2023 Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival

Sep 22 5:00 pm - Sep 24 4:00 pm
(GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) 890 West Main Street, Berryville, Virginia 22611, United States

Hosted by Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival

Dates

Sep 22 5:00 pm - Sep 24 4:00 pm
(GMT-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Location

890 West Main Street, Berryville, Virginia 22611, United States

Come celebrate the many facets of fiber the last full weekend of September. The festival is filled with opportunities and events focusing on all aspects of fiber and more! Classes on many different ways to use fiber will be offered. We will also have demonstrations, competitions, festival memorabilia, fleeces for sale, and more. Our vendors offer yarns, various raw and finished fibers, the animals they come from, buttons to spinning and weaving equipment, rugs and purses to hats and sweaters, jewelry, art, pottery, and many other lovely items!

Parking instructions

From west-bound Business Rt. 7 through Berryville, after the traffic circle, turn right before the Taekwondo/Dance Studio. Follow the dirt road to get to parking. you show your ticket as you walk in. From east-bound Business Rt. 7, drive toward downtown, and use the traffic circle so you can make a right turn like the directions above! It's safer! There is a big SVFF sign opposite from the entrance off Business Rt. 7. Thanks to our Clarke County Sherriff's Office for their traffic assistance!

Health & safety guidelines

We will follow the current protocols required by the CDC, Commonwealth of Virginia, and Clarke County, as applicable. If you are sick, please don't come! Email svffchairman@gmail.com for a ticket refund...or gift it to a friend!

Instructor Highlight - Brian Cooley

Brian Cooley’s fiber “story” is a true example of the value of SVFF training classes, after he started coming to SVFF to support his future wife (Festival Chair Bethany). Each year, Bethany would sign Brian up for a class to help fill classes and fill his schedule so he would not be bored, but the one class that really took was crochet. Since that 2-hour course, Brian has... + More

Instructor Highlight - Dorothea Pierce

Dorothea Pierce has been knitting for over fifty years and spinning for over thirty. Her absolute favorite thing to do, EVER, is teach people how to spin and knit. She has taught 3 days spinning workshops, five-minute knitting tutorials, and everything in between. She owns a yarn store in Hardy Virginia (near Roanoke) and hosts the Skein Away Fiber Retreat at Smith Mountain Lake in the spring... + More

Instructor Highlight - Heather Storta

Heather is a TKGA-certified Master Knitter, Tech Editor and Knitting Instructor. She is the VP of Education on the board of directors for TKGA, the editor of TKGA’s monthly K2TOG newsletter, and a Co-Chair Emeritus of the TKGA Master Hand Knitting committee, as well as a member of the Cast On magazine editorial committee. She has been designing knitwear and teaching knitting for well over... + More

Instructor Highlight - Kim Garver

Kim Garver, educator knitting techniques/restorer of vintage sock knitting machines – fifteen years dedicated to teaching others in the fiber community. Qualifications: Fostering skills to enrich lives and learning, through the fiber arts community, is a continuing and integral part of my business. I am an internationally known sock knitting instructor and have a long history of... + More

Instructor Highlight - Jen Parroccini

Jen Parroccini is a designer, grader, and consultant. She works 1:1 with knitters and designers to ensure that garments fit as intended on ALL bodies. As a designer, she gravitates towards lightweight, wearable pieces with fine finishing. Jen lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her husband, daughter, and puppy.

Instructor Highlight - Jolie Elder

Jolie has explored a wide range of needle arts after learning to cross stitch at age four. She designs, teaches, spins, and stunt knits in the Atlanta area where she demystifies the obscure. She has served on the boards of Atlanta Knitting Guild, North Georgia Knitting Guild, Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance, and Center for Knit and Crochet. She has published in PLY, Spin-Off, and Cast On. Her... + More

Instructor Highlight - M Theresa Brown

M Theresa Brown is a career artist whose long art career embraces many areas of the Arts. She studied printmaking and color work at East Carolina University which led her to explore the fiber arts. Using many similar skills and accumulated knowledge, she evolved as a hand painter, felter and ecoprinter on natural fibers. She uses natural dyes and low impact synthetic dyes and merges them into... + More

Instructor Highlight - Margo Lehman

Margo Lehman is a visual artist working predominantly in oil and felted wool. A lifelong doodler and crafter, she feels at home in both the worlds of fine art and craft and is happiest when she gets to combine the two. Her artworks, both in paint and in fiber, have been shown throughout the US and have won many awards.

