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 Live
alpacas at the Two by Two Alpaca Booth at Fiber College
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Two by Two Alpacas
Amanda Barrick
202 Forest Rd.
Lyndeborough, NH 03082
twobytwoalpacas@gmail.com
www.twobytwoalpacas.com/
Products
Raw alpaca fleece, alpaca
rovings natural colored and hand dyed, hand spun yarns, woven items
made from hand spun/dyed yarns.
Demonstration
An ashford Kiwi to
deomonstrate hand spinning
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Stray Notions & Lady Dye Fiber Arts and Design
Sharon Fischer & Diane Ivey
56 Bower St1
Medford, MA 02155
safischer1@comcast.net
straynotions.blogspot.com/
Products:
Lady Dye Fiber Arts and Design-
handspun and naturally dyed eco friendly yarns
Stray Notions -
Tools and cases and totes designed by and for fiber artists - (project
bags, needlerolls, knitting bags, pincushions, needlebooks, lanyards)
as well as ready to use recycled felted fabric.
We may also offer a selection of hand thrown yarn bowls.
Demonstration:
Diane will demonstrate spinning and specifically color blending.
Demo dying available.
Sharon will demonstrate embroidery/applique.
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Learn
from Sharon just
like Martha
does on her show
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Purplebean Bindery
Anna Low
520 Brighton Ave
Portland, ME 04102
purplebean@me.com
www.purplebeanbindery.com
Products:
One of a kind, hand-bound books: journals,
sketchbooks, notepads, notebooks, day books.
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Play
at Fiber Arts
Chrystee Governo
1287 N Main St.
Apt. 1
Fall River, MA 02720
playatlife@gmail.com
playatlifefiberarts.com/
Products:
Hand dyed first quality and reclaimed yarns and fibers for spinning or
felting.
Demonstration:
I
always demonstrate
drafting, spindle spinning and knitting directly from the pulled roving
of silk Matawa (hankies)
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Log Cabin Lamb & Wool
2011,
2010,
2009,
2008
Betty
Hauger
443
Stream Road
Winterport,
ME
logcabinqueen@aol.com
Registered
romney/natural sheep/ navajo churro - fleece, roveing, handspun yarn,
lamb, breeding stock.
Demo: Hand
spinning and discussions on raising sheep for fiber.
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Mrs. Gray's Buttons 338
17 Chelsea Lane
Belfast, ME 04915
milesg@myfairpoint.net
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Products:
Vintage Collectable Buttons
Demonstration:
Show and discuss Buttons
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 String Theory Hand Dyed Yarn
Karen Grover
132 Beech Hill Rd
Blue Hill, ME 04476
knit@stringtheoryyarn.com
www.stringtheoryyarn.com/home.php
Products:
String Theory Hand Dyed Yarn and fiber, locally made buttons, hand dyed
Shibori scarves.
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Products
: Hand-dyed
fiber and yarn. Undyed fiber. Commercially dyed merino, merino/silk,
and silk. Drum carded batts. Greener Shades and Botanical Colors dye
kits. Needle felting supplies.
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Wrinkle in Thyme Farm
Marty Elkin &
Mary Ann
Haxton
106 Black Mtn. Rd.
Sumner,
ME
04292
info@awrinkleinthymefarm.com
www.awrinkleinthymefarm.com
Yarn-
Mohair, Angora/ Finn Blend. 100% wool from their own animals (90%
plus). Roving- Knitted items,
Needlefelting Kits, Fiber Art and Patterns for Needlefelting with Hand
Dyed Roving..
Demo: Needlefelting- including but not limited
to landscapes and Crockpot dying verigated roving.
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ontheround
Rachel Jones
25 Ingraham Dr
Owls Head, ME 04854
racheljonesknits@yahoo.com
www.ontheround.etsy.com
Products: Handspun yarn, hand dyed roving,
hand carded batts, fresh fleece for carding/felting/spinning. Some
handmade finished items.
Demonstration: Spinning! Spinning on a wheel
& drop spindle. Hopes to bring Angora(s).
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 Hopewood Crafts
Lori Shafer
343 Hope Rd
Lincolnville, ME 04849
loris4563@aol.com
Products: Rug hooking frames
Rug hooking Kits
Wool
Dyed Yarn
Wood Buttons
Snippet Bags
Demonstration: Demonstrations of Rug hooking
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 Weaving
A
Life
Susan Barrett Merrill
1643 Coastal Rd
Brooksville, ME 04617
susan@weavingalife.com
www.weavingalife.com
Products: Handwoven Masks, handwoven earrings, handmade
looms, books
Demonstration:
Spinning,
and
weaving
on
the
Journey Loom |
Products: The Merlin Tree sells its own ultra portable spinning
wheel, the HitchHiker and RoadBug. Additionally we offer a folding
version of the Ashford Kiwi, antique wheels and some related small
fiber tools.
Demonstrations: We are always spinning in our
booth area and offer a quick lesson for beginning spinners.
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 Stephen Willette, Cabinetmaker
Stephen
& Linda Willette
30 Hammond Road
Milford, NH 03055
contact@stephenwillette.com
Products: Hand-turned knitting needles,
crotchet hooks, nostepinnes, yarn bowls, Tunisian hooks, button bowls,
wooden buttons, lucets and shawl pins.
Demonstration: Hand-turned wooden buttons.
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 Fields Edge Farm
Arthur Grant &
Kimberly trider-Grant
477 Fish Street
Leeds, ME 04263
kimberlygrant@fairpoint.net
Products:
Clun Forest wool - raw fleeces, washed and carded batts, roving,
specialty batts, hand spun yarns, mill spun yarns, handpainted yarns,
Knitting Nancys (all items handmade on our farm), children's knitting
kits, handmade buttons, stitch markers, various hand knit items.
Demonstration: Handspinning on my upright wheel and creating
specialty batts on a drumcarder.
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 Dyemama
Woolworks
Jackie Ottino Graf
115 main st North
Searsmont, ME 04973
dyemama@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Dyemama-woolworks
Products: Natural dyes, naturally dyed fibers,
batts, top, handspun yarns, hand knit whimsy
Demonstration: Spinning
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 Hope Spinnery
Bill Huntington
725 Camden Rd
Hope, ME 04847
info@hopespinnery.com
www.hopespinnery.com
Products: Yarn,
roving, knitted pieces, knitting patterns, and felted pieces. All
of our pieces are produced from Maine wool and created here in Hope.
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 Pinestar
Studio
Linda
Whiting
394 Hio Ridge Road
Denmark, ME 04022
linda@pinestarstudio.com
www.pinestarstudio.com
Products: Hand dyed
yarns and roving, patterns, spinning and weaving tools,
cards, finished goods, dyes, and kits.
Demo: Kumihimo, tapestry weaving,
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 Misty Acres Alpaca Farm
Connie Laliberte
3071
West River Rd
Sidney,
ME 04330
cllaliberte@roadrunner.com
www.alpacanation.com
Products: Alpaca fiber products from roving,
yarns, to finished products
Animals: Alpacas on site and be there to discuss
aspects of the alpaca farm business |
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