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Thank you to all who participated in the 2010 Fair! See you next year! Photos soon! (There's SO MANY wonderful photos, give us a couple weeks to sort through them all...thank you, Priscilla!)

The Talk Around Town (blogs and other sites):

~ http://www.triblocal.com/Crystal_Lake/detail/197707.html
~ http://sheepdreams-dianne.blogspot.com
~ http://tempestinapot.blogspot.com/2010/07/midwest-fiber-folk-art-fair.html
~ http://www.halosofhope.org
~ http://artisanknitworks.blogspot.com part.html
~ http://artisanknitworks.blogspot.com part_18.html
~ http://artisanknitworks.blogspot.com part_2369.html
~ http://athomewiththefarmerswife.blogspot.com
~ http://lookingforroots.wordpress.com
~ http://theblondknitter.com/blog/2010/07/19/recovery/
~ http://thenappyewe.blogspot.com
~ http://artofgreenfabricmedia.blogspot.com/
~ http://huckleberryknits.blogspot.com
~ http://rust-tex.blogspot.com/2010/07/midwest-fiber-and-folk-art-fair_21.html
~ http://handsandyarnetc.blogspot.com/2010/07/out-of-woods.html
~ http://socknitter.blogspot.com/2010/07/midwest-fiber-and-folk-arts-fest.html
~ http://fiberartcafe.wordpress.com/2010/07/17/midwest-fiber-folk-art-fair/
~ http://madamepurl.com/2010/07/17/festival/
~ http://pegotty.blogspot.com/2010/07/sunday-knits.html
~ http://idratherbecrocheting.blogspot.com
~ http://beaded-creations.blogspot.com
~ http://www.triblocal.com/Grayslake/detail/195896.html
~ http://toomanyblags.wordpress.com
~ http://www.examiner.com
~ http://kittygrrlz.blogspot.com/2010/07/midwest-fiber-folk-art-fair-this.html
~ http://lylianmae.blogspot.com/2010/07/update.html
~ http://www.halosofhope.org
~ http://theknittingbuzz.typepad.com
~ http://www.examiner.com/x-3898-Chicago-Folk-Music-Examiner

Come Celebrate the Work of Our Hands! Join us next summer for the 5th Annual Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair and SEIZE THE DAY!

  • Treat yourself to a Workshop
  • Wander through the Marketplace
  • Experience the Demonstrations
  • Be inspired by the Fine Art Show and other exhibits
  • Enjoy the Music
  • Relax and work on your projects with us (or enjoy your new stuff).

You could spend a whole weekend...you see, we believe a fair should fuel ALL your passions and ignite ALL your senses.

Don't forget to sign up for our email list and we'll keep you up to date with Fair plans. PLUS, your demographic information is helpful to us as we gain sponsorship. You'd be helping the Fair grow and we PROMISE that your information will be kept private. Click here to read our privacy policy.

ANNOUNCEMENTS: A Look Back at the 2010 Fair: We'll leave the 2010 information up for a few months so you can find your favorite Fair vendors, guilds, musicians, etc.

FAIR MAP! It's here - your guide to the Fair. The 2010 Fair Map

FAIR SCHEULE OF EVENTS: is here!

THE 2010 VENDOR LIST 134 vendors at the Fair Check em out

THE GUILDS AT THE FAIR: Our Guild area also included Halos of Hope Click here to learn about all our featured guilds and Halos of Hope.

MUSIC: We've got some lively tunes for you at the Fair, thanks to Off Square Music! Our "folk" extends to the music! Featured performers are: Friday SMALL POTATOES; and Saturday: LOU & PETER BERRYMAN! Get the complete schedule.

MEMBERSHIP APPRECIATION TOTE: We gave away 6 totes to members Margaret Rapp, Kathy Little, Diane Warfield, Susan Hennig, Jacqueline Beeken, and Mary Kohlmeier. THANK YOU, Vendors!:

~10 skeins of L'atitude 100% merino wool or Wraphia Spools from Stitch Sisterz
~A skein of Classic Merino Lace and a Knitspot scarf pattern from Knitting Notions
 ~A handmade Scarf, Soap Basket, and a Diffuser Set from Heavenly Scent Soaps
~Small handmade notepads from Esther's Girls
~A handmade Spinning Wheel Basket from Basket Artistry by Susan Preuss
~One skein of "Yarns of Distinction" and one Knit Kit from Weaver's Loft
~A chenille handwoven scarf and a silk painted scarf from Creations by Cookie
~"Counting Candy" knitting/stitching markers from monsterbubbles
~Shetland roving and English Angora roving from Vintagefiber
~5 Sheep shaped scented soaps from Knitspin
~5 Tail Feather Beret Kit in Sunday Knits Eden 3-ply from Sunday Knits
~Hand dyed Merino Sock Yarn from Ewetopia Fiber Shop
~1 Fiber Starter Single Treadle White Spinning Wheel from Babe's Fiber Garden
~$50 gift certificate from Briar Rose Fibers
~Basket Kits from Basket Beginnings
~$25 gift certificate, 3oz Icelandic roving, Icelandic socks - Grace Farm Studios
~6 Copper Spiral Shawl Pin from Patricia Lynn Designs
~Sample-sized skeins of natural color angora yarns from Cozy Rabbit Farm
~3 Size N Tunisian crochet hooks, handmade in Ohio from Bag Smith
~12-one oz bundles of handpainted alpaca roving from Jakira Farms
~10 Ficklesticks Daisy necklaces from Stickball
~Child's Tee Shirt appliqued with child's drawing from Outside the Lines
~$35 gift certificate from Anne's Fiber Expressions
~420 yds hand-dyed Blue Faced Leicester/Nylon Sock Yarn from BugSnugger
~3 Apron patterns from Clothes For You
~3 felted Flower Pin Kits from Feltwerker
~6 patterns and a large skein hand-dyed alpaca yarn from Happy Hands Yarn
~Lovely wheel-thrown ceramic mug with Shinto glaze from Nanten Pottery
~Leather & Bead wrap bracelet kit from On The Surface
~3 cards of 1" handmade buttons from Purdy Thangz
~2 exhibit CD's from Rust Tex
~1 skein hand-dyed yarn and 1 $25 gift certificate from Sweet Grass Wool
~1 handmade serving dish from Terranova Custom Designs
~1 pattern & yarn kit from Wolle's Yarn Creations
~12-1 oz. alpaca rovings from AKG Enchanted Alpaca Ranch
~A fabric covered bracelet from Beaded Blessings
~ A multi-needle felting tool and pattern book from Southwinds Arts Studios
~4 geniune Nantucket Baggs from the Nantucket Bagg Company (not a vendor!)
MORE COMING...

PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE FAIR:
We are pleased to have photographer Priscilla Harper as our official Fair Photographer this year! Priscilla Harper, a resident of Crystal Lake, applies her background in fine art to her photography. Her compelling images have been displayed at The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., The Illinois State Museum in Springfield, Il., Art in the Barn in Barrington, and in calendars and magazines. Her prints are available upon request in several sizes and are priced accordingly. Contact Priscilla Harper

 

We were interviewed on The Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan on WGN Radio (720 AM) Chicago on Sunday, March 21. We got to give a big plug for fiber arts, the Fair, art funding, guilds and more. Listen now.

 

Attention Vendors: See our vendor page to sign up to receive notifications for the 2011 Fair.

VOLUNTEERS are the backbone of our event! If you are interested in helping to bring the Fair to life, please fill out our form to sign up or download our Volunteer Flyer. Be sure to visit the Volunteer Page for more information! 

 

 

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