February 2024 WAFA Show Program

WAFA Virtual FIBER FESTIVAL February 23, 24, 25

LIVE 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 Customer Team -(anything that happens publicly in WAFA) - Erika Lindgren, Heather Campbell, Molly Richter (craft-along), Mary Dillon, Katelyn Dunn, Jessica Holt Pack, Amy Olshewski Bowling

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

Vendor Schedule Pages 4-9

Marketing Team - Raven Reynolds (social Media) Ellen Zawada, Tedi Jansen

Vendor Interview: Maureen Macedo Page 10-11

Inclusivity Team - Liza Q. Wirtz, Alaura Pittman, TeDi Jansen, Vidya Gopalakrishna Travis, Maddy McLendon

Colors From the Earth Page 20-21 & Page 36

Education Team TeDi Jansen, Alanna Wilcox

Palette of the Month Page 30-31 Vendor Guide Page 37-44

Wunderful Pines Farm

Palette of the Month

Fehrenbach Fiber

Photo by Rachel M Post Opalessence Fiber Studio

Carole Makes

Esthers Place

Wine & Wooly

WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

FIBER FESTIVAL s ' y a d i Fr le u d e h 23rd c S Vendor

Category

Location

10:00 am/7:00 am True Creations Woodturning

Toolmaker

New York

10:30 am/7:30 am Harvest Hill Acres

Farm - Romeldale

Minnesota

11:00 am/8:00 am Gritty Knits

Indie Dyer

Texas

11:30 am/8:30 am Zen Fiber Arts

Indie Dyer

Maryland

12:00 pm/9:00 am Sheepishly Made &MCS Livestock Farm - BFL

Michigan

12:30 pm/9:30 am GrilliantCreatives

Indie Dyer

Indiana

1:00 pm/10:00 am the Foldout Cat

Indie Dyer

Alabama

1:30 pm/10:30 am Jubilee Farms

Farm - multi

Illinois

2:00 pm/11:00 am Wine and Wooly Design

Indie Dyer

Washington

2:30 pm/11:30 am Cedar Hill Fiber Farm

Farm - multi

Kentucky

3:00 pm/12:00 pm CaroleMakes

Farm - angora

Indiana

3:30 pm/12:30 pm Nistock Farms

Farm - Cotswold

New York

EST/PST

4:00 pm/1:00 pm

Fairily Fiber Fun

Batts

Georgia

4:30 pm/ 1:30 pm

Opalessence Fiber Studio

Weaver

Pennsylvania

5:00 pm/2:00 pm

Wunderful Pines Farm

Farm - multi

Michigan

5:30 pm/2:30 pm

Aker Fiber Farm

Farm -Corriedale,

New Hampshire

6:00 pm/3:00 pm

YarnTravel

Batts, Tools

Florida

WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

FIBER FESTIVAL

's y a d i Fr le 23rd u d e h Sc EST/PST

Vendor

Category

Location

6:30 pm/3:30 pm

TLD Design Center & Gallery

Indie Dyer

Illinois

7:00 pm/4:00 pm

DancinWoods Alpaca FIbers

Farm - Alpaca

Iowa

7:30 pm/4:30 pm

Dunn Spunn

Batts, Tools

Tennessee

8:00 pm/5:00 pm

Knitspin

Indie Dyer

Illinois

8:30 pm/5:30 pm

2 B Ewe

Farm - Sheep

Colorado

9:00 pm 6:00 pm

SpinGlitz

Indie Dyer

California

9:30 pm/6:30 pm

Willow Oak Farm and Fiber

Farm - Angora

Louisiana

Rabbit

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WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

