July 31st & August 1st: The First Annual "Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair"
Enjoy a relaxing summer day at the First 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-anticipated 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 July 31st and Sunday August 1st 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 including the following organizations:
ALBO ACRES – Newark, IL
Overview: Albo Acres provides alpaca fiber, yarns, teddy bears, figures and finished goods including hats, scarves, gloves, mittens, glittens, ponchos, sweaters, writ warmers, leg warmers, ear warmers, felted pads and blankets. During the Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair… Barbara and Richard will be demonstrating spinning.
Contact Information:
Barbara and Richard Gast
ALBO ACRES – Newark, IL
phone: 815-942-0008
e-mail:rbgast@alboacres.com
web: www.alboacres.com
BLUE TULIPS - Edgerton, WI
Overview: Blue Tulips provides knitting paraphernalia such as bags, needle organizers, notion bags, project bags, and other.
Contact Information:
Karen Pominville
BLUE TULIPS - Edgerton, WI
web: www.bluetulips.etsy.com
FLUFFINGTON FARMS - De Soto, MO
Overview : Fluffington Farms offers fine quality spinning fibers in both hand-dyed and natural colors as well as handspun yarn.
Contact Information:
Jordane Shaw
FLUFFINGTON FARMS - De Soto, MO
e-mail:fluffingtonfarms@yahoo.com
web: www.punkjordane.etsy.com or www.fluffingtonfarms.blogspot.com
KITTY GRRLZ – Ottawa, IL
Overview: Kitty Grrlz provides hand spun yarns of all types - spun from hand dyed wools and also bamboo; knits - hand knit with handspun yarns and some commercial yarns. During the Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair… Bobbi will be demonstrating spinning.
Contact Information:
Bobbi Ludwig
KITTY GRRLZ – Ottawa, IL
e-mail:kittygrrlzinc@yahoo.com
web: www.kittygrrlz.com
KNITSPIN - Naperville, IL
Overview : Knitspin offers hand-painted roving, hand-painted yarns, handspun yarns, dyes, handmade soap, spindles, and spinning wheels. During the Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair… Isaura will demonstrate spindle spinning or spinning wheel.
Contact Information:
Isaura Perez
KNITSPIN - Naperville, IL
phone: 630-650-2014
e-mail:knitspin@mindspring.com
web: www.knitspin.com
MULLER'S LANE FARM - Rock Falls, IL
Overview: Muller's Lane Farm offers Hand Spun Yarns, Undyed Rovings, Hand Painted Rovings, Milk Soaps, Knitted & Crocheted Items.
Contact Information:
Cyndi and Paul Muller
MULLER'S LANE FARM - Rock Falls, IL
phone: 815-625-2607
e-mail:mullerslanefarm@gmail.com
web: www.mullerslanefarm.com
OTTER CREEK FARM - Thomson, IL
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 - Fulton, IL
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
STATELINE KNITS - Rockford, IL
Overview: Stateline Knits provides knitting bags, craft accessories, spinners, swifts, hand-dyed local sock yarn. During the Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair… Rabecca will be demonstrating pontogese knitting and yarn winding.
Contact Information:
Rabecca Ladd
STATELINE KNITS - Rockford, IL
As of July 25th, vendor registration is closed.
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 ccinfo@chaplincreek.com.
