Heart of New Mexico Fiber & Art Gathering
Heart of New Mexico Fiber & Art Gathering
Come join the family-friendly Heart of New Mexico Fiber & Art gathering at Wildlife West Nature Park in Edgewood on Saturday and Sunday, May 18 & 19, 2024 from 10:00 am. to 6:00 p.m. The event brings more than 20 artists from around the region who will demonstrate yarn spinning, knitting, lace making, crocheting and fine art vendors. Visitors can feel the coats of Cashgora goats, llamas, alpacas, and three types of sheep: Debouillet, Valias Blacknose and Wensleydale sheep. Connect with fiber vendors selling everything from raw fleeces, beautiful yarns, fiber equipment, finished fiber products as well as jewelry, paintings, Mexican tin art, totems made with natural materials, and fine art vendors. Check out the competitions for handspun yarn, garments, home accessories and raw fleeces featuring wool, mohair and alpaca. Workshops will be given by the area’s top fiber artists, watch the art of sheep shearing and more.
Stop by the kid’s booth which will feature lots of hands-on projects, the fiber educational booth, t-shirt sales booth, and enter the raffle contest. Enjoy live music and yummy things to eat.
Date: Saturday, May 18 - Sunday, May19, 2024
Time: 10am-6pm
Location: Wildlife West Nature Park, 87 West Frontage Rd, Edgewood, NM 87015
Event Information
Location: Wildlife West Nature Park, 87 West Frontage Rd, Edgewood, NM 87015
https://wildlifewest.org/wwblog/
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