WAFA April 2023 Show Program

April 28,29,30

APRIL 2023

FIBER FESTIVAL Meet the Vendor: Janice Whitfield

by Tedi Jansen

10 Fun Facts about Crochet Shetland Wool

http://facebook.com/woolandfiberart

MEET THE TEAM Without our team, none of this would be possible!

Founder Ellen Zawada; Owner of Wool and Fiber Arts LLC Vendor Team - Heather Campbell, Lorna Violet (Mentor Program), Jean Story, Danielle Lefor Wallace, Candice Smith Customer Team -(anything that happens publicly in WAFA) - Erika Lindgren, Heather Campbell, Molly Richter (craft-along), MAry Dillon, Katelyn Dunn, Candice Smith, Jessica Holt Pack, Amy Olshewski Bowling Marketing Team - Raven Reynolds (social Media) Ellen Zawada, Tedi Jansen Inclusivity Team - Liza Q. Wirtz, Alaura Pittman, TeDi Jansen, Vidya Gopalakrishna Travis, Maddy McLendon Education Team TeDi Jansen, Alanna Wilcox

Wool and Fiber Arts Show Program Editor in Chief Graphic Design Ellen Zawada Tedi Jansen

Vendor Schedule Pages 4-9 An Interview with Janice Whitfield Page 16-17 10 Fun Facts about Crochet Page 24-25 Palette of the Month Pages 3 & 33 Vendor Guide Page 34-40

Woven Dimensions

Palette of the Month

DnD Fibers

Fiber Gnome

Merino y Vino

Photo by Jennifer Berger of Woven Dimensions

Sheepishly Made

Woolen Wench

WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

FIBER FESTIVAL s ' y a d i Fr ule d e h 28th Sc PST

MST

CST

Eastern

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

True Creations Woodturning

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

Yarn By Kate

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

Zephyr Creek Farm

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

Ewe2me2u

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

FiberGnome

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

Fiber Ops Ranch

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Gritty Knits

11:30 AM 12:30 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

Hidden Pastures Luxury Fiber Farm

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

Sheepishly Made & MCS Livestock

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

Sherwood Fiber Arts

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

YarnTravel, LLC

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

Clear Sky Fiber Arts

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Esther's Place

WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

FIBER FESTIVAL

's y a d i Fr le 28th u d e h Sc PST

MST

CST

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

Create Yarnworks

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Timber and Twine

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

Spinaway Farm

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00PM

Crafted by Locals

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

7:30 PM

Aliento Luxury Fiber Farm

5:00PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

Knitspin

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

7:30 PM

8:30 PM

JessieJavete Fiber Arts

Eastern

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WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

's FIBER FESTIVAL y a d r u t Sa dule e h 29th c S PST

MST

CST

Eastern

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

D n D Fibers

8:30 AM

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

Lair of the Llama

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

Wild Hair Studio

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

Greenwood Fiberworks

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

Cedar View Farm

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

Willow Oak Farm and Fiber

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Four Hearts Farm Mainely Fiber

11:30 AM 12:30 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

Kaleidoscope Fibre Arts

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

Valley View Farm

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

Goodie Supply Company

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Susans Fiber Shop

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

Windsor Farms Rabbitry

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

Mitten State Sheep & Wool

WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

FIBER FESTIVAL

s ' y a d Satur ule 29th d Sche PST

MST

CST

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

Wool-E Farm

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Macedo's Mini Acre

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

Woolen Wench Fiber Arts

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00PM

Alpaca Pines Llc Farm and Fiber Mill

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

7:30 PM

Liongate Farm llc

5:00PM

6:00 PM

7:00 PM

8:00 PM

TLD Design Center & Gallery

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

7:30 PM

8:30 PM

Dunn Spunn

Eastern

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WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

FIBER FESTIVAL s ' y a d n Su dule e h 30th c S PST

MST

CST

Eastern

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

Leaf Livestock Wool Co

9:30 AM

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

Mulch and More Crafts

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

Stephinostitches

10:30 AM

11:30 AM

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

Forget me Knot Fibers

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

Merino y Vino

11:30 AM 12:30 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

Jehovah Jireh Farm and Fibers

12:00 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

Iron Wheel Farms LLC

12:30 PM

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

Curly C'ewes

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

Kostelaz Creations

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

Windy Acres Fiber Mill

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

SpinGlitz

2:30 PM

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

Stitched By Mama Witch

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

Harvest Hill Acres

3:30 PM

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

The Rusty Spur Ranch And Creations

4:00 PM

5:00 PM

6:00 PM

7:00PM

Rachel M Post

4:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:30 PM

7:30 PM

Faith Hope Love Studio

WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

FIBER FESTIVAL s ' y a d n u S edule Sch 26th

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Harvest Hill Acres

LIVE Sunday 6:00 pm eastern

Timber and Twine

Come for the fiber, stay for the fun! Join the Timber and Twine gals, from our little farm in northern Colorado for April fiber, color and fun!

Happy Anniversary WAFA!

Friday April 28 6:00 PM EST

https://www.faithhopelovestudio.com/

www.liongate.org liongatefarm@msn.com

ZEPHYR CREEK FARM LIVE Friday at 12:00 pm eastern

US FIBERS

PEG LOOMS

FARM LIFE

ROMELDALE CVM

INSPIRATION

HAND DYED

MACEDOS MINI ACRE LIVE Saturday at 6:00 pm eastern www.Macedo's Mini Acres.com

April Vendor Interview

with Janice Whitfield of Valley View Farm

The Samson Family

by TeDi Jansen

HOW DID YOUR BUSINESS GET STARTED?

WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS'S MISSION?

My first animal love was horses and I passed that on to my daughters. We did pony club and had several horses on our farm. I got a couple of cashmere goats to eat the weeds down In the horse pasture and realized that I could do something with their fiber. I also had an Angora rabbit. One day I went to visit a local woman who had fiber rabbits and a shetland sheep followed me all over her farm. I was so taken by this friendly little sheep and her sweet personality. A few weeks later "Ewenice" and her half brother came to live on my farm. Now I have over 60 sheep and 25 spring lambs. I've come a long way!

My mission is to be the best possible steward to my special little sheep. I raise Fine Fleece Shetlands in the 1927 tradition.

I want more people to realize how wonderful these sheep are. They have such amazing fiber and are a wonderful family farm sheep with their bright and endearing personalities.

HOW DID YOU LEARN YOUR CRAFT? I didn't really have a mentor that guided me In my path but I have had wonderful people that I have learned from along the way. Unlike many fiber artists, learning the craft came after the sheep.

In a nutshell, I developed a love of fiber and how to use it because I loved the animals

Janice Whitfield of Valley View Farm

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE BASE OR BLEND? For a long time now, my favorite fiber has been Shetland.

I love growing it, processing it, dyeing it and spinning it. In addition to Shetland, I dye commercial fibers in braids, batts and "Yak Yummies".

My favorite commercial blend Is Targhee/Bamboo/Silk. Commercial fibers allow me to add a variety of textures to my fiber offerings and maximize my time in processing the few fleeces I select from my sheep every year.

Color excites me and I love to create combinations that I want to spin and share with other fiber artists.

We have had over 25 lambs so far this spring!

WHAT MAKES WAFA SPECIAL FOR YOU? The people are so Incredible, so generous with their time and Information. It Is such a warm and caring community.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS? I have recently branded the fiber part of my business "One Woman Wools". I do It all in my business, both the fiber animal and fiber art sides. It Is a lot of work and I am proud to be an Independent shepherdess and fiber artist. Along with adding this side brand I have also just relaunched my website with lots of new Information about my fiber and sheep.

Valley View Farm

Shetland Sheep

http://www.valleyviewfarmwa.com

LIVE Saturday 3:00 pm eastern

Rachel M Post

Mitten State

Fiber Ops

Mitten State

Valley View Farn

Mittenstate

Shetland Wool A V A I L A B L E

T H I S

W E E K E N D

MArch WAFA Sale Saturday, April 24th at 12:30 pm EST

https://Greenwoodfiberworks.com

LIVE Streaming Saturday 4pm eastern

Rabbitry

WINDSOR FARMS www.windsorfarmsrabbitry.com

LIVE Saturday April 29th 4:30est/1:30pm pacific

FiberGnome www.fibergnome.com

LIVE Friday 1:00 pm eastern

10 Fu

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Facts A

Crochet

compiled by Ellen Zawada

During the potato famine Irish farmers and families learned to crochet what we not call Irish Lace as a source of income

The first printed crochet patterns were from 1824 in the Dutch

The Granny Square is

Magazine Penélopé and were

one of the longest

typically luxury patterns for purses of

crochet patterns in

silk thread.

print. The Weldon Company in London published the first known granny-square pattern in 1897.

Crochet can reduce the risk of Alzeheimer’s by 30%-50%

The world’s longest crochet chain was 80.78 miles (130 km). It was created by Anne Vanier-Drüssel (France) in Jun-Nov 2008.

Croche t proje cts can use 30 % mor e yarn than k nitting .

rochet c e im t is h t At eplicated cannot be r s. by machine

Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed yarn creatures. While the name originated in Japan, the original craft is believed to have developed in China with crafts that predate knitting and crochet.

The earliest known example of a traditional granny square, designed by a Mrs. Phelps, was published in the April 5, 1885 edition of Prairie Farmer.

The origins of crochet are highly debated. There are stories of crochet starting in Arabia, China, and even South America but the truth is we will never truly know.

www.SpinGlitz.com

3L&S Farms Michigan Romney

www.3lsfarms.com

NATURAL COLORED SHEEP

LEAF LIVESTOCK www.leaflivestock.com

Hello from Leaf Livestock Wool Co., a lamb and wool farm, located in Northwest Illinois. We raise beautiful Natural Colored Columbia /Rambouillet sheep, Polypays, Merinos and Columbias. I would love for everyone to enjoy the finest spinning fiber and yarn that I am privileged to grow and use for creating.

They physical and emotional rewards that accompany raising sustainable lovely wool go far beyond the beauty of the final product! Please join me for the April homegrown wool sale.

Join us LIVE Sunday at 12:00 pm eastern

www.mittenstatewool.com

Knitfelted ornaments, toppers and other decorative items by Jennifer Berger.

Join us LIVE Friday at 8:00 pm eastern

www.esthersplacefibers.com

Join us LIVE Friday at 5:00 pm eastern

Palette of the Month

Greenwood Fiberworks

Kaleidoscope Fibre Arts

Curly C'ewes

Rachel M Post

Mulch and More Crafts

Fiber Ops

Esther's Place

VENDOR GUIDE

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Liongate Farm Blue Faced Leicester Sheep Where we create a great day everyday!

VENDOR GUIDE

VENDOR GUIDE

Wool-E Farm We raise Romney sheep for the beautiful wool fiber

VENDOR GUIDE

Raising Romeldale/ CVM and Teeswater/BFL Sheep in the Thumb.