3rd Annual FiberTrain Wool Festival May 25&26th in Nampa

Calling all Farms, Craftors, Guilds, and Groups to FiberTrain Wool Festival 2014.  The 3rd annual celebration of fiber art past and present is two fun filled days of workshops, demonstrations, classes on fiber art and sustainable farming, great food and shopping in historic Downtown Nampa on May 25 & 26.  This year classes are available from guest speakers Deborah Robson and Carol Ekarius of Colorado, authors of The Fleece & Fiber SourceBook, Field Guide to Fleece, Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep, Storey’s Illustrated Guide to Raising Poultry, and Hobby Farming. Classes are affordable and include titles like: 

• Fiber Farm, For People Who Want To Grow Animal Fiber
• Livestock 101
• Chickens 101
• Making the Most of Your Wool Crop
• Selecting a Fleece
• Reversible Cable Knits
• Top Down Raglan Cardigan
• Freedom in Yarn Spinning, MORE at this link: http://fibertrainfestival.com/collections/all

FiberTrain Festival is looking for more Idaho farms, 4-H groups, or craft to participate this year.  Please visit the FiberTrain Festival site (http://www.fibertrainfestival.com), find the tab “Become a Vendor” and download the pdf application.  They are offering FREE booths to 4-H groups, .Orgs, and guilds that agree to info-only booths (no selling products), and 1/2 price booths to those organizations that would like to sell. Sale of livestock is also allowed - and they offer FREE LIVE CRITTER booths next to you with your paid farm/business booth!

In addition to Vendor, Demo, and free booth opportunities, they host a Fleece Sale & Contest. There is NO ENTRY FEE per fleece charged, and no limit on entries. You do not have to be a vendor to enter fleeces in the sale. Fleece registration forms and details are found under the “Become a Vendor” link at http://www.fibertrainfestival.com.