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Looking for good quality fleeces?
Looking for good quality fleeces?
Check out our Premium Fleece Division in Carleton Place, ON or some of the Fleece Competitions in your area.
Shop at The Real Wool Shop in Carleton Place ON
For all your spinning & weaving equipment
2362 Chardonnay Lane, Abbotsford,
BC V4X 0A6
Nancy Mallinson: nancyken@shaw.ca
604-625-6855
She knows what you need!
Sept 12-13
The Mississippi Valley Textile Museum’s annual Fibrefest is one of the longest-running and largest fibre festivals in Canada. This vibrant, community-driven event celebrates the artistry, craftsmanship, and innovation of Canadian fibre creators while serving as an important fundraiser for the museum.
Each year, thousands of visitors gather in Almonte to explore a diverse marketplace filled with yarns, textiles, handmade goods, tools, demonstrations, and inspiration. With over 3,000 eager attendees and more than 80 talented vendors last year, Fibrefest continues to grow as a premier destination for fibre enthusiasts from across the region.
Are you a fibre artist, maker, dyer, spinner, weaver, felter, or textile designer? Applications are now open to join this year’s vendor lineup. Don’t miss your opportunity to showcase your work, connect with a passionate audience, and be part of Almonte’s beloved annual Fibrefest tradition.
Are you a fibre/textile artisan or textile/notions producer? Space is available for vendor and workshop applications. Visit www.almontefibrefest.ca for details on how to apply.
Mark your calendars for an inspiring weekend of fibre, creativity, and community at the 2026 Manitoba Fibre Festival.
Friday, September 11 | 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Saturday, September 12 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location:
Red River Exhibition Place
3977 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
With flexible admission pricing of $5 - $20, this festival is designed to be accessible for everyone. Spend the weekend exploring vendors, discovering new techniques, connecting with fellow fibre enthusiasts, and celebrating the rich world of textiles and handmade artistry.
Read more about admission pricing and event details at www.manitobafibrefestival.com/home
Past Events
September 5 & 6
Red River Exhibition Place in Winnipeg
We had one of our largest wool show and sale events at last years festival with many new producers submitting fleeces and excellent judging by Susie Gourlay. We expect this to grow even more this year as we are expanding our planning team and working with more producers to grow, prep and submit top-quality fleeces.
About the Show & Sale
Wool Auction: Grand champion, Reserve champion and first place fleeces in each category will be sold via silent auction (unless marked "Not for Sale").
Date: Friday September 5th from 5:00 pm to Saturday September 6th at 3:00 pm
Judging Information:
Date: September 5th, 2025
Location: Red River Exhibition Place
Judge: Susie Gourlay
Fleeces are judged as a hand spinner/artisan show and are assessed for soundness, cleanliness including yield, as well as handle, staple length, crimp style and uniformity characteristic to the breed.
Fleeces can be submitted for sale only, without being entered into the wool show. The cost is $5 per fleece.
Fleeces submitted must be from this year's clip and placed in a CLEAR PLASTIC BAG. The fleeces should be skirted and not heavily contaminated with vegetable matter.
https://www.manitobafibrefestival.com/wool-show-entries for more info & entry forms
Sustainable Fibre Arts
Sustainable Fibre Arts
The Craft Council of Newfoundland and Labrador through the provincial Year of the Arts initiative has the pleasure to announce the Made in Canada: Sustainable Fibre Arts Conference 2024. The Conference is taking place from September 19 to 23, 2024, in Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
This conference will feature panels and workshops on sustainable harvesting and crafting practices for artists at all stages in their education. If you would like additional information, please find the conference’s website at www.fibrearts2024.ca.
2024 The 60th Ontario Handspinning Seminar
2024 The 60th Ontario Handspinning Seminar
June 7 - 9, 2024
Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo Campus
Diamonds in the Fluff: 60 Years of Spinning
Whether you’re starting from a raw fleece or creating yarn from a prepared top, this year the Handspinning Seminar will explore creating diamonds from fluff. Beginning to advanced spinners can explore the diversity of “fluff” and options to spin “diamonds” to admire or to take to the next step, an end product.
Celebrate 60 years of spinning at the Seminar! Join the 2024 Seminar at Wilfrid Laurier University to explore fluff and all its uses, take a look at the Seminar’s history and share your 60 years of diamonds at the seminar events including the displays and fashion show.
For more information, contact Pat Shaver, pat.shaver@gmail.com www.ontariohandspinningseminar.ca
The Ontario Handspinning Seminar organization has developed two different scholarships; the Ontario Handspinner's Research Scholarship and the Re-Inspired Scholarship.
“Wool ‘n Ewe A-Fair” Fleece Show & Sale, BC
“Wool ‘n Ewe A-Fair” Fleece Show & Sale, BC
2023
The Lower Mainland Sheep Producers Association (LMSPA) BC
LMSPA Wool ‘n Ewe A-Fair
22965 – 64th Ave., Langley BC V2Y 2L2
Sheepproducers@gmail.com
Over the past forty-plus years our members have continued to achieve and maintain the highest standards in quality and productivity of sheep and wool products. Our organizational goals and purpose are to support and educate our members and the wider community in the uses, sustainability, environmental friendliness, and high quality of wool products and to encourage them to join in the rewarding experiences to be had in raising excellent sheep and lambs.
This year’s event, scheduled for the weekend of July 29th and 30th, 2023, will take place in conjunction with the Maple Ridge Fair, held at Albion Fairgrounds, 23448 Jim Robson Way, Maple Ridge, in the Curling Rink building. During the days (from 10am to 5pm), we will be offering a variety of activities, such as:
Spinning, Weaving, Felting and Fleece Judging demonstrations; and a Fleece Auction for spinners, weavers, and other wool craftspeople
Visitors to the show will be able to shop among a wide selection of products from our vendors’ booths and to acquire further knowledge and awareness around sheep breeds, the processes it takes to create clothing, housewares, and accessories from woollens and pelts, and to learn about the wide variety of today’s sheep produced foods.
Almonte Fibrefest 2022
Almonte Fibrefest 2022
Sept 7 - 11 workshops Sept 10-11 Vendor / demo booth sales
Like many festivals and events, for the past two years Fibrefest was held online. Though the format presented new opportunities, such as virtual lectures, workshops and 24-hour access to shopping, we feel many of our regular visitors and vendors missed the connection afforded through face-to-face contact.
To reassure visitors and maintain a healthy festival space for all, we will have more space between vendor/demonstrator booths at the venue (Almonte Community Centre/Arena), and will continue to offer virtual, as well as regular in-person workshops. And while masks are no longer mandatory, they are definitely an option for visitors who would like to wear one.
With these measures in place and folks eager to resume “normal” activities, the Almonte Fibrefest is certain to be a success!
Are you a fibre/textile artisan or textile/notions producer? Space is available for vendor and workshop applications. Visit www.almontefibrefest.ca for details on how to apply.
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