Detta's Spindle

presents

fiber and historical events and places to go

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Area Fiber Events

 

Shepherd's Choice 5th Annual Sheep Shearing Festival
Saturday May 31, 2008   10am-4pm
Free Admission - shearing starts at noon
Kids activities, photo buttons, handcrafted items, shopping, food, fun!
East Bethal, MN 763-434-7453
www.shepherdschoice. com

Michigan Fiber Festival Inc
Workshops August 13-16 - Pre-registration required
Festival August 16-17
Allegan County Fairgrounds - Allegan, MI
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
www.michiganfiberfestival.info

 

North Country Fiber Fair
Sept 20-21, 2008
Saturday 9-5:30  Sunday 9-4
Codington County Expo Complex, Watertown, SD
FREE ADMISSION & PARKING
www.northcountryfiberfair.org

 

Minnesota Federation of Weavers Guilds and Fiber Artists
Oct 17,18 &19, 2008
Mt Carmel in Alexandria MN. 
Sonsored by Friends of Federation. The theme will be WOOL.
More information:  www.weaveminnesota.com

 

Private Lessons


Spinning: Detta Juusola (Detta's Spindle), rural Maple Plain, MN 763-479-1612
Spinning, knitting: Shelley Hermanson, South Mpls. 612-926-2151
Knitting, beading: Mary Tacheny, Mound, MN c:952-913-6275 (Mary owned "Knit One Bead Too," which has closed)



Shops & classes
(besides Detta's Spindle!)


Alpacas by the Brook
Chaska, MN
 Julie Drier    farm:612-964-7222  home:952-466-2233  
www.alpacasbythebrook.com   info@alpacasbythebrook.com
Julie invites you to visit their 28-acre farm in the rolling hills by Carver Creek. They offer breeding stock and alpaca fiber for spinners. Occasional open house weekends & an annual shearing festival.

Soulfood Alpaca Garden
Cambridge, MN
Kirsten & Brad Kraushaar  763-444-8636
www.soulfoodalpacagarden.com
Soulfood Alpacas raises Huacaya alpacas and French and Satin angora rabbits. The animals, fiber, and yarn are offered for sale. In addition, their twenty acres is home to the Children's Alpaca School, which hosts fiber arts classes for kids.

Woodland Cottage Workshops
Elk River, MN
For more info, contact Winnie at 763-441-3452
Website: www.woodlandcottage.org
(Detta's comment: "I've been hearing really good feedback about Woodland Cottage!"


Fiber Guilds

Crossthreads Fiber Works Guild, Sioux Falls SD area, Contact Johanna Giesler, newletter editor - phone 605-757-6750 relsieg@dakota.net

Jack Pine Spinners & Weavers Guild - Bemidji, Minnesota - meets second Thursday of month, usually at the Bemidji Public Library meeting room.  Contact: Linda Simonson  218-335-6432   simonson@paulbunyan.net  Website: www.jackpinespinnersandweavers.org

Minnesota Prairie Spinners - Kimball, Minnesota - meets at Kimball City Hall - Contact Roxanne Sladek 320-587-7394 or Jessica Macy 320-968-7767

Mississippi River Spinners - St.Cloud, Minnesota - meets at St.Cloud library - Contact Bonnie Loidolt 320-393-2097 bloidolt@stcloudstate.edu

Moonbeams of Rochester (Minnesota) - Third Tuesday of month - 7:00 to 9:30 (Location changes) Contact Peg Mathews 507-285-9589  CieFranche@aol.com

Northern Lights Handspinners Guild, greater Twin Cities area - 3 meetings each month - contact Pauline Bold, director, for information and meeting dates. Phone 952-881-2506, or email fiberlooney@yahoo.com  

Spiral Fiber Arts Guild - Hastings, Minnesota area - Last Tuesday of month - 7:00 to 10:00
(Location changes)  Contact Lois Kelley  lakelley@mmm.com

Weavers Guild of Minnesota, 3000 University Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55114 - Phone & fax 651-436-0463  weaversguild@juno.com - The Weavers Guild has ongoing classes in all aspects of the fiber arts.   www.weaversguildmn.org

Wright Fibre Artists - Meets monthly at the the Buffalo Library.
Contacts: Naomi Binsfeld 763-477-6698 inklenaomi@charter.net
       Verilette Bell 763-477-5818


Historical Sites and Events

"Preserving the past through living history"
Minnesota Pioneer Park
located at the east edge of Annandale on Hwy 55, a one hour drive northwest of Minneapolis
725 Pioneer Park Trail, Annandale, MN 55302
320-274-8489    pioneerp@lkdllink.net
Website: www.pioneerpark.org

Minnesota Pioneer Park is one of the area's original homesteads, with the house and barn dating to the 1800's. An 1880 log cabin, a church, a schoolhouse, and a township hall were brought to the site. A turn-of-the--century main street, with 14 buildings including artifacts, is also part of the historical site. There is plenty of room to picnic and play. Pioneer Park is open for self-guided tours Memorial Day through Labor Day. Guided tours for groups are available by reservation.

Seasonal hours: Memorial Day thru mid-September
Tuesday through Friday, 10 am to 5 pm - Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 pm
Closed Mondays except on National Holidays, 10 am to 5 pm
Adults $5 - Senior citizens (60+) $4.00 - Students (6-16 yrs) $3.00 - Children 5 yrs & under with adult, free

...to Collect, Preserve & Interpret - Free admission
Wright County Historical Society
2001 Highway 25 North, Buffalo, MN 55313
763-682-7323
Step into the past! You'll find a beautiful museum, library and archives, along with five historic structures.
Just north of Buffalo on Hwy 25. Call for hours.

Living history Village of the 1800's
Murphy's Landing
2187 E. Hwy. 101, Shakopee, MN 55359
612-445-6901
Visit Murphy's Landing on the web at www.murphyslanding.com

4/29/08