WAFA April 2025 Show Program

WAFA

Virtual FIBER FESTIVAL April 25, 26, 27

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, Lizette Hopkins (craft-along), Mary Dillon, Katelyn Dunn, 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

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

Vendor Schedule Pages 4-6 Vendor Interview with Claudia Gross Page 8-9 WAFA Book Club Page 16

Education Team TeDi Jansen, Alanna Wilcox

Vendor Guide Page 23-28

Marie Feathers Fiber Crafts

Palette of the Month

Hidden Pastures Luxury Fiber

Wild Reid Ranch

Atomic Fiber Studio

Photo by Jean Layton Rozas

Wunderful Pines Farm

Rachel M Post

WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

FIBER FESTIVAL s ' y a d i Fr ule d e h 25th Sc EST/PST

Vendor

Category

Location

12:00 pm/9:00 am

True Creations Woodturning

Tool Maker

New York

12:30 pm/9:30 am

Forget me Knot Fibers

Farm

Michigan

1:00 pm/10:00 am

Melissa's Yarn Barn

Indie Dyer

Iowa

1:30 pm/10:30 am

Wool-E Farm

Farm

Michigan

2:00 pm/11:00 am

A Lighter Touch of Wool

Batts & Rolags

Michigan

2:30 pm/11:30 am

Zen Fiber Arts

Indie Dyer

Maryland

3:00 pm/12:00 pm

Ewe2me2u

Indie Dyer

Illinois

3:30 pm/12:30 pm

Natural Cycles Farm, LLC

Farm

Michigan

4:00 pm/1:00 pm

Greenwood Fiberworks

Indie Dyer

Utah

4:30 pm/ 1:30 pm

Three Birches Homestead

Farm

New Jersey

5:00 pm/2:00 pm

TLD DESIGN CENTER & GALLERY Fiber Artist

Illinois

5:30 pm/2:30 pm

Hidden Pastures Luxury Fiber

New Jersey

6:00 pm/3:00 pm

Rusty Spur Ranch and CreationsIndie Dyer

Idaho

6:30 pm/3:30 pm

Create Yarnworks

Indie Dyer

Maryland

7:00 pm/4:00 pm

Dunn Spunn

Batts & Rolags

Tennessee

7:30 pm/4:30 pm

Mitten State Sheep & Wool

Farm & Mill

Michigan

8:00 pm/5:00 pm

Knitspin

Indie Dyer

Illinois

8:30 pm/5:30 pm

Curly C'ewes

Indie Dyer

Oregon

Farm

WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

's FIBER FESTIVAL y a d r u t Sa dule e h 26th c S EST/PST

Vendor

Category

Location

12:00 pm/9:00 am

Fairily Fiber Fun

Indie Dyer

Georgia

12:30 pm/9:30 am

Jubilee Farms

Farm

Illinois

1:00 pm/10:00 am

Rachel M Post

Batts & Rolags

Oregon

1:30 pm/10:30 am

Triple F Hobby Farm LLC

Farm

Michigan

2:00 pm/11:00 am

Susans Fiber Shop LLC

LYS

Wisconsin

2:30 pm/11:30 am

Cedar Hill Fiber Farm

Farm

Kentucky

3:00 pm/12:00 pm

Wine and Wooly Design

Indie Dyer

Washington

3:30 pm/12:30 pm

Spindle and Spoon Homestead Farm

Louisiana

4:00 pm/1:00 pm

YarnTravel, LLC

Batts & Rolags

Florida

4:30 pm/ 1:30 pm

Clear Sky Fiber Arts

Farm

Michigan

5:00 pm/2:00 pm

AJem Fiber Arts

Batts & Rolags

Indiana

5:30 pm/2:30 pm

Wild Reid Ranch

Farm

Michigan

6:00 pm/3:00 pm

Marie Feathers Fiber Crafts

Batts & Rolags

Oregon

6:30 pm/3:30 pm

Kostelaz Creations

Project Bags

Oregon

7:00 pm/4:00 pm

Crafted by Locals

Batts & Rolags

Montana

7:30 pm/4:30 pm

Liongate Farm llc

Farm

Oregon

8:00 pm/5:00 pm

Fresh Lotus Design

Indie Dyer

Michigan

8:30 pm/5:30 pm

2 B EWe

Farm

Colorado

WOOL AND FIBER ARTS

FIBER FESTIVAL s ' y a d n Su dule e h 27th c S EST/PST

Vendor

12:00 pm/9:00 am

