THE GREAT LAKES FIBER SHOW
Held on Saturday & Sunday of Memorial Day WeekendTHE 24th ANNUAL GREAT LAKES FIBER SHOW
Always held on Saturday & Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend
Getting bigger and better every year, the Great Lakes Fiber Show returns to the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio on Memorial Day Weekend, bringing over 100 of your favorite vendors, great workshops, and a range of free activities for two days of fun —
- Vendors offering everything from raw fiber, lovely yarns, to finished items
- Great tools for spinning, weaving, knitting & more
- Wool Fleece Show & Sale
- Skein Competition
- Knitted Garment Competition
- Workshops with top instructors across fiber-related crafts (pre-paid registration)
- Free demonstrations and free activities for kids
- and more!
Mark your calendar today!
EVENT SCHEDULE
In the Grandstand
12:00 - 5:00 pm All Fleece Entries accepted
3:00pm Rabbit Barn opens
5:30 pm Fleece Judging
| GRANDSTAND | ELSEWHERE ON SITE | ||
| 7:00 | Rabbit Barn opens with Check In | ||
| 8:00–9:15 | Border Leicester fleece entry opens* | ||
| 8:30–11:00 | Knitted Garment Registrations opens* | 8:30–11:30 | Workshops (pre-registration required) |
| 9:00 | Sheep Show — Show Arena 31, Rabbit Show - Barn 28 | ||
| 9:30 | Border Leicester Fleece Judging | ||
| 10:00 | Fleece Sale begins | 10:00 | Fiber Market opens |
| 8:00–11:00 | Skein Competition Registration opens* | ||
| 10–Noon | Just For Fun Activities | ||
| 11:30 | Garment Judging | ||
| 12:30–3:30 | Workshops (pre-registration required) | ||
| 12:30 | Skein Judging | ||
| 1:00–3:30 | Just for Fun activities | ||
| 5:00 | Fiber Market closes for the day | ||
*Pre-registration and fee required
| GRANDSTAND | ELSEWHERE ON SITE | ||
| 7:00 | Rabbit Barn opens | ||
| 8:30–11:30 | Workshops (pre-registration required) | ||
| 9:00 | Sheep Sale | ||
| 10:00–Noon | Just For Fun Activities | 9:00-10:30 Rabbit Check in opens (Double OPEN Speciality) | |
| 10:00 | Fiber Market opens | ||
| 1:00–3:30 | Just for Fun activities | 12:30-3:30 Workshops (pre-registration required) | |
| 4:00 | Fiber Market closes until next year | ||
UPDATES
Workshops and Vendors for 2019 are now listed
Workshops and Vendors for the 2019 show are now listed on the site.
Check out our Vendor listings along with maps to show where they are. We have several new vendors as well as some of our current vendors have moved to different spots.
The list of workshops along with the instructors bios are also listed. We have a great lineup this year with something for everyone. You can look and drool, but registration doesn’t open till March 1, 2019.
No More Booklets Being Mailed
We recently mailed out postcards to people on our mailing list that we didn’t have emails. We have asked them to please send them to us through info@greatlakesfibershow.com. Be sure to include your first and last name on the reply.
For those of you that we have your email, if your email address has changed, we would also like you to update us at this time.
Thank you
Need your email on file
We are currently working on creating a mass mailing through mail chimp. To much of my surprise, we have several people on our old mailing list for booklets that we don’t have emails for. If you have received a show booklet through the mail in the past, please send me your current email address at info@greatlakesfibershow.com. Thank you.
Web site now Secure
We recently made our web site secure. Future participants who register for workshops, their information will be secured.
Recently made our site Secured!
We have recently made our site secured for all future registrations. All future workshop registrations will be secure for the safety of our participants.
Reaching Out to All Types of Guilds
We are trying to reach out to all of the knitting, crocheting, rug hooking and fine arts guilds to follow us on Facebook as well as our web site. If you belong to any of these types or organizations, please pass the word on. Our vendors have beautiful and unique yarns as well as supplies and equipment for all of those who like to spin and weave as well as rug hooking. We also have activities for children and adults who would like to learn a special craft. All of our vendors are very willing to help anyone who is wanting to learn.
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK
Tell all of your friends to follow and like us on Facebook. Don’t forget to include all of your Spinning and Weaving Guilds as well as all of those Knitting and Crocheting Guilds. We have something for everyone!
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
May 25-26, 2019
Saturday: 10am–5pm
Sunday: 10am–4pm
at the
WAYNE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
199 Vanover Street • Wooster, OH
info@greatlakesfibershow.com
