Fiber Gathering: Knit, Crochet, Spin, and Dye More Than 20 Projects Inspired by America's Festivals Book

Meet the people, sample the flavor, and experience the kinship through 11 unique events and more than 25 inspiring projectsThroughout history, we've gathered together in the market square. We're there to buy and sell, to get good deals on fibers, fabrics, fruits, vegetables, and bread, but we're also there to see friends, gossip, trade recipes, and admire new clothes. We've got an eye on each other's animals, and we're going to keep them from getting into any trouble. It's our chance to hold someone else's baby or to congratulate a new grandmother. It's a chance to connect, to touch, and to bond with others.These days, it's easy to feel like we live in scary times, and sometimes we're less neighborly than we used to be. Our lives are filled with long distances and technology. We're more likely to make cyberfriends than visit with someone down the street. Our lives are full of work, school, and caretaking, but how many of us still live near our families? Our hometowns? How do we reach out to one another? Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable 2010 Fiber Festivals mentioned in Fiber Gathering Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival May 1st & 2nd, 2010 Howard County Fairgrounds 2210 Fairground Road West Friendship, MD 21794 New York Sheep and Wool Festival October 16th & 17th, 2010 Dutchess County Fairgrounds 6550 Spring Brook Avenue Rhinebeck, NY 12572 New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival May 8th & 9th, 2010 Hopkinton State Fairgrounds 392 Kearsarge Avenue Contoocook, NH 03229 Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair October 22nd, 23rd, & 24th, 2010 WNC Ag Center 1301 Fanning Bridge Road Fletcher, NC 28732 Michigan Fiber Festival August 21st & 22nd, 2010 Allegan County Fairgrounds 150 Allegan County Fair Drive Allegan, MI 49010 Black Sheep Gathering June 18th, 19th, & 20th, 2010 Lane County Fairgrounds 796 W. 13th Avenue Eugene OR 97402 Estes Park Wool Market June 12th & 13th, 2010 500 Big Thompson Avenue Estes Park, CO 80517 The Wool Festival at Taos October 2nd & 3rd, 2010 Kit Carson Park Paseo del Pueblo Norte Taos, NM 87571Read More