Walnut Springs Family Farm Farm

Illinois

12:30 pm/9:30 am

Hens-N-Chicks-FiberArts

Indie Dyer

Michigan

1:00 pm/10:00 am

Atomic Fiber Studio

Batts & Rolags

Oregon

1:30 pm/10:30 am

Wunderful Pines Farm

Farm

Michigan

2:00 pm/11:00 am

Fat Lady’s Song

Indie Dyer

Kansas

2:30 pm/11:30 am

Illinois Wool & Fiber Mill

Farm

Illinois

3:00 pm/12:00 pm

Katie's Fiber Connection

Indie Dyer

Michigan

3:30 pm/12:30 pm

Little Flock on the Prairie

Farm

Alberta

4:00 pm/1:00 pm

JessieJavete Fiber Arts

Batts & Rolags

California

4:30 pm/ 1:30 pm

Timber and Twine

Farm

Colorado

5:00 pm/2:00 pm

Lair of the Llama

Indie Dyer

Michigan

5:30 pm/2:30 pm

Zephyr Creek Farm

farm

Michigan

6:00 pm/3:00 pm

The Knitting Centipede

Batts & Rolags

Kansas

6:30 pm/3:30 pm

alk&me fiber art studio

Indie Dyer

Ohio

7:00 pm/4:00 pm

SpinGlitz

Batts & Rolags

California

7:30 pm/4:30 pm

Leaf Livestock Wool Co

Farm

Illinois

Category

Location

f o t he Mo e t t e l nth Pa

The Knitting Centipede

Hidden Pasture

Walnut Springs Family Farm

Crafted By Localss

Zephyr Creek Farm

Ewe2Me2u

Fat Lady’s Song

April Vendor Interview

with Claudia Gross of Cedar Hill Fiber Farm HOW DID YOUR BUSINESS GET STARTED? I acquired my first spinning wheel when I was 14 years old and quickly realized I wanted to be able to grow my own fiber.

After 2 years of research I brought home Timothy and Posy, two bottlefed Angora goats, and so Cedar Hill Fiber Farm was born. I was continually sold out of their fiber, and so added more goats, Giant Angora rabbits, and sheep over the years as I finished up high school and college.

Our farm is 9 years old now and still continuing with the goal of providing soft and luxurious spinning fiber.

by TeDi Jansen

WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS'S GOAL To provide luxurious natural fibers for my own family and as many others as possible.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR ANIMALS We have Angora goats, Giant Angora rabbits, Finnsheep, CVMs, and CVM/Romney crosses, as well as one token Shetland sheep.

I select breeds/species that provide a high quantity of soft, easy to process fiber, and prefer animals with gentle personalities. With limited land resources I am passionate about finding the perfect fiber animal to use the space…so much so that one of the key workshops I teach is about getting started fiber farming with a large focus on proper breed selection!

Cedar Hill Fiber Farm WAS THERE SOMEONE WHO INSPIRED YOU IN YOUR FIBER ARTS JOURNEY? So many people have been very influential in starting my fiber arts journey, but it all started with a pioneer spinning demonstration in 2004. I was completely enthralled with the spinning wheel, and the thought of making yarn from cute sheep instantly became my dream.

HOW DID YOU LEARN YOUR CRAFT? I taught myself to spin after buying my first spinning wheel, and then my goat mentor taught me to shear and process Mohair. After that it has been lord of trial and error to refine and develop my own techniques. Now I am passionate about getting others started in fiber arts.