Instructor Highlight - Melissa Weaver Dunning

Melissa Weaver Dunning is a hand-weaver, spinner and knitter with over 40 years of experience working on antique equipment to recreate 18th and 19th century home produced textiles. She began her textile study with Scottish master weaver Norman Kennedy in 1980, and carries on this rich tradition in her own teaching. Melissa is an avid tartan and linen weaver, a compulsive knitter and a lover... + More

Instructor Highlight - Q Wirtz

Liza Q. Wirtz, better known as Q (aka the Chief Feline), runs multifaceted fiber-arts business the Foldout Cat from her home studio in Alabama with the frequent and welcome assistance of her partners and the help of a fluctuating number of cats. Having spent several past lives in other occupations–including bookseller, lawyer, and professional singer–Q now works fulltime towards... + More

Instructor Highlight - Sami Yuhas

Sami Yuhas is the founder of Good Water and Co., a mother-daughter team based in State College, PA, producing waxed canvas, as well as naturally-dyed and hand embroidered project bags and accessories. An instructional designer by day, her passion is the study of “women’s work” and fiber arts and the reproduction and preservation of historical fashion and textile periodicals.... + More

Instructor Highlight - TJ King

TJ, aka the Peahen, is part of the dynamic spinning and spindle making duo The Spanish Peacock. She has been spinning for almost 20 years and finds true joy inspiring and teaching others about the art of spinning with a supported spindle. When she's not spinning she's creating content for her blog, vlog, and podcast.

Tickets & Classes

Price: $5-120

General Admission to Attend SVFF In Person One-Day

$5.00 / each

+$0.64 FEES

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Non-refundable

This is the general admission price per person for everyone 12 years and older. Children under age 12 are admitted free of charge. This ticket is valid for one day only. If you plan to come both... + More

Ecoprint Naturally on Silk and Wool, with M Theresa Brown, Friday 9am-4pm

$115.00 / each

+$7.54 FEES

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Non-refundable

Learn how to ecoprint on silk and wool naturally! Ecoprinting (also known as botanical printing) involves collecting leaves, plants and flowers to imprint their images directly upon protein fibers... + More

Introduction to Spinning with Dorothea Pierce, Friday 9am - Noon

$55.00 / each

+$3.78 FEES

SOLD OUT

Non-refundable

Learn the ancient and timeless art of spinning. Students will start on a drop spindle to learn basic skills, and then move onto a wheel if they wish. Easy to learn and so rewarding, this is a class... + More

Now How Do I Finish? with Jolie Elder, Friday 9am - noon

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

Seams can bedevil even the best knitter and make a great project merely good. Tame the beast now! In this class students will seam stockinette stitch, garter stitch, and ribbing in pattern.... + More

Quick Beginning Crochet with Brian Cooley, Friday 9am - 11am

$36.00 / each

+$2.59 FEES

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Non-refundable

Have you wanted to learn how to crochet? Brian can teach you the basics of how to get started and share his favorite resources to get you started and more confident. Materials fee includes... + More

Sweaters That Fit with Heather Storta, Friday 9am - Noon

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

Have you ever knitted a sweater that ended up not fitting nicely? You matched gauge, and followed the pattern precisely, and it ended up too tight in the bust, or way too loose, or with armholes... + More

Fantastic Felted Flowers with Margo Lehman, Friday 11am-2pm

$70.00 / each

+$4.72 FEES

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Non-refundable

Make some art with the whole family! Join Margo Lehman for a fun beginner’s session on wet felting (the process of blending wool using soap and water to make fabric). In this three-hour... + More

Corner-to-Corner Crochet (C2C) with Brian Cooley, Friday Noon - 2pm

$36.00 / each

+$2.59 FEES

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Non-refundable

Corner-to-corner (C2C) crochet has increased in popularity. In this class you'll learn how to change colors while doing the C2C technique, including increasing, decreasing, and... + More

Designing Corner-to-Corner (C2C) Crochet with Brian Cooley, Friday 2pm-4pm

$36.00 / each

+$2.59 FEES

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Non-refundable

In this advanced workshop, Brian will cover his tips & tricks for designing your own corner-to-corner (C2C) crochet project. This course builds upon the previous course taught, but that is not... + More

Gettin' Batty with It: Art-Batt Tools and Techniques with Q, Friday 1pm - 4pm

$105.00 / each

+$6.91 FEES

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Non-refundable

What is an art batt? How might you make one? What can you do with it, and why would you want to? How does a dog comb come into the fiber-prep picture? And what in the world is a rolag? Come card... + More

How to Choose a Fleece with Melissa Weaver Dunning, Friday 1pm - 4pm

$60.00 / each

+$4.09 FEES

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Non-refundable

Are you curious about working with wool fleece, but not sure where to start? This class will begin with a discussion about wool types, how to choose a good fleece, how to wash your new fleece and... + More

Introduction to Drop Spinning with Dorothea Pierce, Friday 1pm - 4pm

$55.00 / each

+$3.78 FEES

SOLD OUT

Non-refundable

Learn how to create your own yarn using the timeless skill of drop spinning. In this introduction to drop spinning you will learn how to choose a fiber to spin, how to draft and apply appropriate... + More

