JANUARY: NONE
FEBRUARY:
16th..Misson Mtn.Spinners Spin-in
Location: The Red Poppy
Ronan, Montana
Time: 9am to 4pm
Free seminars and fiber booths for shopping
Potluck Lunch!
21st-24th..Stitches West
Location: Hyatt Regency
Santa Clara, CA
Amazing Yarns, Ermerald Hills, CA will be selling our yarns at Stitches West in booth spaces 117 and 119. A garment knitted by Andrea will be modeled during the Fashion Show
using our mill spun "Riverstone Twist".
MARCH:
29th..Log Cabin Spinners Spin-in
Location: Coeur d'Alene Fairgrounds
Coeur d'Alene, ID
Time: 9am to 4pm
Free Seminars and fiber booths for shopping, raffle prizes
Bring a sack lunch or dine out.
APRIL:
5th.. Great Falls Fiber Festival
Location: Paris Gibson Education Center
2400 Central Ave
Great Falls, MT
Time: 10am to 3pm
Free Demonstrations from Guild Members
25th - 27th..Northwest Alpaca Showcase (PNAA)
Location: TRAC Facility
6600 Burden Blvd.
Pasco, WA
Vendors and events for alpaca breeders, plus silent auction
From Field to Finished Fiber" is a very informative 2 hour seminar offered on April 27th. We feel this is the first of its kind. This seminar is compiled from many hours of experience by knowledgeable people interested in helping all fiber livestock breeders get the most benefit out of their herd.
Bruce MacLean of Highland Shearing out of Oroville, WA and our mill, Going to the Sun Fiber Mill, Kalispell, MT, are joining together as a team in presenting this seminar. We will be going from the shearing point all the way to the finished yarn and how to market it. We will have samples of alpaca fiber, some good and some poor, to show that fiber preparation begins with pasture/weed management and ends with proper skirting before going to the mill. Also other types of fiber, various wool types, angora bunny, mohair, bison, yak, qiviut...etc will be shown. Yarns in most of these types and also blends using alpaca or llama will be on display. Bruce will give his presentation of the proper way to skirt your animal, his method of shearing and his trademark technique of "Shear's Sort" using the micron grading system. How the different types of alpaca fiber grades determine the type of mill processing to get the best finished product with the highest yield is included in this seminar. Learn how to decipher any mill's processing prices and approximate finished price per pound before sending to a specific mill. Knitted/crocheted garments will also be on display as marketing examples using today's color trends and drape of fiber per item. Lastly, how to price your mill spun yarn for sale, plus suggestions on where to sell your finished product. Bruce MacLean at HarmonyCottage@bmi.net or Diana Blair at GTTS@montanasky.us
Seminar schedules can be viewed at www.nwalpacashowcase.com/public.php for the PNAA.
APRIL:
BEGINNING OF KALISPELL FARMER'S MARKET IN KALISPELL, MT
STARTING APRIL 26TH THRU OCTOBER 11TH..EVERY SATURDAY AT THE WEST END PARKING LOT OF THE KALISPELL CENTER MALL
OR CALL US AT THE MILL IF WE ARE NOT AT THAT WEEK'S MARKET. Market is 9:00 to 12:30
MAY: NONE
JUNE:
19th-24th..MAWS Conference 2008
Location: Carroll College
Helena, MT
Workshops, classes, and vendors!
Public welcome
Contact for more info: Laurel Orthmeyer
JULY:
12th-13th..Montana Fiber Roundup & Alpaca/Llama Showcase
Location: New Trade Center
Kalispell Fairgrounds
Kalispell, MT
Time: 9:00 to 5:00 both days
Fiber vendor booths ($75.00).
Classes, demos/seminars, and videos...
Discount on classes for all 4-H kids.
Handspun skeined yarn and garment/apparel judging.
Sheep, Mohair, Alpaca/Llama, Cashmere fiber judging & sales of raw fleece.
Youth fiber animal showmanship judging.
Free shearing demo of sheep and llamas.
Llama cart driving demo.
Roy Kady, Master Navajo Weaver, Teec Nos Pos, Arizona, presents ............. 250 handwoven rugs woven by himself, his mother, and other
tribal members for auction at 2 pm, both days. Free admission during the Montana Fiber Roundup.
Also.. Native American storytelling and dyeing of yarn using local plants.
Get your photo with yaks, bison, cashmere, mohair,
alpaca, Icelandic & Navajo Churro sheep, or llamas.
Contact: Going to the Sun Fiber Mill 406-756-6772
AUGUST:
9th..Swan Lake Huckleberry Festival
Location: Swan Lake Day Park
Swan Lake, MT
Directions: Near mile marker 72, Hwy 83
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Come see our felted and beaded vests!
Inquires...contact Jackie
9th-10th..Eureka! Fiber Fest
Location: Eureka Fairgrounds
Eureka, MT
Many classes, fiber booths, fiber livestock show
13th-14th...Kalispell Fiber Festival
Location: Kalispell Fairgrounds
Kalispell, MT
Fiber Booth by Alpine Weavers and Spinners Guild
Fiber Livestock Show
15th-17th..Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo
Location: Kalispell Fairgrounds
Kalispell, MT
Alpaca/Llama Fiber Show
FALL AND WINTER SHOWS AND DATES WILL BE POSTED CLOSER TO THAT TIME.
