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FESTIVAL DATES: Oct. 17-20, 2024
(Workshops happening also Thurs and Fri before the festival, NO VENDORS OPEN Thursday or Friday, only Sat. and Sun.)
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Saturday, October 19
 

9:00am EDT

Jonna Helin | LAINE Publisher + Co-Author of CULTIVATE | BOTH DAYS, ALL DAY!
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Participants
avatar for Dee Hardwicke

Dee Hardwicke

Author
Dee is an artist, designer and knitter with a rich and diverse portfolio steeped in the artisan traditions of the Arts & Crafts movement, and inspired by my love of Britain's ever-changing landscapes, parks and cottage gardens. I trained in the fine arts, studying painting and sculpture... Read More →
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Jonna Helin

Author, Publisher LAINE Magazine
Jonna Helin is the co-founder, creative director and CEO of Laine Publishing and the editor-in-chief of Laine Magazine. She has also designed many of Laine’s most beloved knitwear patterns. During her long career as a journalist, Jonna has worked in lifestyle and crafts magazines... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
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9:00am EDT

MDK Modern Daily Knitting! | Saturday | Books available all day!
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Participants
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Kay Gardiner

Co-Founder, Editor, Designer, Modern Daily Knitting
Kay Gardiner and her co-founder, Ann Shaye, started a blog, Mason-Dixon Knitting, in 2003. As daily, obsessed knitters, we “met” on the Internet and thought it would be fun to share our profound and awesome knitting thoughts with the entire world. Before long, we found ourselves... Read More →
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Ann Shayne

Co-Founder, Editor, Designer, Modern Daily Knitting
Ann Shaye and her co-founder, Kay Gardiner, started a blog, Mason-Dixon Knitting, in 2003. As daily, obsessed knitters, we “met” on the Internet and thought it would be fun to share our profound and awesome knitting thoughts with the entire world. Before long, we found ourselves... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
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9:00am EDT

Päivi Kankaro | LAINE Publishing | BOTH DAYS, ALL DAY!
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
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Päivi Kankaro

Author, Publicist + @ LAINE Magazine
Paivi is a curly haired singer, crafter, multimedia artist and a nerd from Finland living in Brooklyn! Project Manager at @Kollabora and @CraftJamCo... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
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9:00am EDT

Merritt Bookstore | 40+ CRAFT AUTHORS, LAINE, Moorit + MORE | ALL DAY
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - Sunday October 20, 2024 5:00pm EDT
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:00am - Sunday October 20, 2024 5:00pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Megan Lapp | Crochet IMPKINS, MONSTERS, CREATURES! | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 12 and 1:00 - 4:00
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Participants
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Megan Conway Lapp

Author
Megan Lapp got her BA with a double-major in Art and Music from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and hasn't stopped creating since. Her current work spans many artistic media, including crochet, sculpture, painting, and various fiber arts. She works daily in her studio... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:00pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Prasan Kumar | Alpacas Love Apples | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 12:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Alpacas Love Apples is a heartwarming and funny picture book that brings to light some important lessons about love, collaboration, friendship, empathy, compassion, sharing and most importantly keeping your chin up because success comes in many forms.
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Prasan Kumar

Author
Alpacas Love ApplesPrasan is a marketer by profession but is a creative at heart. He likes to write stories for books, for the stage and for the screen. He particularly loves creating and sharing childrens' stories with his nieces, who inspired him to write this book. Prasan holds... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:00pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Alyson Chu of MOORIT MAGAZINE | Meet Alyson + MOORIT | BOTH days 9:30 - 12:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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Alyson Chu

MOORIT MAGAZINE
Alyson is an Edinburgh-based crochet podcaster and designer. I focus on clean and simple designs, creating visual interest with texture and color. She founded and publishes Moorit, an indie print crochet magazine, and is the Web Development Director at BIPOC in Fiber.
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Claudia Quintanilla | Memory Lane, NEW BOOK! | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 12:30 Sunday 12:30 - 3:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Participants
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Claudia Quintanilla

Author
Claudia Quintanilla is a yarn shop owner and knitwear designer based in Toronto, Canada. Originally from El Salvador, Claudia found the colder climate of Canada to be the perfect setting for knitting. However, it wasn’t until she stayed at home to care for her young daughter, that... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Dee Hardwicke | Co-Author of CULTIVATE | Signing BOTH days 9:30 - 12:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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Dee Hardwicke

Author
Dee is an artist, designer and knitter with a rich and diverse portfolio steeped in the artisan traditions of the Arts & Crafts movement, and inspired by my love of Britain's ever-changing landscapes, parks and cottage gardens. I trained in the fine arts, studying painting and sculpture... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Espace Tricot MEET Naomi + Steph | Signing BOTH days 9:30 - 12:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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Espace Tricot - Naomi & Steph

