FIBER RESOURCES
Fiber Processing Resources
MINI MILLS
Colorado
Lonesome Stone, Granby, Colorado, Marv and Linda Dewey, (970) 887-9591
http://www.lonesomestonefiber.com/index.htm
Lonesome Stone offers hand painted yarns.
Springtoo Fibers, Kiowa, Colorado, Andrew MacArthur, 888-669-4131
http://www.springtoofibers.com/Welcome.html
Andrew now spins rug yarn, a great use for high micron fiber.
Suncrest Orchard Alpacas LLC and Fiber Works, Palisade, Colorado, 970-464-4862
http://www.suncrestorchardalpacas.net/
Kansas
Shepherd’s Mill, Phillipsburg, Kansas, Sally Brandon, 785-543-3128
http://www.kansasfiber.com/fiber-mill/contact.html
Sally will weave throws and shawls especially for your farm.
Utah
Crooked Fence Fiber Mill, Mona, Utah, Ted and Linda Kenison, 801-367-1629 http://www.crookedfencealpacas.com/about/ Linda teaches locker hooking classes
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Fiber Festivals:
ESTES PARK WOOL MARKET: (Annual - 3rd weekend in June)
e-mail: events@estes.org
http://www.estesnet.com/events/woolmarket.htm
PAGOSA FIBER FESTIVAL (Annual – Memorial Day Weekend)
http://www.pagosafiberfestival.com
TAOS WOOL FESTIVAL (Annual - First full weekend in October)
http://www.taoswoolfestival.org; e-mail info@taoswoolfestival.org
ELBERT COUNTY FAIR - FLEECE SHOW (Annual - July/August)
www.elbertcountyfair.com
ABR FALL FESTIVAL & FIBER SPIN-OFF (Annual – Oct.-Nov.) - http://www.alpacabreeders.org/fallfest/index.html
MEEKER CHAMPIONSHIP SHEEPDOG TRIALS (Annual-September) (not yet a fiber festival but includes spinning demonstrations and booths) http://www.meekersheepdog.com/
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Fiber Cultural Events:
Rocky Mountain Quilters Museum - http://www.rmqm.org
Denver Art Museum - http://www.denverartmuseum.org
Textile Museum, Washington DC - http://www.textilemuseum.org/
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Fiber Stores / Sources for Equipment & Yarn:
Shuttles, Spindles and Skeins - http://www.shuttlesspindlesandskeins.com
Table Rock, Black Forest - http://www.tablerockllamas.com/index.html
Spinsters Cottage, Victor - http://www.leightonfarms.com/aboutus.html
Recycled Lamb, Lakewood - http://www.recycledlamb.com/
Yarn Arts of Parker - http://yarnartsofparker.com/
Green Valley Weavers, Colo. Spgs. - http://greenvalleyweavers.com
Sheep Shed, Encampment WY - http://www.thesheepshedstudio.com/
NM Fiber Shops and Sources - http://www.textilelinks.com/com/shop/nm.html
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Internet Fiber Contacts:
Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild - http://www.rmweaversguild.org
Handweavers Guild of Boulder - http://www.handweaversofboulder.org
Handweavers Guild of America - http://www.weavespindye.org
Pikes Peak Weavers Guild - http://pikespeakweavers.org
Complex Weavers - http://www.complex-weavers.org
Midwest Weavers Association - http://home.fuse.net/weavers/
High Plains Spinners & Weavers - http://home.mindspring.com/~hpsw
Front Range Contemporary Quilters - http://www.artquilters.org
Interweave Press - http://www.interweave.com
Wild Fibers – http://www.wildfibersmagazine.com/
Colorado Fiber Guilds, Events, Links Lists - http://hometown.aol.com/cfefranz/weavingindex.html
Rocky Mountain Bead Society - http://rockybeads.org
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Web Sites with Lists of Fiber Resource Links:
http://www.alpacas-snowshoefarm.com/fiber_processors.htm
http://www.weavespindye.org/pages/?loc=1-60-00&p=web-fiber-processors.html
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Co-Op Information
Alpaca Fiber Cooperative of North America - http://www.afcna.com
North England Alpaca Fiber Pool - http://www.neafp.com
SW Women Fiber Arts Collective - http://www.fiberartscollective.org/body_weblinks.html
Tapetes de Lana, Mora NM – http://www.tapetesdelana.com/
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