The Withers Ranch will once again be open to the public for shearing and all sorts of fiber related demonstrations. Vendors from the southwest will be showing their craft and hopefully developing new fiber addicts.
 Freeform Shawl 2009
A Freeform Shawl spun, woven, knitted, and crocheted with a more scientific slant will be raffled off with the proceeds going to the Casa Maria Kitchen.
The Withers’ Ranch
4010 W Palo Seco
(520) 572-3758/401-6117
Make sure you fill out an entry form to get in the drawing for great prizes. There will be one for knitters & crocheters, one for spinners, and one finished item to give away.
Judging of spun yarn by the Southwest Regional Spinners at in 2009.
ONGOING EVENTS
TOURS of the animals will be given at 9 A.M., 10:30 A.M., 12:00 P.M., and 1:30 P.M. by Kathy
Shearer: Danny Smith will be coming from Missouri to shear. If you are a breeder in the southwestern part of Arizona, he is willing to add you and your animals to his list to do around the November 6, 2010.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS AND SHEPHERDS
Rae's Wood, harryrae@vtc.net
Inkle looms, regular size and mini's, stick and inkle shuttles, pick up sticks, niddy noddys, loom benches, inkled items like hatbands and shoelaces, and bowls.
Campe Verde Llamas: Chris and Nancy Wilson, spinllama@msn.com, will have llama, alpaca, and Shetland sheep rovings from their animals. They will also have blends of llama and soy silk, alpaca and soy silk, llama blended with Shetland wool and mohair, and alpaca blended with Shetland wool and Firestar. Other items include books, knitting and crocheting patterns, Eucalan wool wash, Gaywool dyes, and the new bamboo carbon top from Southwest Trading Company.
Sara Sacks: Woolies - hats, kids sweaters and toys, and shawls. www.woolies.etsy.com
 Alpacazona Farm: Claudia and Brian Klaus, www.alpacazonafarm.com. Fiber from start to finish. Alpaca fleece, roving, and yarn. Exotic fibers including cashmere, yak, camel, silk, and silk blends. Both commercial and hand spun yarns. A wide variety of finished products: commercial and hand woven.
Canyon Wren Ranch: Cathy Gorman will be selling fleeces, rovings and yarns from her Natural Churro Sheep. cgorman@wildblue.net
Acres of Blessings: The Smiths from Missouri will have raw fiber, rovings and yarns from their Merino and Romney and sheep crosses. Danny will be shearing. He also makes and sells drop spindles.
 Karen Herhold designs - Artistic Fibers and Felting
kherholdtucson@aol.com
 Chamomile Connection - Lynnae Mcconaha, specializing in organic cotton and silk, spinning fibers, handpainted sliver and yarns, www.chamomileconnection.com
 FaireFirestudio@q.com
Lillian is making gorgeous dolls using mohair locks and roving as doll hair.
Her blog is FaireFireStudio@blogspot.com
Rita Blocksom - wet and needle felting artist. Demonstrations throughout the day and mini classes. www.ritablocksom.com
 9:30 Making Cosmic Spirals
11:00 Creating Silk Paper for Embellishment
12:30 Beads, Baubles and Bling
2:00 Crazy Felt
Karen Samson: Feltings Karensamondesigns.com
WORKSHOPS
Drop spindling: Amy Shimel of Electric Sheep Fiber Arts will be giving mini lessons thorugh out the day.
Nuno felting with Karen Herhold - make a small scarf that can be used as a
hair bow or belt. $25 includes the cost of all supplies. Class will begin at
approximately 10 a.m.
Wet Felted Necklaces: Leonor Pisano, www.leomapi02.etsy.com
 Flutter by Fiber: Laura Dotsun - handspun yarns
www.flutterbyfibers.blogspot.com
DEMOS
Rectangle Loom Weaving: Judith Segel will demostrate the continuous strand weaving technique to make a woven rectangle. The continuous strand weaving method means you do not have to "dress a loom."
Scenes from previous festivals
 Chris just learned how to card and was not afraid to share with others! Cool colors.
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