Macramé Basics with Kim Garver, Friday 1pm - 4pm

$52.00 / each

+$3.59 FEES

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Non-refundable

This workshop will cover the basics of macramé. Learn different techniques to create a beautiful macramé plant hanger. Simple in design, perfect for a beginner who wants to create... + More

Mosaic Knitting with Heather Storta, Friday 1pm - 4pm

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

Mosaic knitting is a form of slipped-stitch knitting – which creates complicated two-color designs while only using one color per row. Not all slipped-stitch knitting is Mosaic knitting,... + More

Oops! Now What Do I Do? with Jolie Elder, Friday 1pm - 4pm

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

You too can be a knitting surgeon! This class will teach you how to fix mistakes. We will explore and practice how to use a lifeline, when to frog (i.e. rip back), when to tink (unknit backward),... + More

Your Handknit Wardrobe with Jen Parroccini, Friday 2pm - 5pm

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

Knit garments and accessories are a tremendous investment of resources. Time, energy, and yarn all add up! When you cast on, you want to be certain that you'll love - and WEAR - the... + More

Ecoprint on Silk and Wool in Color, with M Theresa Brown, Saturday 9am-4pm

$120.00 / each

+$7.85 FEES

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Non-refundable

Learn how to ecoprint on silk and wool and create a beautiful background in color! Ecoprinting (also known as botanical printing) involves collecting leaves, plants and flowers to imprint their... + More

Easy Reversible Cables with Jolie Elder, Saturday 9am - noon

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

If you’ve ever made a cabled scarf or blanket, you know how it is only partly satisfying. One side is an array of beautiful cables, and the other side is obviously the wrong side. What if... + More

Freestyle Weaving for the Creative Spirit with Q, Saturday 9am - Noon

$105.00 / each

+$6.91 FEES

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Non-refundable

Weave your heart! Learn to weave freestyle and free-spirited on a simple floor loom. Honor your own inner sense of beauty and truth as you play with color, texture, and technique, and come away... + More

Introduction to Spinning with Dorothea Pierce, Saturday 9am - Noon

$55.00 / each

+$3.78 FEES

SOLD OUT

Non-refundable

Perfect Necklines (and more!) with Heather Storta, Saturday 9am - Noon

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

Necklines that look less than ideal can mar a finished sweater. The neckline frames your face and is front and center. Would you like to make sure they look the best they can? This workshop is for... + More

Traditional Wool Preparation with Melissa Weaver Dunning, Saturday 9am - noon

$65.00 / each

+$4.40 FEES

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Non-refundable

We will start at the sheep with sorting and grading fleece, moving on to washing, picking & carding with hand cards. Wool combing and preparation for worsted spinning and a unique approach to... + More

Fantastic Felted Flowers with Margo Lehman, Saturday 10am-1pm

$70.00 / each

+$4.72 FEES

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Non-refundable

Make some art with the whole family! Join Margo Lehman for a fun beginner’s session on wet felting (the process of blending wool using soap and water to make fabric). In this three-hour... + More

Judging Patterns with Jen Parroccini, Saturday 10am - Noon

$30.00 / each

+$2.21 FEES

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Non-refundable

How often have you knit a sweater from a pattern, only to find that it looks nothing like the modeled photos? Or to wear it, only to find that it's not designed with human bodies in mind?... + More

Make Your Own 'Knit on the Go' Project Pocket with Sami Yuhas, Saturday 12pm - 4pm

$85.00 / each

+$5.66 FEES

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Non-refundable

Love to knit on the go? Come learn about the curious history of women, their knitting, and their pockets while making your own -- perfect for those on their knit fit journey! In this class,... + More

Advanced Macramé Design with Kim Garver, Saturday 1pm - 4pm

$57.00 / each

+$3.90 FEES

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Non-refundable

Build your skills: design an intricate macrame hanging. Learn how to determine yardage and create beautiful projects with confidence. Materials fee covers: Your choice of cording, rings, and ... + More

Better Fitting Handknits with Jen Parroccini, Saturday 1pm - 3pm

$30.00 / each

+$2.21 FEES

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Non-refundable

In this class, students will learn how to take their measurements, how to choose a size by fitting top down, and receive a high level overview of making key fit adjustments, such as adding hip... + More

Continuing Your Freestyle Journey with Q, Saturday 1pm - 4pm

$105.00 / each

+$6.91 FEES

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Non-refundable

Weave your joy! Maybe you’ve done a little weaving in the freestyle world, and you find it speaks to your heart. Now you’re ready to learn some new techniques to add to your... + More

