free flowing process of felt making that has helped Zoë to create her own style of design and really define her as an artist. The Kingston Ribfest and Craft Beer Show (September 6 to 8) in Memorial Centre Park features chicken and ribs barbecued by five top ribbers, along with funnel cakes, corn dogs and other snacks, and craft beer and other beverages.
The Rollin’ Street Thunder Hogs and Rods Show (Sunday, September 8) gives you the chance to see lots of vintage cars and motorbikes in Alexandria Bay. Her attention to detail and precision in her felt making allows her to create extremely fine, but uniform fabrics. From 4pm to 9pm, the road will be closed to vehicles, giving those on foot the chance to enjoy live music, sample great food and more. It’s a chance to try a brand new fibre art or improve on your felting, weaving or hooking skills. Highlights include cooking demonstrations, live music and a harvest church supper. Fee per student: $75 plus supplies (due day of workshop):$25.
The Garrison Kingston Family Fun Fest (September 7 and 8) will keep things hopping at CFB Kingston on Sunday with axe throwing, laser tag, trolley tours of the Royal Military College and more. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Admission to Fibrefest is $5.00 Admission to the festival is free, but the concert costs $15. Later in the week, dozens of musical acts will be performing on verandahs and lawns across Hintonburg as part of the free Ottawa Porchfest event on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, September 7. Fibrefest will be hosting a series of hands-on workshops during the festival. Workshops . They learn how to personalize their cowl by incorporating other natural fibres, materials and woven fabrics (nuno felting) as embellishment. This charity event includes a kids’ fun zone and lots of live music, too. I find them both fascinating and tranquil. Felted Triangular Shawl Saturday, September 8, 2018, 9 am to 3 pm: Instructor: Zoe Lianga. All Rights Reserved. I am hoping to get there and to visit your booth. I have traced the pattern on the background and dug through the wool i have,but will need a bit of purple and bright green.