Stephanie Earp and Naomi Endicott have been co-owners of Espace Tricot since 2021, after working at the shop since 2016. Amalia manages our online shop and ships all your orders. Hannah manages our retail location. Catherine hosts our Thursday Knit Night. Olesia, Aoife, Florence... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Jamie Lomax | The Doodle Knit Directory | Signing BOTH Days 9:30 - 12:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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Jamie Lomax

Author
Jamie Lomax is the owner and designer behind Pacific Knit Co., an independent online shop and knitting pattern design studio focused on modular colorwork in Seattle, WA.
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Julia Madill | Every Way With Granny Crochet | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 12:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Participants
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Julia Madill

Author
Julia Madill was an in-house designer for a yarn company, I developed the skills to design for knitters and crocheters of all experience levels, preferring techniques that are smart not hard, enjoyable to make and rewarding to complete. My graphic design and illustration education... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Julie Ann Lebouthillier | KNIT A BOX OF SOCKS! | Signing Sunday, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Participants
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Julie Ann Lebouthillier

Author
Julie Ann Lebouthillier is a knitwear designer from New Brunswick, Canada, a Wife and the proud mother of twin girls, Claire and Chloe. Since 2018, I've been passionate about creating unique knitting patterns that inspire creativity and connection. My journey in the knitting world... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Patty Lyons | Knitting Bag of Tricks + WORKBOOK! | Signing BOTH DAYS 9:30 - 12:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Patty will also be talking in our TALES OF YARN space on Saturday at 12:30!

Patty Lyons' Knitting Bag of Tricks: Do you wish your knitting was better and that you had an expert knitter by your side to help you when it goes wrong? Then this is the book for you! Patty Lyons is an expert in all things knitting-related, but she wasn't always!

Learn the secrets behind the making of her book, and find out how Patty went from self taught knitter, to knitting teacher (spoiler alert: it was from making every mistake you can make!). With the 70+ hacks and many brand new how-tos you'll know why Seth Meyers calls her "A very popular, a very nice woman who seems to be of the knitting community."
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Patty Lyons

Author
PATTY LYONS is a nationally recognized knitting teacher and technique expert who is known for teaching the “why” not just the “how” in her pursuit of training the “mindful knitter”. She specializes in sweater design and sharing her love of the much-maligned subjects of... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Gudrun Johnston | Grand Shetland Adventure | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 4:00
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 4:00pm EDT
Participants
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 4:00pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Liza Laird | Yoga of Yarn | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 4:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 4:30pm EDT


Nearly a decade in the making,Yoga of Yarn is the go-to guide for those knitter's who want to take a spiritual journey with their craft.

No prior yoga or meditation experience necessary. This practical and accessible guide will fit in your project bag and be with you whenever you need it.
Find how simple movements can lighten your mind and body. Explore different breathing techniques for calmer knitting. Discover knitting patterns written for knitters who want to explore meditation as they stitch.
“Liza understands that knitting, like yoga and meditation, can be a pathway to wellness, even more so when all three are combined.”
                                                                                 —from Foreword by Melanie Falick
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Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 4:30pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Sarah Elizabeth Kellner | Victorian Housecats to Knit | Signing Saturday + Sunday 9:30 - 4:30 / 9:30 - 3:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 4:30pm EDT
Participants
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Sara Elizabeth Kellner

Author
SARA ELIZABETH KELLNER - FOREWORD BY TANIS GRAYWild and Woolly Knitted Animals: A Naturalist's NotebookDiscover the creatures of the wild outdoors!Through the eyes of our naturalist knitter, you'll discover a world of interesting creatures. Inside, you'll find her sketches of animals... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 4:30pm EDT
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9:30am EDT

Sid Sharp | THE WOLF SUIT + BOG MYRTLE | Signing BOTH Days 9:30 - 4:30 // 9:30 - 3:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 4:30pm EDT
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Sid Sharp

Author
Sid is an artist and illustrator from Toronto who makes drawings, paintings, and comics. Their interests include folklore, horror stories, mysterious and unknowable things, and finding good sticks for their stick collection. Sid attended OCAD University, works in a bookstore, and... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 9:30am - 4:30pm EDT
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10:00am EDT

BESS KALB | BUFFALO FLUFFALO | Signing Sunday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Participants
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Bess Kalb

AUTHOR
Bess Kalb is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer and the bestselling author of “Nobody Will Tell You This But Me,” a New York Times Editor’s Choice. She wrote for eight years on Jimmy Kimmel Live. She received a WGA Award in 2016. She has written for the Emmy Awards, the Oscars... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT
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10:30am EDT

Alexis Hoy BOOK ONLY | Storymaker: Knitting, Fibre, Fable | Bookmark w/ purchase!
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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Alexis Hoy

