Felted Triangular Shawl Saturday, September 8, 2018, 9 am to 3 pm: Instructor: Zoe Lianga. ( Log Out /  What kind of reaction did you get from shingles shot? © 2020 Ottawa Road Trips/Cornerstone Word Company. That same day, farms in Verona, Harrowsmith, Sydenham, Inverary, Glenburnie and Kingston will be participating in a similar event, Open Farms in Frontenac.
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The workshops have just been released - FibreFest 2019 Workshops. They learn how to effectively lay fibres into uniform layers to achieve a fine, but strong fabric, and how to join the cowl to form a circle with a felted seam. The festival formerly known as East Feast has now morphed into BeechFest, a free outdoor celebration along Beechwood Avenue in Vanier on Saturday, September 7. Back in the days when we were in the agricultural > centre and there were about 10 vendors and the occasional leaky ” >. The ever-popular Fibrefest is back in Almonte this weekend (September 7 and 8). Please email me the details at least two weeks in advance of the event, and I’ll add them to my files.

Log in. Fourteen intriguing buildings and sites, including a radio station, a heritage schoolhouse and two canal locks, will be inviting the public in for tours during Kawartha Lakes Doors Open on Sunday, September 8. See you at Fibrefest. Yup, some critter with a bushy tail and big teeth has decided it is much easier to drop the branches and harvest and crack open the acorns on the ground than it is up in a tree. You can check out a food festival in Vankleek Hill or Carleton Place. Fibrefest. Amusements for four-legged friends (and their human companions) include a K9 fun zone and an arty “puppy PAWcasso booth.”. Introducing the limited edition FibreFest 2019 Tote Bag.

You can treat your kids to midway rides at a bunch of fairs. Fiddler Cindy Thompson is giving a concert at the Middleville Agricultural Hall on Saturday, September 7, to raise funds for the Middleville Museum. It’s actually a family affair, featuring her musical son, husband and sister as well! In a beautiful artsy town that is full of great restaurants and shops and yeahhhh, antique stores. This event is very popular, so I’d recommend buying your timed tickets in advance online. The fair is also hosting a special needs afternoon from 1pm to 3:30pm on Thursday, September 5. It’s like an all-you-can-eat-and-then-some buffet for movie lovers: the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) pretty much takes over Toronto from September 5 to 15. The annual Gardens of Light extravaganza opens at the Montreal Botanical Garden on Friday, September 6, and runs until Thursday, October 31. These are the workshops that will be running during FibreFest 2019. On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 6:50 AM Hooked On The Lake wrote: > hookedonthelake posted: “This weekend is one of my favourite shows – > Almonte Fibrefest. FibreFest 2019 Workshops. You can sign up for a 50K, 100K or 150K bike ride through scenic Prince Edward County on Saturday, September 7, as part of the County Gran Fondo event. Some 90 vendors will be serving up dishes from across Canada and around the world. These cheese shops near Ottawa will have you... 12 road trips for this week: Alpacas, pancakes and the One World Bazaar, Art galleries and tours near Ottawa you can enjoy in fall 2020, These cheese shops near Ottawa will have you reaching for the crackers, 9 road trips for this week: Sketching, garlic and a spooky village. Her wearables are extremely soft and lightweight, made from either 100% camel, alpaca, or merino/silk blends. In the meantime, some little critter in my back yard has ALSO been busy -stripping my oak tree of branches and dropping them all over the ground. Local guilds will demonstrate spinning, knitting, weaving, rug hooking, lace making, smocking and quilting. Workshops: Lois Belluk  [email protected]. [Note that this information has been updated; a previous version of this post incorrectly stated that admission was free.]. All Rights Reserved. This year, they can enjoy pioneer harvest and craft demonstrations, a parade, live music, an apple pie-baking contest, made-from-scratch ice cream, and local baking and preserves. Now we have so many vendors that the arena is full, a great variety of workshops before and during, events at the Textile museum – just a fabulous show. On Wednesday night (September 4), Tyler Kealey is giving a concert of piano-based pop at Watson’s Mill in Manotick. I have been enjoying your updates on your adventures and as always beautiful creations. Family-friendly fun will include wagon rides, pony rides, face painting, crafts and apple picking, and you can buy tarts, jam and other products from local vendors and artisans. Fall fair season is in full swing, giving farmers the chance to showcase the best of their livestock and produce. I mean, really like soup? Actors in period costume will tell the stories of four notable Ottawans buried at Beechwood. As usual, you can choose from films from around the world (this year, source countries include Albania, Nepal and Nigeria) or catch an Oscar-bait Hollywood flick (stars in this year’s entries include Clive Owen, Ellen Page, Scarlet Johansson and Tom Hanks). Take your pick! Just click on a link to make your booking. It’s a chance to try a brand new fibre art or improve on your  felting, weaving or hooking  skills. Farms across Quebec—including spots in Val-des-Monts and Thurso—will be participating in a “doors open” event on Sunday, September 8. What is the expression – if the squirrel can not get to the acorn, the acorn must come to the squirrel? This weekend is one of my favourite shows – Almonte Fibrefest. At the 1000 Islands Poker Run and Hit the Mark Weekend in Gananoque (September 6 to 8), you can see a “parade of power” on Friday night, then watch speedboat pilots race through the waters of the St. Lawrence on Saturday and Sunday. After beening wishy washy for a few years I have decided to try to hook two halloween stockings that were in a past issue of Create and Decorate magazine. Come learn about knitting, rug hooking, spinning, weaving, quilting and other fibre arts. Looking for more fairs this month? Vendors include spinners, weavers, and fibre artists from across the province. My husband and I went a few years ago, and it was a blast. Posted on September 5, 2019 by hookedonthelake This weekend is one of my favourite shows – Almonte Fibrefest. I have traced the pattern on the background and dug through the wool i have,but will need a bit of purple and bright green. What does or will “normal” look like now for artists. This show has come A LONG WAY! Vendors include spinners, weavers, and fibre artists from across the This email address is being protected from spambots. first show of the season! It’s such a draw that it is now being held across three locations: the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, the Almonte Community Centre and the Almonte Curling Club. Hello Loretta, So glad to hear you are going to be at Fiberfest again. General Enquiries/Information: [email protected] The process is active and tactile, and the outcome extremely rewarding. Do you like soup? On the other hand, it is the natural and free flowing process of felt making that has helped Zoë to create her own style of design and really define her as an artist. She took a workshop with a well-known felt maker, and the rest she taught herself upon returning to Canada. The OHS is aiming to raise $115,000 at the event this year; as of this morning, they were 48% of the way there.

