WAFA June 2024 Show Program by Wool and Fiber Arts

MEET THE TEAM

Withoutourteam,noneofthis wouldbepossible!

FounderEllen Zawada; OwnerofWoolandFiberArtsLLC

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

Education TeamTeDi Jansen, Alanna Wilcox

Wool and Fiber Arts Show Program Editor in Chief

Graphic Design

Ellen Zawada

Tedi Jansen

Vendor Schedule Pages 4-8

Bev

Page 10 WAFA Book Club Page 28 Camelid Guide Page 29

WAFA TDF Page 18-19 Vendor Guide Page 32-36 Vendor

Palette of the Month

Sheridan Flats

My Way Acres

Photo by Rachel M Post

AJem Fiber Arts & Angoras

Alk & Me Fiber Art Studio

Emma Creek Fiber & Yarn

Schedule Friday's 28th 28th

FIBER FESTIVAL

EST/PST

11:00 am/8:00 am

11:30 am/8:30 am

12:00 pm/9:00 am

12:30 pm/9:30 am

1:00 pm/10:00 am

1:30 pm/10:30 am

2:00 pm/11:00 am

2:30 pm/11:30 am

3:00 pm/12:00 pm

3:30 pm/12:30 pm

4:00 pm/1:00 pm

4:30 pm/ 1:30 pm

5:00 pm/2:00 pm

5:30 pm/2:30 pm

6:00 pm/3:00 pm

6:30 pm/3:30 pm

7:00 pm/4:00 pm

Vendor

Ewe2me2u

My Way Acres Farm and Fiber

True Creations Woodturning

D n D Fibers

Sheridan Flats

Wavellite Creative llc

Mulch and More Crafts

Spindle and Spoon Homestead

KnitzAndPearls Fiberworks

Zen Fiber Arts

Windsor Farms Rabbitry

Esther's Place

SpinGlitz

alk&me fiber art studio

Opalessence Fiber Studio

Greenwood Fiberworks

Wool-E Farm

FIBER FESTIVAL

EST/PST

11:00 am/8:00 am

11:30 am/8:30 am

12:00 pm/9:00 am

12:30 pm/9:30 am

1:00 pm/10:00 am

1:30 pm/10:30 am

2:00 pm/11:00 am

2:30 pm/11:30 am

3:00 pm/12:00 pm

3:30 pm/12:30 pm

4:00 pm/1:00 pm

4:30 pm/ 1:30 pm

5:00 pm/2:00 pm

5:30 pm/2:30 pm

6:00 pm/3:00 pm

6:30 pm/3:30 pm

7:00 pm/4:00 pm

Vendor

Jubilee Farms

Clear Sky Fiber Arts

Mitten State Sheep & Wool

GrilliantCreatives

Macedo's Mini Acre

FiberGnome

Blue Savannah

Aoire Maith Fibre Studios

3L&S Farms

Lair of the Llama

Copia Cove Icelandic Sheep

YarnTravel, LLC

Emma Creek Fiber and Yarn

DLux Meadow Alpacas

Hidden Pastures Luxury Fiber

Katie's Fiber Connection

BlueBelle's Fiber Arts

FIBER FESTIVAL

EST/PST

12:00 pm/9:00 am

12:30 pm/9:30 am

1:00 pm/10:00 am

1:30 pm/10:30 am

2:00 pm/11:00 am

2:30 pm/11:30 am

3:00 pm/12:00 pm

3:30 pm/12:30 pm

4:00 pm/1:00 pm

4:30 pm/ 1:30 pm

5:00 pm/2:00 pm

5:30 pm/2:30 pm

6:00 pm/3:00 pm

6:30 pm/3:30 pm

7:00 pm/4:00 pm

7:30 pm/4:30 pm

8:00 pm/5:00 pm

8:30 pm/5:30 pm

Vendor

AJem Fiber Arts & Angoras

HensnChicksFiberArts

The Studio at Innisfree, LLC

Rusty Spur Ranch and Creations

Create Yarnworks

Frivolous Ewe

A Lighter Touch of Wool

Melissa's Yarn Barn

Whirlwind Ranch Inc

JessieJavete Fiber Arts

Four Hearts Farm Mainely Fiber

Natural Cycles Farm, LLC

Stitched by Mama Witch

Woolen Wench Fiber Arts

Wild Hair Studio

ALPACA MONTANA MILL

Faith Hope Love Studio

Leaf Livestock Wool Co

JUNE VENDOR INTERVIEW

with Bev Thorne of Mulch and More Crafts

by TeDi Jansen

Bev vends in the Indie dyer category and is from Elmira, MI

WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS' GOAL?

Colors bring me joy! My goal is to provide makers with colorful roving and yarn in unique colors to make their projects unique too. And for those who are short on time I do offer a few completed items.

HOW DID YOUR BUSINESS GET STARTED?