The Gentle Art of Supported Spinning with TJ King, Saturday 1pm - 4pm

$55.00 / each

+$3.78 FEES

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Non-refundable

Learn the gentle art of spinning on a supported spindle. During this class, we will discuss different supported spindle types, fiber types and preparation, starting the spinning, spinning and... + More

Introduction to Hand Spindles with Melissa Weaver Dunning, Saturday 1pm - 4pm

$55.00 / each

+$3.78 FEES

SOLD OUT

Non-refundable

Liberating the Labyrinth with Jolie Elder, Saturday 1pm - 4pm

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

Are you ready for some stunning stunt knitting? Would you like to knit an entire sweater in only 10 or 20 rows? This class will walk you through how to knit labyrinth fabric based on the work of... + More

A Sampling of Shawl Shapes with Heather Storta, Saturday 1pm - 4pm

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

There are so many shawl shapes out there! Join us as we go over the most common shapes, and how to achieve those shapes. We'll also go over tips and tricks for ideal cast ons, bind offs, and... + More

Wheel Spinning - Next Steps with Dorothea Pierce, Saturday 1pm - 4pm

$55.00 / each

+$3.78 FEES

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Non-refundable

You have a wheel, and you can spin a basic single ply yarn, but it takes longer than it should, and you aren’t sure what to do next. Don’t worry! There is more out there – if you... + More

Ecoprint on Lambskin Leather, with M Theresa Brown, Sunday 9am-4pm

$120.00 / each

+$7.85 FEES

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Non-refundable

Learn how to ecoprint on lambskin leather naturally as well as create a beautiful background in color! Ecoprinting (also known as botanical printing) involves collecting leaves, plants and flowers... + More

Electric Sheep: Basic Experiential e-Spinning with Q, Sunday 9am - Noon

$105.00 / each

+$6.91 FEES

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Non-refundable

Tempted by spinning but not sure a regular wheel’s for you? Intrigued by the idea of making just the yarn you want but not sure where you’d put a wheel if you had one? Feet/knees not... + More

Handpaint Magic Spinning with Melissa Weaver Dunning, Sunday 9am - Noon

$65.00 / each

+$4.40 FEES

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Non-refundable

Handpainted rovings are plentiful and popular these days, but many spinners are not sure how to work with these beautiful fibers. Come and learn different methods of predrafting, fractal spinning... + More

Illusions in Shadows with Jolie Elder, Sunday 9am - noon

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

Shadow or illusion knitting is a garter ridge stitch fabric that has an observable pattern when viewed from a specific oblique direction. When viewed directly, it mimics two-row stripes. It is an... + More

Matching Cast Ons and Bind Offs with Heather Storta, Sunday 9am - Noon

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

Creating a well-planned and executed cast-on and bind-off can take your knitting from ‘nice’ to ‘professional-looking.’ Join us as we explore the many different pairs of... + More

Wheel Spinning - Next Steps with Dorothea Pierce, Sunday 9am - Noon

$55.00 / each

+$3.78 FEES

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Non-refundable

You have a wheel, and you can spin a basic single ply yarn, but it takes longer than it should, and you aren’t sure what to do next. Don’t worry! There is more out there – if you... + More

Finishing School - Techniques for Elevated Handknits with Jen Parroccini, Sunday 10am - 5pm

$100.00 / each

+$6.60 FEES

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Non-refundable

In this hands-on class, participants will master key fine finishing techniques: tubular cast on and bind off; mattress seam, pick up and knit without holes, installing a zipper; and better... + More

The Gentle Art of Supported Spinning with TJ King, Sunday 1pm - 4pm

$55.00 / each

+$3.78 FEES

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Non-refundable

Knit Faster with Combination Knitting with Jolie Elder, Sunday 1pm - 4pm

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

Do you dread 1×1 ribbing? Are your ssk decreases less tidy than your k2tog? Are you a continental knitter who hates purling? Do you have trouble working make1-left and make1-right? Do you... + More

Rare Breed Spinning with Melissa Weaver Dunning, Sunday 1pm - 4pm

$65.00 / each

+$4.40 FEES

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Non-refundable

Working with washed fleece samples, we will explore the world of rare breed wool, including: how to choose a fleece for a particular project, skirting and grading fleece, sourcing rare wool,... + More

Tips and Tricks with Heather Storta, Sunday 1pm - 4pm

$45.00 / each

+$3.15 FEES

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Non-refundable

Baffled by gauge swatches? Having trouble with tension? Want to improve your cast ons and bind offs? This class is for you! Join us for this eclectic, fast-paced class that is full of... + More

Twisted Metal: Tree of Life with Kim Garver, Sunday 1pm - 4pm

$70.00 / each

+$4.72 FEES

SOLD OUT

Non-refundable

This class introduces the art of wire wrapping both sea glass and gemstones. Each piece you make will have different twists and turns that when combined will be beautiful pendants to wear, gift or... + More