's FIBER FESTIVAL y a d r u t Sa edule 24th Sch Vendor

Category

Location

10:00 am/7:00 am 3L&S Farms

Farm - Romney

Michigan

10:30 am/7:30 am Forever Growing

Toolmaker

Tennessee

11:00 am/8:00 am Hens-N-Chicks-FiberArts

Batts

Michigan

11:30 am/8:30 am Wavellite Creative

Toolmaker

Wisconsin

12:00 pm/9:00 am A Lighter Touch of Wool

Batt Maker

Michigan

12:30 pm/9:30 am Katie's Fiber Connection

Indie Dyer

Michigan

1:00 pm/10:00 am Hidden Pastures Luxury Fiber

Farm - Multi

New Jersey

1:30 pm/10:30 am Create Yarnworks

Indie Dyer

Maryland

2:00 pm/11:00 am Curly Cewes

Indie Dyer

Oregon

2:30 pm/11:30 am Timber and Twine

Farm - Multi

Colorado

3:00 pm/12:00 pm Natural Cycles Farm, LLC

Farm - Romeldale

Michigan

3:30 pm/12:30 pm Greenwood Fiberworks

Indie Dyer

Utah

EST/PST

4:00 pm/1:00 pm

Heritage Hollow

Farm - Longwool

Illinois

4:30 pm/ 1:30 pm

Fehrenbach Fiber

Farm - Llama

Michigan

5:00 pm/2:00 pm

Esther's Place

Indie Dyer

Illinois

5:30 pm/2:30 pm

Valley View Farm

Farm - Multi

Washington

6:00 pm/3:00 pm

Iron Wheel Farms LLC

Farm - Sheep

Michigan

WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

FIBER FESTIVAL

s ' y a d Satur ule 24th d Sche EST/PST

Vendor

Category

Location

6:30 pm/3:30 pm

Merino y Vino

Indie Dyer

Arizona

7:00 pm/4:00 pm

Ewe2me2u

Indie Dyer

Illinois

7:30 pm/4:30 pm

Spinaway Farm

Indie Dyer

Pennsylvania

8:00 pm/5:00 pm

Fresh Lotus Design

Indie Dyer

Michigan

8:30 pm/5:30 pm

Liongate Farm llc

Farm - BFL

Oregon

9:00 pm 6:00 pm

Alpaca Montana Mill

Fiber Mill

Montaba

9:30 pm/6:30 pm

Faith Hope Love Studio

Indie Dyer

Oregon

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WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

FIBER FESTIVAL s ' y a d n Su dule e 25th h c S EST/PST

Vendor

Category

Location

12:00 pm/9:00 am

AriBo Arts

Batts

Iowa

12:30 pm/9:30 am

Wool-E Farm

Farm -Sheep

Michigan

1:00 pm/10:00 am

Macedo's Mini Acre

Farm - Alpaca

California

1:30 pm/10:30 am

Leaf Livestock Wool Co

Farm - Sheep

Illinois

2:00 pm/11:00 am

KnitzAndPearls Fiberworks

Indie Dyer

Wisconsin

2:30 pm/11:30 am

Whirlwind Rnach Inc

Farm - Alpaca

Missouri

3:00 pm/12:00 pm

Cedar View Farm LLC

Farm - Multi

Virginia

3:30 pm/12:30 pm

Mulch and More Crafts

Indie Dyer

Michigan

4:00 pm/1:00 pm

Clear Sky Fiber Arts

Farm - Alpaca

Michigan

4:30 pm/ 1:30 pm

Susans Fiber Shop LLC

Local Yarn Store

Wisconsin

5:00 pm/2:00 pm

Stephino Stitches

Batts

Florida

5:30 pm/2:30 pm

Wild Hair Studio

Farm - Romeldale Tennessee

6:00 pm/3:00 pm

Annie Morton Designs

Project Bags

Tennessee

6:30 pm/3:30 pm

Prismatic Color Form

Indie Dyer

Ohio

7:00 pm/4:00 pm

Zephyr Creek Farm

Farm - Romeldale Michigan

7:30 pm/4:30 pm

Kostelaz Creations

Project Bags

California

WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

FIBER FESTIVAL

y's a d n Su le 25th u d e h Sc EST/PST

Vendor

Category

Location

8:00 pm/5:00 pm

AB Farm & Gardens

Farm - Mohair

Georgia

8:30 pm/5:30 pm

Windsor Farms Rabbitry

Farm - Angora

Oregon

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FEBRUARY VENDOR INTERVIEW

Macedo’s Mini Acre

By TeDi Jansen

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HOW DID YOUR BUSINESS GET STARTED? 18 years, one of our daughters came home from working in the local yarn store and declared "I found the best yarn, its' soft and easy to work with, but we have to find a way to get it cheaper"

WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS'S GOAL Our goal is to promote a local fiber/product. We are the recipients of carbon beneficial grants and strongly believe that growing and wearing locally produced garments helps the planet

HOW DID YOU LEARN YOUR CRAFT, WAS THERE SOMEONE WHO INSPIRED YOU IN YOUR FIBER ARTS JOURNEY? Hands on, plus working alongside other fiber artists.

I have my great grandmother's carding combs (granted, we used them for sheep's wool) and I have had many opportunities to learn from others over the years.

