EVENTS
NEW MEXICO
March 23-24. Spiders' Market-Las Aranas Guild's Annual Sale. Featuring "Hand Woven, Hand Knit, Hand Spun, Hand Made Arts", at the Albuquerque Garden Center,10120 Lomas Blvd NE. spidersmarket@hotmail.com; http://lasaranas.org/.
June 2-3. 9th Annual East Mountain Fiber Farm & Studio Tour. Visit fiber art studios in the beautiful East Mountain area, outside of Albuquerque. http://www.perfectbuttons.com/ - download map & brochure after mid April.
NEW YORK
April 14. Central New York Fiber Frolic, at the Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Sponsored by the Golden Fleece Spinner's Society. http://goldenfleecespinners.typepad.com/blog/.
May 4-6. 28th annual Spring Crafts at Lyndhurst: A Festival of Fine Craft, Food & Fun. Located on the eastern shore of the Hudson River, Tarrytown. www.artrider.com
OREGON
March 31. High Desert Wool Growers 15th Annual Fiber Market Day, at the Crook County Fairgrounds, Prineville. http://www.hdwoolgrowers.com/.
PENNSYLVANIA
February 10-12. 8th Annual Pittsburg Knit and Crochet Festival, at Sheraton North, Mars. (412) 963-7030; pghknitandcrochet@gmail.com; http://pghknitandcrochet.com/
TENNESSEE
March 16-17. Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival, at Townsend Visitors Center, Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center, and other locations. (800) 525-6834 or (865) 448-0044;http://www.gracehillbandb.com/2011/03/townsend-tn-fiber-arts-festival/.
WASHINGTON
March 9-11. The RAGS 18th Annual juried wearable art sale and gallery, at Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma
1701 Alexander Avenue East, Fife. Sale benefits the YWCA’s domestic violence prevention and intervention programs. (253) 272-4181, ext. 352; www.ragswearableart.org.
CANADA
October 13-14. Knit City Vancouver Market & Expo, at the Croatian Culture Centre. Vancouver's first fibre festival! A two-day event showcasing West Coast talent. Vendor Market hall, lectures, demonstrations, workshops, and more. http://knitsocial.ca/knit-city/
ENGLAND
June 22-23. 8th Annual Woolfest 2012, at Mitchell's Lakeland Livestock Center in Cockermouth. Rare breeds take center stage. Visit over 160 stalls and 25 businesses. http://www.woolfest.co.uk/.
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
NORTH CAROLINA
Ongoing Weeklong and weekend classes. John C. Campbell Folk School classes. Brasstown. (800) 365-5724; www.folkschool.org.
PENNSYLVANIA
Home Textile Tool Museum, State Route 1036, Orwell. (south of Nichols, NY) (570) 247-7175; www.hometextiletoolmuseum.org.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
ENGLAND
September 5-7. In the LOOP 3: The Voices of Knitting, a three day international conference, at the Discovery Centre in Winchester. Call for Papers: Welcoming new and recent research in the form of short abstracts up to 300 words. Deadline is March 1, 2012. http://www.soton.ac.uk/intheloop/news/081111.shtml
EXHIBITS
CALIFORNIA
Through February 5. Invisible Lineage, at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. (408) 971-0323; http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/
EXCURSIONS
MAINE
August 31-September 5. Island Knitting Vacation with Shannon Okey. Stay for six days at historic Whitehead Light Station, off the coast of Rockland. Beginners-Intermediates. http://whiteheadlightstation.org/2012-knitting-okey.html
PENNSYLVANIA
November 3-6. Fall Knittreat, at the Beautiful Omni Beford Springs Resort and Spa. pghknitandcrochet@gmail.com; www.pghknitandcrochet.com.
BOLIVIA and PERU
February 6-21. Textiles & Carnival. Machu Picchu and fabulous festival costume. Behind the Scenes Adventures. lacynthia@vom.com; www.btsadventures.com.
IRELAND
September 23-October 5. Knit Ireland! Tour with Jean Moss - Galway, Aran, Dublin and Kerry. http://www.jeanmoss.com/tours.html
NORWAY
June 22–July 7. 2012 Tour of Norway: the Land of the Midnight Sun. Arnhild's Knitting Studio. (515) 451-2529; www.arnhild.com.
PERU
March 29-April 12, 2012. EASTER IN THE ANDES with Nancy Thomas and Cynthia LeCount Samake. Textiles, knitting, weaving, spinning! Behind the Scenes Adventures. lacynthia@vom.com; www.btsadventures.com.
SCOTLAND, SHETLAND AND NORWAY
June 2–16, 2012. Knitting Cruise with Joan Schrouder. Craft Cruises. (877) 972-7238; www.craftcruises.com
SOUTH AFRICA
February 23-March 6, 2012. Fiber Lovers, Knit Enthusiasts & Yarn Collectors' Tour. (800) 533-0324. https://www.signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=SOUT166E
UNITED KINGDOM
May 13-24, 2012. Jean Moss UK Tour of Lakes & York with Martin Storey and Carol Meldrum. http://www.jeanmoss.com/tours.html
WEST AFRICA
January 21–February 6, 2012. Textiles and Timbuktu: Arts and Culture of Mali. Behind the Scenes Adventures with Cynthia LeCount Samake. (707) 939-8874; lacynthia@vom.com; www.btsadventures.com.