WHAT MAKES WAFA SPECIAL FOR YOU? It’s hard enough to travel for fiber festivals with a farm to take care of, but now as a mother of littles it is next to impossible. I love that WAFA gives me the opportunity for a fiber community year round and without the need for travel!

Knitspin is a Indy Dyer, we handdyed by hand all of our Roving, Yarns, we love to dyed handmade fibers.

LIVE Friday at 8:00 pm eastern

Marie Feathers Fiber Crafts

Leaf Livestock

Little Flock on the Praire

Wild Reid Ranch

Atomic Fiber Studio

Triple F Hobby Farm

LIVE Saturday at 12:00 pm eastern

www.liongate.org

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WAFA! WE ARE A SMALL FAMILY FARM THAT RAISES SEVEN DIFFERENT BREEDS OF SHEEP IN SOUTHERN COLORADO. TURNING SUNLIGHT INTO FOOD AND FIBER IS OUR GOAL. OUR GIRLS LOVE GROWING FLEECE FOR YOU TO PROCESS AND DESIGN WITH. JOIN OUR LIVE SALE SATURDAY EVENING.,LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE. THANK YOU TO AN AMAZING GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT MAKE THIS ORGANIZATION POSSIBLE. HAPPY SHOPPING!

Turning Sunlight Into Food and Fiber

LIVE Saturday at 8:30 pm eastern

Zoom

BOOK Club Book: Fiber Radical Host: Jean Layton Zoom Meeting

For centuries, fiber arts have influenced sciences as diverse as digital technology, mathematics, neuroscience, medicine and more. Radical Fiber explores this relationship through contemporary art and historical artifacts that address five key themes: shape, machine, body, brain and community. How did the accidental discovery of synthetic mauveine dye in 1856 pave the way for modern pharmaceuticals while also generating toxic waste? Why do we respond differently to a woven photograph than a printed one? These and other questions reframe the fiber/science intersection and ask how the medium can be used to improve our world for the future.

Radical Fiber featuresa new artwork created by amateur and professional makers around the globe: the Saratoga Springs Satellite Reef, part of the Crochet Coral Reef project by Christine and Margaret Wertheim and the Institute For Figuring. Alongside numerous unidentified artists, additional artists and creators include: Lia Cook, Brock Craft, Veronica Dry, Anna Dumitriu, Ellis Developments, Hanne Kekkonen, Kintra Fibers, Elaine Krajenke Ellison, Karen Norberg, William Henry Perkin, Helen Remick, Dario Robleto, Daniela Rosner, Samantha Shorey, John Sims, Soft Monitor (Victoria Manganiello and Julian Goldman), Daina Taimina, Cecilia Vicuna and Carolyn Yackel.

May 28Raw 8pm eastern

Timber and Twine Spring Mix Live Sale Sun

Spinning Mixes Finn batts

New Fiber Tool!

Botanical Dye Kits

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ril 27 4:30 e p A ast y da

Weaving Sets Blending Sets

ZEPHYR CREEK FARM

This Month Five Years of WAFA Palettes of the Month Shaniko Merino US Yarns!

Celebrating Five Years of WAFA

LIVE Sunday at 5:30 pm eastern

www.SpinGlitz.com

Illinois Wool & Fiber Mill is a family owned and operated full service fiber mill. We raise Shetland and Scottish Blackface Sheep. Happy Birthday WAFA! We will be featuring natural colored Shetland roving and yarn. Also Scottish Blackface batts and felted batts. We have dyed wool for needle felting.

Mohair-Shetland blend roving for fun spinning.

LIVE Sunday at 2:30 pm eastern

I would love for everybody to enjoy the finest spinning fiber and yarn I am privileged to grow and use for creating. The physical and emotional rewards accompanying raising lovely sustainable wool go far beyond the beauty of the final product.

We raise Merinos, Polypays, natural-colored Rambouillet / Columbia crosses, and finally, Targhees. Our lamb pen is a menagerie of sizes, colors, and patterns of beauty. Pleaes join me to see my April creations!

LIVE Sunday at 7:30 pm eastern

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

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

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