WHAT FIBER ANIMALS DO YOU HAVE? DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE? DO YOU HAVE OTHER FARM ANIMALS? Alpaca and llama. Can’t name a favorite, I'll be in trouble. Yes, chickens, bees, farm cats & spoiled dogs

WHAT ELSE MAKES YOUR BUSINESS SPECIAL? It's a family thing - husband mainly runs the mill and does the tractor work, we have grandson help/work summers and vacations

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE BASE/ BLEND/ FIBER? WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT IT? Alpaca! Eco friendly, soft, blends well with other fibers, antimicrobial, no lanolin to scour out

WHAT MAKES WAFA SPECIAL FOR YOU? A sense of community, fiber folks working together

ary 24 2:30p u r b e F east ay d r ern u t a S

Join the Timber and Twine gals for a celebration of plant colors and fibers.

Come for the fiber, stay for the fun!

FAIRILY FIBER FUN LET FAIRILY FIBER FUN BE YOUR GUIDE TO A WORLD OF MAGICAL COLOR AND TEXTURE. OUR PREMIUM SELECTION FEATURES CAREFULLY CURATED PRODUCTS TO INSPIRE YOUR CREATIVITY AND MAKE YOUR SPINNING AND FELTING PROJECTS TRULY ONE-OF-A-KIND. WITH OUR HAND DYED TOPS AND ROVING, FUN BATTS AND FELTING KITS, YOU'LL DISCOVER ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES TO EXPLORE YOUR PASSION FOR FIBER ART. JOIN OUR COMMUNITY TODAY AND EXPERIENCE THE BEAUTY OF FUNTASTIC FIBERS AND THE JOY OF CREATING WITH YOUR OWN HANDS.

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR FIBER PREP AND SPINNING DEMOS! JOIN THE KO-FI FAMILY FOR EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND DETAILED TUTORIALS. BECOME A MEMBER OF OUR FB GROUP TO PARTICIPATE IN FUN ACTIVITIES!

Friday 4:00 pm Eastern

Happy Sheep make lots of wool which makes Happy Customers!

Join us this month for our raw wool sale, lots of freshly shorn fleeces to choose from. We are a small family owned ranch located in Southern Colorado whose primary goal is turning sunlight into food and fiber.

Friday 8:30 pm Eastern

HARVEST HILL ACRES MINNESOTA

ROMELDALE CVM

Unique fiber blend yarns made with locally crafted wool grown on our small family farm. Blends include a mix of bison, yak, camel, angora rabbits and hopefully soon musk ox.

wwww/harvesthillacres.com

LIVE Streaming Friday 10:30 am eastern

Knitspin is a family-owned business that sells high-quality hand-dyed fibers, homespun yarn, hand dyed Yarns, Angelina Fibers. As an Etsy Founder business, Knitspin has been outfitting customers with fine fibers and yarn for over 18 years. We also own and operate a sister business, J.B. Soap Works. Come and visit us through the following links: www.knitspin.com, www.knitspin.etsy.com.

LIVE Friday 8:00 pm eastern

www.foldoutcat.com

www.nistockfarms.com

www.SpinGlitz.com

WINDSOR FARMS RABBITRY

MY HUSBAND AND I STARTED WINDSOR FARMS RABBITRY AND YARNS IN THE 1980’S IN WINDSOR, MAINE. IN 1998 WE MOVED THE WHOLE FAMILY AND ALL OUR CRITTERS FROM COAST TO COAST AND LANDED IN OREGON. FIRST CAME SPINNING, THEN KNITTING, DYEING, BLENDING WITH OTHER FIBERS, MAKING YARNS FOR SALE, AND HAVING FINISHED GOODS READY TO WEAR. I ENJOY THE FACT THAT I CAN WEAR AN ANGORA HAT AND SCARF TO THE BARN AND THE ANIMAL THAT PRODUCED THE FIBER TO MAKE THEM IS JUMPING AROUND WANTING TO BE FED.

Sunday at 8:30 pm eastern

Colors from the Earth

by TeDi Jansen

The Adventure is Yours

When I started botanical dyeing my mentor told me that dyeing with plants and bugs was like brewing a lovely cup of tea. I thought that meant it was going to be easy but I was wrong. The perfect cup of tea is steeped for the correct range of time and temp for the specific leaves you are using.

Botanical dyeing and growing dye plants is the same - there is a science to it and also an art. To that end, experimentation is encouraged!

Botanical dyeing Is a personal experience, not only because the plants and bugs connect us to the land but because every dyers experience is different. Colors and shades may vary from region to region based on the water that is available.

How fibers are scoured, mordanted and tannined affects the outcome. Plants that grow wild in the ditches in one place are not only not available but could be considered invasive in another. Regional variations in how the plant or fiber is grown, what the animal ate or the soil the plant was grown in can affect the fiber and how It accepts the dye.

