August 4th and 5th: The Third Annual "Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair"
Enjoy a relaxing summer day at the Third Annual Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair where you can learn about the ancient arts of spinning, weaving, dyeing, knitting, crocheting, as well as fiber producing animals and plants.
The Fiber Fair will include demonstrations and workshops for many of the fiber arts such as felting, dyeing roving and yarn, spinning & spindling. Vendors will offer raw and washed fleeces, prepared natural and dyed roving, mill spun and hand spun yarns as well as supplies to start or enhance your interests natural fibers.
All levels of experience will have something to enjoy; from the person with a new interest in any of the fiber arts to the most skilled Fiber Artist!
This well-received event will be held in conjunction with the Annual "Summer Harvest Festival" which features a wide variety of other activities for you and your family to enjoy.
The Chaplin Creek Fiber Festival occurs Saturday August 4th and Sunday August 5th from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM at in Franklin Grove, IL. Please check back often as we finalize and publish the daily activities.
Registered vendors and demonstrators include the following organizations:
OTTER CREEK FARM
Overview: Otter Creek Farm provides raw merino cross fleece, jacob fleece and mohair fleece. Animals for sale include colored merino cross sheep, angora goats and angora rabbits. During the Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair… Jill will be demonstrating spinning and needle felting.
Contact Information:
Jill Wright
OTTER CREEK FARM - Thomson, IL
phone: 815-772-7159
e-mail:wright@galenastudios.com
SPRING VALLEY FARM
Overview: Spring Valley Farm provides fiber, roving, yarn and sweaters made from sheep and alpaca. During the Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair… Catherine and Marc will demonstrate and teach you how to dye yarns made from our Merino sheep that you can then take home with you. They will also bring sheep and alpacas for a fun "meet and greet".
Contact Information:
Catherine and Marc Gravert
SPRING VALLEY FARM - Fulton, IL
phone: 815-772-3175
e-mail:spring_valley_farm@yahoo.com
web: www.springvalleyfarm.4mg.com
MULLER'S LANE FARM
Overview: Muller's Lane Farm offers Roving, Handspun Yarn, Milk Soaps, Knitted and Crochet Items. Hand Painted Roving Class (available upon request) is $5 and includes instruction, 2 oz roving and dyes.
Contact Information:
Cyndi Muller
MULLER'S LANE FARM - Rock Falls, IL
phone: 815-625-2607
e-mail:mullerslanefarm@gmail.com
web: www.mullerslanefarm.com
Prospective vendors may download the Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair Vendor Application & Agreement here: Vendor Application & Agreement.
Vendor registration is closed on July 15th, 2012.
For information concerning The Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair, Chaplin Creek Village and the Franklin Grove Area Historical Society, including becoming a member and our other special events, please write to us at fiberfair@chaplincreek.com.
