See below for the full schedule of our 2024 Fall Fiber Festival events! We are excited to include several book signings this year on the schedule and keep reading for more information on authors and their publications.
The 2024 site map is now available! Click here to download a view of our site map.
Saturday, October 5th
| Time | Description | Tent |
|---|---|---|
| All Day | Various Fiber Craft Demonstrations: Knitting, Spinning, Weaving, Fiber Prep, and More! | Demos Tent |
| All Day | Sheep Dog Demonstrations will begin hourly | Dog Demonstration Area |
| All Day | Fiber Animal Exhibits | Animal Exhibit |
| 9 am - Noon | Adult Workshops | Adult Workshop Tent, Register Online |
| 10 am | Angora Bunny and fiber demonstrations by the Fuzzy Ear | Demos Tent |
| 10 am - Noon | Kids Workshop: Felt a Hat | Children's Tent. Register online or drop by the tent to see if space remains |
| 10 am - Noon | Book Signing: Pat Brodowski, author of Gardening & Foraging Natural Dyes | Demos Tent |
| 10 am - 11:30 am | Book Signing: Dr. Melinda McCall will be signing copies of her book Driving Home Naked: And Other Misadventures of a Country Veterinarian | Animal Exhibit Tent |
| 11:00 am | “Fiber Through the Ages” a demonstration of how spinning, weaving and fabric came to be. | Louisa County Historical Society Tent |
| 11 am | Sheep Shearing | Animal Exhibit Tent |
| 11:30 | Children's Book Reading "The Million Dollar Goat" by Dr. Melinda McCall | Animal Exhibit Tent |
| 1 pm | Blue Ridge Irish Music School Dance Performance | Stage |
| 1 pm - 4 pm | Adult Workshops | Adult Workshop Tent, Register Online |
| 2 pm | “Fiber Through the Ages” a demonstration of how spinning, weaving and fabric came to be. | Louisa County Historical Society Tent |
| 2 pm | Angora Bunny and fiber demonstrations by the Fuzzy Ear | Demos Tent |
| 2 pm | Sheep Shearing | Animal Exhibit Tent |
| 2:30 pm | Talk: "Agroforestry for small livestock" with Emilie Tweardy | Agroforestry Tent |
| 1pm – 5pm | Various Fiber Craft Demonstrations: Knitting, Spinning, Weaving, Fiber Prep, and More! | Demos Tent |
Sunday, October 6th
| Time | Description | Tent |
|---|---|---|
| All Day | Various Fiber Craft Demonstrations: Knitting, Spinning, Weaving, Fiber Prep, and More! | Demos Tent |
| All Day | Sheep Dog Demonstrations will be begin hourly | Dog Demonstration Area |
| All Day | Fiber Animal Exhibits | Animal Exhibit |
| 9 am - Noon | Adult Workshop | Adult Workshop Tent, Register Online |
| 10 am | Angora Bunny and fiber demonstrations by the Fuzzy Ear | Demos Tent |
| 11 am | “Fiber Through the Ages” a demonstration of how spinning, weaving and fabric came to be. | Louisa County Historical Society Tent |
| 11 am - 4 pm | Book Signing: Cindy Conner, author of Homegrown Flax and Cotton: DIY Guide to Growing, Processing, Spinning & Weaving Fiber to Cloth | Demos Tent |
| 11 am-Noon | Kids Workshop: Needle-Felt a Pumpkin | Children's Tent. Register online or drop by the tent to see if space remains |
| Noon | Sheep Shearing | Animal Exhibit Tent |
| 1 pm - 4 pm | Various Fiber Craft Demonstrations: Knitting, Spinning, Weaving, Fiber Prep, and More! | Demos Tent |
| 1 pm - 4 pm | Adult Workshops | Adult Workshop Tent, Register Online |
| 2 pm | “Fiber Through the Ages” a demonstration of how spinning, weaving and fabric came to be. | Louisa County Historical Society Tent |
| 2 pm | Angora Bunny and fiber demonstrations by the Fuzzy Ear | Demos Tent |
| 2 pm | Sheep Shearing | Animal Exhibit Tent |
Book Signing with Pat Brodowski
Pat Brodowski, well-known as the Vegetable Gardener at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, grows and finds dye plants within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. She has offered natural dye workshops at museums and fiber arts guilds in the Mid-Atlantic region for two decades. Check out her classes on painting and dyeing!
Pat will also sign copies of her book, Gardening & Foraging Natural Dyes in the Demonstrations Tent.
Book Signing and Demonstration by Cindy Conner
Cindy Conner will demonstrate flax processing and answer your questions about two homegrown products: flax-to-linen and cotton, from planting the seeds to constructing a
garment. She will also be signing her new book Homegrown Flax and Cotton: DIY Guide to Growing, Processing, Spinning & Weaving Fiber to Cloth! Cindy’s demonstration and book signing are featured at the Demonstrations Tent.
Book Signing by Melinda McCall
Have you ever driven home from work wearing nothing but a pair of rubber boots? For Dr. Melinda McCall, a large animal veterinarian in rural Virginia, this is living the dream. Dr. Melinda will be signing copies of her book Driving Home Naked: And Other Misadventures of a Country Veterinarian at the Animal Exhibit Tent.