All this to say that the adventure is yours to have.

Your experiences will teach you as much as your research. Go fast and try lots of things, go slow and dedicate a year to a specific dye (I did this).

Grow something in your garden and (with safety precautions) harvest it and throw it in the pot!

Look for teachers who invite you along on their journey and share their experiences. Take a few notes along the way because, love It or hate It, you might want to remember what you did.

Dyeing the Rainbow This list is not exhaustive.

Some plants give more than one color

Red Cochineal Lac Madder* Quebracho Sappanwood Orange Sulfur Cosmos* Yellow Annatto Chamomile* Chestnut Fustic Goldenrod* Himalayan Rhubarb Kamala Marigold* Myrobalen Osage Orange Pomegranate Rabbitbrush Safflower* Weld* Yellow onion skin* Dyers Coreopsis*

Blue Japanese Indigo* Woad* Purple Alkanet Logwood Hopi Black-Dye-Sunflower Brown Cutch Sequoia Walnut Grey Black Knight Scabiosa* Black Holllyhock* Acorn (black with iron) Pink Sumac

Green Red onion skin*

*Dye garden plants

RE SOURCES

A sampling of the world of botanical dye books Natural Dyes: Sources, Tradition, Technology and Science by Dominique Cardon The Art and Science of Natural Dyes by Joy Boutrup and Catherine Ellis Indigo, Madder and Marigold: A Portfolio of Colors from Natural Dyes by Trudy Van Stralen I love this book! It was the first one I came across that had recipes for mixing dye colors.

A Handbook of Indigo Dyeing by Vivien Prideaux Wild Color by Jenny Dean Singing the Blues by John Marshall This is the book that has information about dyeing with fresh indigo The Modern Natural Dyer by Kristine Vejar Journeys in Natural Dyeing by Kristine Vejar and Adrienne Rodeiguez Nature’s Colorways Long Thread Media.

The Handbook of Natural Plant Dyes by Sasha Duerr The Wild Dyer by Abigail Booth

Seed Sources Anna Carolyn Meier Bedhead Fiber Botanical Colors Farm and Folk Grand Prismatic Seed Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

3L&S

FARMS M I C H I G A N

R O M N E Y

LIVE Saturday at 10:00 am eastern

www.3lsfarms.com

February WAFA Sale Saturday, February 24th at 3:30 pm EST

https://Greenwoodfiberworks.com

https://www.faithhopelovestudio.com/

Saturday February 24 at 5:30 est This month we are going to have farm fresh roving and yarn, as well as hand dyed braids and art batts. I cant wait to share roving from Eliza who is super curious and wants to be in my pocket every time I go out to the barn!

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FEHRENBACH FARMS Fehrenbach Yarn & Fibers is the place to go to purchase beautiful hand dyed, hand spun, and home grown fiber and products.

LIVE Saturday at 4:30 pm eastern

www.liongate.org www.liongate.etsy.com

LIVE Saturday at 4:00 pm eastern

Welcome to the Mercantile of Heritage Hollow an Experiential Farm farm stay in Northwestern Illinois.

LIVE Saturday at 6:00 pm eastern

Annie Morton

Iron Wheel Farm

Curly C’Ewes

AriBo Arts

Opalessence Fiber Studio

Merino Y Vino

Annie Morton

Sheepishly Made

Wavelite

Iron Wheel Farm

Knitz & Pearls

Lighter Touch

Fairily Fiber Fun Liongate Farm

Leaf Livestock

Macedo’s

MINI ACRES

WWW.MACEDOSMINIACRES.COM

International year of the Camelids - Celebrate with us as we share our alpaca fiber with you. Rovings, core spun rug yarn, yarn and other items created from our herd of Huacaya and Suri alpacas.

LIVE Sunday at 1:00 pm eastern

Susans Fiber

S H O P

I travel around the US teaching classes on spinning, preparing fibers for spinning. I also delved into felting and heading up the midwest felting symposium. Now I work with spinners. Weavers, felters and more getting there techniques perfected with my weekly vertuals.

www.susansfiber.com

LIVE Streaming Sunday 4:30 pm eastern

Items This Month: US Rambouillet Top US Falkland Type Top US Cheviot Top

AriBo Arts

LIVE Sunday at 12:00 pm eastern

Plant Power

Natural Cycles Farm

Small Acre Farm

TLD Design

Willow Oak Farm

TLD Design

Mulch & More

Zen Fiber Arts

Liongate Farm

Small Acre Farm

Willow Oak Farm

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fiber, garments, and jewelry

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Fresh Lotus

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

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