2023
January
Thursday January 12th, 10:00am: Roc Day Pot Luck Luncheon
Gather at 10:00am, business meeting starts at 10:30am. Location is Judy Larter’s home. For the Pot Luck bring a dish to pass and your place setting.
February
Thursday February 9th, 10:00am: Open Spin
Gather at 10:00am, business meeting starts at 10:30am. Location is Cazenovia Public Library.
March
Thursday March 9th, 10:00am: Open Spin
Gather at 10:00am, business meeting starts at 10:30am. Location is Cazenovia Public Library.
April
Thursday April 13th, 10:00am: Silk with Nancy Morey
Gather at 10:00am, business meeting starts at 10:30am. Location is Cazenovia Public Library. Nancy Morey will present a program on the many forms of silk available now to handspinners, from cocoons to yarns, and their uses. Discussions about dyeing and blending with other fibers would also be included, if there is time and interest.
Thursday April 15th, 10:00am – 4:00pm: CNY Fiber Frolic, Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville, NY
Saturday/Sunday April 29-30th: Washington County Fiber Tour
Farms are open both days 10 -4 (unless noted otherwise). Visit alpacas, bunnies, goats, sheep and lambs, llamas, and more – on the farm; and meet the farmers and their families.
May
Thursday May 11th, 10:00am: Envelope Stuffing for CNY Fiber Arts Festival
Gather at 10:00am, business meeting starts at 10:30am. Location is Cazenovia Public Library.
Saturday May 13th, 10:00am – 4:00pm: Shepherds Wool Market, Rush, NY
June
Thursday June 8th, 10:00am: Open Spin
Gather at 10:00am, business meeting starts at 10:30am. NOTE change in location for this meeting to Springside Farm in Fabius, NY.
Saturday/Sunday June 10-11th, 10:00am – 4:00pm: CNY Fiber Arts Festival, Bouckville, NY
One hundred twenty booths filled with fleeces, yarns, fiber equipment, fiber animals, and all manner of finished fiber products. Events include a fleece sale, sheep shearing, the weaving competition, story loom, children’s acivities and a full schedule of exciting lectures and workshops.
July
Thursday July 14th, 10:00am: Guild Picnic
Gather at 10:00am, business meeting starts at 10:30am. Bring a dish to pass and your place setting. NOTE change in location for this meeting to Springside Farm in Fabius, NY.
August
Thursday August 10th, 10:00am: Open Spin
Gather at 10:00am, business meeting starts at 10:30am. Location is Cazenovia Public Library.
Thursday August 24th, 10:00am: Guild Day at the NYS Fair Wool Center
Guild members will demonstrate fiber arts of all kinds at the NYS Fair Wool Center. Tickets and parking passes provided.
Saturday/Sunday August 26-27th 10am-5pm Fiber Arts Weekend, Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown, NY
Demonstrations, Exhibits, Vendors, and Hands-on Activities
September
Thursday September 14th, 10:00am: Open Spin
Gather at 10:00am, business meeting starts at 10:30am. Location is Cazenovia Public Library.
Saturday/Sunday September 9-10th: Endless Mountains Fiber Festival, New Milford, PA
Saturday September 15th: WNY Fiber Arts Festival, East Aurora NY
Saturday/Sunday September 23-24th: Adirondacks Wool and Arts Festival, Greenwich, NY
October
Thursday October 12th, 10:00am: Open Spin
Gather at 10:00am, business meeting starts at 10:30am. Location is Cazenovia Public Library.
Saturday/Sunday October 14-15th: Little York Fiber Festival, Preble, NY
Saturday/Sunday October 21st-22nd: New York Sheep and Wool Festival, Rhinebeck, NY
November
Saturday/Sunday November 4-5th: Fiber Festival of New England in West Springfield, MA
Thursday November 9th, 10:00am: Open Spin
Gather at 10:00am, business meeting starts at 10:30am. Location is Cazenovia Public Library.
December
Thursday December 14th, 10:00am: Holiday Party
Gather at 10:00am, business meeting starts at 10:30am. Location is Cazenovia Public Library. For the Pot Luck bring a dish to pass and your place setting.