A Road Trip sampler.
Textile stories from around the Midwest.
Weaving Waters Fiber Arts Fall Tour happening this weekend!
LITTLE FALLS - RANDALL - BRAINERD - STAPLES - WADENA - NEW YORK MILLS, MN (SEPT. 17, 2018) – Weaving Waters Fiber Arts Trail Fall Tour is an annual arts and cultural tour with stops in Little Falls, Randall, Brainerd, Staples, Wadena and New York Mills. The tour takes...
The local route – A summer road trip to Little Yellowstone in Minnesota
The max distance is four hours from our house. Theoretically, that means eight hours in the car, but it’s more than that because our plans are loose. A while back my husband and I decided that we wanted to see more of Minnesota. Through family inheritance, he and his...
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival features international felt maker Kiyoshi Mino
It’s exciting to share opportunities to learn more about needle arts. Coming up in September, the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival is offering many excellent class options to further explore your creativity. The festival is September 7 – 9, 2018 in Jefferson, Wisconsin. This year, the headline teacher is Kiyoshi Mino. Kiyoshi has an interesting background, not one that predict his love of making felt sculpture, but the excellence in his work displays his passion for the art.
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.
Meanwhile, back here at Midwest Fiber Arts Trails HQ…
Dear Friends, Meanwhile, back here at Midwest Fiber Arts Trails HQ, things have been hopping this fall! Of course, we’re thinking way ahead to 2018 Trail events. Which is not so way ahead now if you’re measuring things in marketing-dog years. Before I launch into 2018...
Weaving Waters Fiber Arts Trail hosts Karla Overland for keynote talk
Karla will tell us the story in her talk, "A Challenging Study in Color" at 7:00 p.m. at Landmark Inn in Staples, Minnesota. Karla Overland, owner of Cherrywood Hand Dyed Fabrics in Brainerd, will give a presentation about the little contest idea that has gone global...
Minnesota’s Newest Fiber Arts Trail: Weaving Waters
Minnesota’s Newest Fiber Arts Trail Grand Opening Weekend September 22 - 23, 2017 Dear Friends, The newest Fiber Arts Trail in Minnesota is an art and cultural destination located in Central Minnesota. The fourteen members of the Weaving Waters Fiber Arts Trail will...