Picton Arena and Community Centre, 375 Main Street, Picton, Ontario. Morning, afternoon, all day. This is your chance to roll up your sleeves and get felting, weaving or hooking with talented fibre artists and vendors. (Website is in French.). You really have to experience it to believe it: hundreds of movies in more than a dozen theatres across the core, with enthusiastic fans lining up for hours and discussing their favourite flicks. The Akwesasne International Powwow (September 7 and 8) brings Indigenous dancers, drummers, crafters and food vendors to Cornwall Island for a busy weekend. Love this one! Workshops . It’s a great chance to visit the museum’s heritage buildings, too. Not by a long shot—just check out this list of 36 road trips you can try this week.

Prior to her felt making career, Zoë studied and worked as a fashion designer – excelling in pattern making and haute couture sewing and design. 24 th annual Fibrefest From Wednesday, September 4 to Sunday, September 8, 2019 Local guilds will demonstrate spinning, knitting, weaving, rug hooking, lace making, smocking and quilting. Preorder and collect on the day to guarantee your bag. Fee per student: $75 plus supplies (due day of workshop): $25.00 Class is limited to 8. Your posts ( and your critter stories) always make me smile. ( Log Out /  Subscribe to my free e-newsletter! Thompson draws from a wide ranging of fiddling styles and is known for her energetic shows. If you’ve never checked it out before—and even if you have—you are in for a treat. Check out my comprehensive list of summer and fall fairs! The workshops are all taught by experienced practicing fibre artists—many of whom are The Felted Cowl: Friday, September 7, 2018 9 am to 3 pm: Instructor: Zoe Lianga. And I haven’t even mentioned Fibrefest in Almonte, Porchfest in Hintonburg and Gardens of Light in Montreal! Are you promoting an upcoming event you’d like to see in a future weekly road trip roundup? Highlights include cooking demonstrations, live music and a harvest church supper. Mississippi Valley Textile Museum 3 Rosamond St E, Almonte, ON. Oh dear! It starts at 2pm. There are also workshops from Thursday through Saturday. You may have met Charlee and Bruce at one of our Popin2Shop events in Perth or at Fibrefest in Almonte. However, please note that bookings are transferable. In 2013 she discovered wet felting while on a year-long bike trip in New Zealand.


The Wiggle Waggle Walk and Run at Lansdowne Park on Sunday, September 8, is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Ottawa Humane Society. 2019 Patterns - The knitted pattern is still available in Debra Kinsey Knit's Ravelry store - FibreFest Shawl 2019 - The crochet pattern is still available in Ruth Buchanan's Ravelry store - Gathering of Friends at FibreFest 2019 . Later in the week, dozens of musical acts will be performing on verandahs and lawns across Hintonburg as part of the free Ottawa Porchfest event on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, September 7. You can visit a farm in Thurso or Harrowsmith. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account.

Dinner-show tickets are available both nights. The event’s Facebook page has the latest details.

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Visitors can see smoke dancers, shop for Indigenous crafts, and learn about corn husk doll making, flint knapping and basket making. I have been vending at this show since, hmmmm, can I remember back that far?