Trails Blog
Midwest Fiber Arts Trails: May Textile Traveler
Dear Friends, Finally--the weather is decent outside again! I don't know about your household, but we spent last weekend cleaning the garage and opening the back porch for the season. Maybe a little early for flower planting in my neck of the woods since...
A new Fiber Arts Trail in Madison, Wisconsin
Dear Friends, Another Trail has begun! I almost said ‘another Trail was hatched’ because I always feel like they’re walking around on stick legs until they get a little more organized. We’re very lucky to have this group of fiber artists and shops. Madison is a city...
Mazomanie Knitting Mills: A Look into the Past
This story was written by Phyllis Calkins in 2017 for the Mazomanie Historical Society. Have you ever come across something that you had lost or forgotten?? ...an old photograph, letter or maybe an old coin... and, did you wonder about the lives of the people who...
February Textile Traveler: Current and upcoming Happenings! right around the corner.
Midwest Fiber Arts Trails Textile Traveler: 15+ Regional textile exhibits and events you'll want on your radar! Listed below are some of the many fiber arts exhibits, events and classes that are happening in the next few weeks. Hit the road for a couple of days or a...
We’re making a list and checking it twice! Spring 2018 Fiber Arts Trail Workshops!
Dear Friends, Coming up in Spring 2018, Midwest Fiber Arts Trails is hosting three weekend events. And they are loaded with fabulous opportunities to take your business and fiber arts skills repertoire to the next level! Taught by Midwest Fiber Arts Trails members,...
Fresh Water Fiber from Michigan Fiber Cooperative
Dear Friends, To give you a little background, I frequently receive ‘Contact Me!’ emails from my website. Sometimes they are a cryptic one-liner stating, “Please list my event.” Which I’m very happy to do—if I know which event they are talking about! There’s usually a...
Watermark Art Center’s Grand Opening in Bemidji, Minnesota
In early November, I spoke with Lori Forshee-Donnay, Watermark’s Executive Director, and she shared the excitement of five years of hard work starting with organizational mission statement and identity work, outreach to underserved members of the area’s arts communities, wonderful support and long hours by many volunteers and committee members and, finally, the generosity of area residents and donors who embrace a new arts center in downtown Bemidji. All this culminates in a brand-new building with four galleries and a start on a new generation of arts programming for the region.
2018 Fiber Festivals and Farm Tours
Here’s a list of Midwest Fiber Festivals, Yarn Crawls, Shop Hops and Farm Tours for 2018!
Threaded Streams’ 2018 Workshops Highlight: The Business of Fiber Art
Our theme for the 2018 annual weekend event on the Threaded Streams Fiber Arts Trail is ‘experience your own creativity’. Char and Mariella, sisters who co-own Helen’s Daughters, are not teaching sewing technique classes (sewing is the primary method of making their handbags) but they are teaching the subject matter of how to run a fiber arts business.
The mission of Midwest Fiber Arts Trails is to honor the Midwest’s rich textile heritage and celebrate and promote the work of contemporary fiber artists.
Address: 229 Minnetonka Ave S #181 Wayzata, MN 55391 • Phone : 612.961.1601 • Email: jennifer@fiberartalmanac.com