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Festival | Entertainment | Workshops | Demonstrations | Marketplace | Additional information
Fiber Arts Show / Western Reserve Rug Hookers Guild Annual Rug Show
2010 National Champions’ Alpaca Show at Woolfest | Admission | Directions
Workshop Sample Photos

Woolfest at Lake Metroparks Farmpark - May 27 & 28, 2009June 26 & 27, 2010
9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Lake Metroparks Farmpark
8800 Euclid Chardon Rd
Kirtland, OH 44094
(440) 256-2122 · 800-366-3276

 

Festival

Discover how hand-spun products are created from the fleece of farm animals.  

Get an up-close look at fiber-producing animals and a marketplace featuring fiber art vendors from across
the Midwest. 

Demonstrations of herding, animal shearing, and fiber processing are highlighted throughout the weekend.


Sponsored by Pat Catan's

Fiber Arts Show featuring works from the Western Reserve Rug Hookers Guild on display in the Visitors Center June 18 - July 4.

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Entertainment

Traditional old-time music and dance:

Saturday

1:00 - 4:00 pm - The New Deal String Band

1:30 - 4:30 pm - Susie Goehring & David Rice

Sunday

10:30 am - 1:30 pm Greg Markell & Nick Blasius (easy listening)

1:00 - 4 pm - The New Deal String Band

1:30 until 4:30 - Kent Shindig All-Stars, featuring champion flatfoot dancer Charlie Burton
of Harmony, PA

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Workshops
June 24 - 27, 2010

Fiber Workshops offers in-depth courses, presented instructors from across the Midwest. 

Pre-registered classes include knitting, rug hooking, felting, weaving, spinning yarn, dyeing, beading, and much more! 

For more information about the fiber workshops, or to register for classes, call Lake Metroparks registration department at (440) 358-7275 or 800-669-9226.

Click here to register online for Woolfest workshops.

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Pre-registered workshop students receive free event passes

Demonstrations

  • Sheep herding
  • Animal shearing
  • Fiber processing
  • Spinning
  • Weaving
  • Knitting
  • Hands-on fiber activities
  • Music
  • More!


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Marketplace

  • Specialty yarns
  • Fiber products
  • Fiber supplies
  • Regional merchants
  • More!

2010 Vendor/Merchant Guidelines

2010 Vendor/Merchant Booth Registration Form

2010 vendor list

Additional information

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Fiber Arts Show /
Western Reserve Rug Hookers Guild Annual Rug Show

June 18– July 11

The Fiber Art show showcases works of fine artistry in fiber arts and fiber textiles, featuring works from the Western Reserve Rug Hookers Guild.

Entries will be on display in the Visitor Center. View nearly 200 pieces of fiber art, including knitted, crocheted, woven, and felted items as well as hand-hooked rugs.

People’s Choice award in each category is based on votes by the public viewing the show.Be sure to vote for your favorite i n each of five categories.

Click here to view more images from the show
on our Facebook.

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2010 National Champions’ Alpaca Show at Woolfest

Shorn Fleece Show Information and Rules
Anthony Stachowski, DVM - Judge

National 2 oz. Sample Competition
Deb Yeagle - Judge

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Admission

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Directions

Lake Metroparks Farmpark
Take I-90 to the Rt. 306 exit. Head south on Route 306 five miles to Chardon Road (Route 6), turn left on Route 6, and head east one mile. Entrance to Farmpark is on the right.

 

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