I have been in business for decades, starting as Mulch and More, doing an organic herb garden at a local restaurant. In the early 1990's this started to evolve when I did a couple of local craft shows, demonstrating spinning and having a few items to sell. Over the years the "More" took over and my son and I did more shows as my day job permitted. I eventually added "Crafts" to my business name to keep from getting inquiries for mulch which I was no longer doing. To me Mulch and More still stands for using primarily renewable sources since the fiber animals and flax fibers can keep growing every year. In 2008 I ordered my first professional protein dyes after learning ways to use them from ladies in my local spinning guild! This allows me to play more with colors, sometimes with happy surprises!

HOW DID YOU LEARN YOUR CRAFT?

I learned Spinning from my Mom, I demonstrated spinning and weaving on my first job working in the Farmer's Museum in Cooperstown New York, learning many more things from my coworkers during my three years there. And I have expanded my knowledge over the years from numerous friends and experiments. My family inspired me as a child, making a variety of things. My Dad taught me to knit. My Mom taught me sewing, embroidery and then when I was 16 to spin flax into linen on an antique wheel. My Grandmother inspired my love of color.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS?

IAs I am cutting back on the number of in person shows I do in a year, I plan on opening a small Studio in the yard where people can come by appointment. Over the years a business keeps evolving and I'm thankful for all the friends I have made over the years

WHAT MAKES WAFA SPECIAL FOR YOU?

WAFA has given me an expanded group of friends, taught me how (with the encouragement of family) to do a live on line and challenges me to learn new things. The support of the founder Ellen Zawada and all the hard-working volunteers is beyond wonderful.

WHAT FIBER ANIMALS DO YOU HAVE?

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE?

Currently I have no fiber animals although my son did raise some lambs years ago in 4-H and I was a caretaker for some Angora goats one summer. . As to favorite breeds there are so many, including crosses that I am still exploring, that I tend to like most of them for different reasons. We do have two inside black cats, which means I am well trained to keep yarn and fiber out of their reach.

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE BASE/ OR BLEND THAT YOU LIKE TO DYE?

I like a variety of fibers and blends and enjoy knitting and occasionally weaving with new ones to see how they work up. I often dye different blends in the same pot to see the different ways they take the dyes.

LIVE Friday at 4:30 pm eastern

WAFA

This challenge is meant to be all wool and fiber arts inclusive. ALL WAFA members welcome! No sign ups or teams necessary. Do what you can when you can and have fun! Post pictures of your creations with #WAFATDF24

Crafting in the Car

TryaNewBreed/Fiber

FuelUpShowusyour snacks/charcuterie orfavoritemeal WILD Card Pick your own challenge 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Use HandPrepped Fibers

Jammin-Share the music/Podcast/Audio book you are crafting to! MONDAY SUNDAY

Youdidit!! Showusallthat youmadeduringTDF

RestDay RestDay

Pushyourself make something thatischallenging

StashBusterusesomething new

MakeaWAFAFriendHavethemchoose atechnique

Makesomething foryourself

ZoomTDFAlong

Upcycle atleast onecomponent Natural ColoredFiber

ConqueraFearTrysomethinghard

Stay Hydrated Show us your water bottle or beverage

ZoomTDFAlong

TimeTrials FindyourPersonal BestRecord

Usethree ormorecolors

AndGO!!! Showusyour TDFspace,Tiara, Wheelortools

MakeaWAFAFriend Challengethemtoa pace race

GoneWildSpin/craft outdoors

Makesomething forafriend

LIVE Saturday at 7:30 pm eastern

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Zoom

BOOK Club

Join Emily Ashton for an event/zoom meeting on July 17 at 3pm EST in the WAFA group. It’s free on Audible! Or you can acquire it from your regular book store(s) online or in person.

Vanishing Fleece by Clara Parkes is her memoir of acquiring a 600+ lb bale of wool and completing her own consumer testing of 4 different woolen mills. It not only encompasses the dilemma of a declining wool textile industry as a whole, but also investigates the different styles of textile mills present in the US, diving deeper into the types of products each can produce. As a new mill owner/operator, this book helped me understand why one mill may produce a type of yarn better than another, and why getting to know your own fleeces, desired products, and mills and their varying equipment is essential to this declining industry, and hopefully a resurrection. As I started my business, I questioned the sustainability of wool mercantile and how I could improve the industry on at least a cottage level.

July 17th, 3pm eastern

June 30th 3:00pm Eastern

A Lighter Touch of Wool is a onewoman business, owned and operated by Toni Unick Gruits. Toni has been an active member of WAFA for most of its 4-yr history as she cultivated a lifelong love of knitting and crocheting into an ever-growing fiber business. Processing most of her fiber by hand from raw fleece gives Toni a unique appreciation of the intricacies ofvarious breeds. Each breed brings something new to the table… color, staple length, softness, warmth, texture. Handcombing adds to the overall quality of her finished wool. She also dyes much of her fiber before incorporating it into beautiful batts and rolags, ready for all types of handspinning!

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Toni is thrilled to be a vendor sharing her fiber with all the Tour de Fleece participants. Streaming LIVE on Sunday June 30th at 3:00 pm EST on the Wool and Fiber Arts FB page.