Apr 27th, 2010 by Beth |
This year will be the 4th year of the festival, and my how it has grown. All three buildings are full with over 45 different vendors. We have work shops scheduled for all three days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. We will have a shearer coming on Saturday and are planning various demonstrations. We will also have door prizes to be given away several time each day.
The Festival is in Dickson, Tennessee on May 28, 29 and 30. Friday will be 1-6, Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 10-4. Dickosn is located just an hour West of Nashville, just 5 miles off of I-40 exit 172. There are several new hotels/motels at that exit from the major chains; Holiday Inn, Comfort Inn, Best Western, etc., along with chain restaurants like O’Charlie’s.
Downtown Dickosn has a revitalized Main Street, with lots of little specialty shops, antique shops, a coffee shop and a very nice sandwich shop, The Silver Spoon, that I highly recommend (the chicken salad is fabulous).
We hope to see you at the Festival.
Beth
Jun 27th, 2009 by Beth |
The catalog for the Tennessee State Fair has come out. the link below will take you to the livestock catalog, where on pages 72-74 you will find information on the fleece show and spinning competitions. There will be spinning contests with both a spindle and spinning wheel, with a novice class (spinning less than 1 year) and open class. There is also a Sheep to Shawl competition.
The Spinning Contests will be on Thursday September 17, 2009 at 7:30 held in the Vaughn Building at the State Fair complex in Nashville.
The Sheep to Shawl Competition will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Each team is made up of 4 members. They bring a warped loom and a washed (and dyed if they want) fleece with no further preparation. They then have a limited time (4 or 5 hours) to prepare the wool, spin the yarn and weave a shawl that measures at least 72 inches. The team will be judged on:
30% Appearance of the Team while working
40% Technical Workmanship
30% Artistry
The Fleece Show will be Tuesday and Wednesday, September 15 & 16 ending with the Fleece Auction on Thursday September 17, at 8:00 pm after the spinning competitions. Fleece entries must be mailed in by Aug 10, to avoid late fees, or online registration will be accepted until September 1, 2009.
For more information, please consult the catalog or Call Kim. Below is the link to the catalog.
tennesseestatefair.org/pdfs/catalogs/LivestockCatalog.pdf
Kim Caulfield is the contact person (931)293-4466.
Let’s have a big turn out with lots of participation!
Jun 21st, 2009 by Beth |
Hello All!
Well, we have another festival under our belt, and by all accounts, it was a big success. We had a lot of now vendors and some really interesting workshops. The sheep shearer was a big hit, as was our bottle lamb-Patches (aka BopBop). The vendors were happy and most have already said that they plan to return next year.
The plans for 2010 have already started. I should be able to put a survey link up soon, so you can tell us what you think. The dates are May 28 & 29, 2010, Memorial Day weekend. We are thinking about extending the festival to Sunday.
Here are some photos. If you have some of the festival that you would like to share, please email them to me at tnfiberfestival@yahoo.com .
Mar 3rd, 2009 by Beth |
We have just confirmed our Friday night special event for the festival. Joanne Seiff will have a lecture and book signing at a new Dickson Restaurant, the Farmers Family Restaurant ( http://www.yelp.com/biz/farmers-family-restaurant-dickson ). We will start at 7 p.m. We still have a few details to work out, so stay tuned.
Joanne’s new book, Fiber Gathering: Knit, Crochet, Spin and Dye More than 20 Projects Inspired by America’s Festivals will be released in March 2009. Check her Blog at http://joanneseiff.com/
Jul 12th, 2008 by Beth |
Date: October 25, 2008
We would like to invite all of you to the Tennessee Fiber Festival at Cannonsburgh Village in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Contact Laura Artates for more information.
Feb 12th, 2008 by Beth |
Crochetville, a forum for people interested in crochet, is interested in helping us promote the fiber festival. Hopefully, we will have a crochet class or two to offer. Stay Tunned for more information.
Then Nashville Area Spinners met on Saturday Feb. 9. We had a good turnout and enjoyed just “hanging out”. The group is growing, but still informal. Join us next time on March 8, 2008 in Nashville at the 2nd Presbyterian Church on Belmont Blvd.