Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival
Townsend, Tennessee
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: March 19--21, 2010
Hosted by:
Townsend Artisan Guild and
Fine Arts Blount
Host Hotel: Highland Manor Inn, 800-213-9462
Sponsors:
Smoky Mountain Convention and Visitors Bureau, 865-448-6134
Smoky Mountain Feed and Pet Supply, 865-977-0689--Border collie sheepherding sponsor
Foothills Farmers Co-op, 865-982-2761--Border collie sheepherding sponsor
Bearly Rustic Cabin Rentals, 888-448-6036--Border collie sheepherding sponsor
Econo Lodge, 800-348-7090--Border collie sheepherding sponsor
PetSafe, 865-218-4029--Border collie sheepherding sponsor
Paul Tucker with Border collie and sheep.
Join us for this interactive fiber arts event connecting the community with fiber arts activities. The festival will include fiber animal exhibitions, contests, an arts exhibition, classes and workshops, educational demonstrations of spinning, weaving, needlecrafts, dyeing, and many other fiber processes, hands-on projects with children and adults, Fiber Arts Market of local artists' work and fiber craft supplies, and information about local fiber activities, groups, businesses, and instructional resources.
Border Collie Sheepherding Demonstrations by Leigh Anne and Paul Tucker at the Townsend Visitors Center--
Saturday, March 20: 10am, 2pm, 4pm
Sunday, March 21: 2pm, 4pm
Sheep Shearing Demonstrations by Dean Fritz at the Townsend Visitors Center--
Saturday, March 20: 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm
See the Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival website:
www.smfaf.org for more information, including registration and application forms!
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For general information, contact Mary Dresser, 865-448-6709 or marydresser@gsmit.org
Download the Invitation to Participate: 
Fiber Fest Invitation 
Fiber Fest Invitation
Interested vendors contact Stephanie:
865-414-2259; smithson_jane@yahoo.com
Download the Vendor Application: Vendor Application Vendor form
Interested demonstrators contact Sue:
865-379-6641; gmmason@charter.net
Interested instructors contact Joy:
joytounme@yahoo.com
Host Hotel: Highland Manor Inn, 800-213-9462.
Click here for additional Townsend lodging information. Stop by the Blount County Public Library to see the Fiber Arts Exhibit of Fine Arts Blount.
Tentative Schedule of Events: (Schedule subject to changes. Please call 865-448-6709 for updates)
Click here for full class schedule: Fiber Arts Classes and Workshops
Friday, March 19:
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8:30am--3:00pm |
Registration |
Townsend Elementary School |
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1:00-5:00pm |
Class Sessions |
Townsend Elementary School |
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Noon-1:00pm |
Break: Browse and Buy! |
Townsend Elementary School and Townsend Visitors Center |
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1:00-5:00pm |
Fiber Arts Exhibit: "The Artful Side of the Smokies" |
Townsend Visitors Center |
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1:00-6:00pm |
Vendors Marketplace |
Townsend Elementary School |
| 6:00-8:00pm | Arts Exhibit Reception | Townsend Visitors Center |
Saturday, March 20:
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Activity: |
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7:30am--3:00pm |
Registration |
Townsend Elementary School |
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8:00am-5:00pm |
Class Sessions |
Townsend Elementary School |
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9:00am-5:00pm |
Demonstrations; |
Townsend Elementary School and Townsend Visitors Center |
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Noon-1:00pm |
Break: Browse and Buy! |
Townsend Elementary School and Townsend Visitors Center |
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10am, 2pm, 4pm |
Border Collie Sheepherding |
Townsend Visitors Center |
| 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm | Sheep-shearing demonstrations | Townsend Visitors Center |
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9:00am-5:00pm |
Fiber Arts Exhibit: "The Artful Side of the Smokies" |
Townsend Visitors Center |
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9:00am-6:00pm |
Vendors Marketplace |
Townsend Elementary School |
Sunday, March 21
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2:00pm and 4:00pm |
Border Collie Sheepherding |
Townsend Visitors Center |