Author
Alexis is an Ontario-based knitwear designer, writer, and artist. She has been working with yarn for almost as long as she can remember and fibre has slowly taken over her life. The founder of the late, great Guelph Yarn Club, she regularly lectures on a range of yarny topics from... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:30am - 12:30pm EDT
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11:00am EDT

Katrina Rodabaugh | Mending Matters + Make, Thrift, Mend | Signing BOTH DAYS 11:00 - 3:00
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 3:00pm EDT
Katrina Rodabaugh is an award-winning artist and writer working across disciplines to explore environmental and social issues through craft techniques. Her writing and work have appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Martha Stewart Living,Mother Earth Living, Sewing Magazine, Sunset magazine, Sweet Paul Magazine, Taproot magazine, and more. Rodabaugh teaches and speaks at craft gatherings across the United States, including to standing-room only crowds at the popular New York State Sheep & Wool Festival. Rodabaugh currently lives in the Hudson Valley of New York.


Participants
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Katrina Rodabaugh

Author
We are so pleased to welcome Katrina back to the festival-- her book, Mending Matters, sold out of its first printing just weeks after last year's festival. She focuses on fiber arts, sustainability, and slow fashion. In her own words... I’m an artist, writer, and crafter working... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:00am - 3:00pm EDT
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12:00pm EDT

Paula Pereira | Textured Knits | Signing 12:00 - 3:00
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Participants
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Paula Pereira

Author
Paula Pereira is a Brazilian knitwear designer. She is currently based in São Paulo, Brazil. Paula is constantly inspired by the textures, colors, and motifs she sees around her, especially in architecture and art, which she then turns into stitches. Textured Knits is Paula’s debut... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
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12:30pm EDT

Anna Leyzina aka The Knotty Boss | Signing CROCHET SECRETS Satuday 12:30 - 3:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
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Anna Leyzina * The Knotty Boss

Author, The Knotty Boss
My name is Anna. I’m the maker behind @theknottyboss. I currently reside in the Philadelphia area, although I’m originally from Ukraine.  As much as I would love for The Knotty Boss to be my main bread-n-butter, it’s currently a part time gig. Professionally, I’m a graphic... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
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12:30pm EDT

Claudia Quintanilla | Memory Lane, NEW BOOK! | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 12:30 Sunday 12:30 - 3:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Participants
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Claudia Quintanilla

Author
Claudia Quintanilla is a yarn shop owner and knitwear designer based in Toronto, Canada. Originally from El Salvador, Claudia found the colder climate of Canada to be the perfect setting for knitting. However, it wasn’t until she stayed at home to care for her young daughter, that... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
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12:30pm EDT

Aimée Gille | La Bien Aimée, Artisanal Dyer | Signing Saturday 12:30 - 4:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Participants
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Aimée Gille

Author
La Bien Aimée was founded by Aimée Gille in May 2015. After opening the first knit café in Paris, l’OisiveThé, Aimée wanted to start her own hand-dyed yarn brand incorporating subtle colorways with harmonious speckles and sophisticated semi-solids. As a self-taught dyer, Aimée... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
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12:30pm EDT

Janet Ramsey Conrad | A Knitting Journey | Signing Saturday 12:30 - 4:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Participants
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Janet Conrad

Author
Janet Conrad has had an avid interest in the needle arts from a very young age. She is a self-taught knitter. With the help of books from the local library, she embarked on a quest for knowledge of knitting techniques and how to use them. This paved the way for her to become a Master... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
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12:30pm EDT

Lavanya Patricella | PREORDER specail for BRIOCHE KNITTING | BOTH days 12:30 - 4:30 // 12:30 - 3:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Participants
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Lavanya Patricella

Author
Lavanya Patricella is an American fiber artist, knitting instructor, knitwear designer, and photographer based in North Eastern Pennsylvania. She’s been teaching knitting since 2010 and specializes in the captivating brioche stitch. Her hands-on approach to teaching and passion... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
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12:30pm EDT

Noelle R. B. Stiles | Colorful Crochet Cables | Signing BOTH Days 12:30 - 4:30 / 12:30 - 3:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Participants
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Noelle R. B. Stiles

Author
Author Noelle R. B. Stiles is a vision scientist and has done extensive research into the art and science of color play (so that you don't have to!). What she brings to this book is the practical side of color usage. She gives you a broad look at how colors and designs work together... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
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12:30pm EDT

Paula Pereira | Signing TEXTURED KNITS | BOTH days, 12:30 - 4:30 // 12:30 - 3:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Participants
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Paula Pereira

Author
Paula Pereira is a Brazilian knitwear designer. She is currently based in São Paulo, Brazil. Paula is constantly inspired by the textures, colors, and motifs she sees around her, especially in architecture and art, which she then turns into stitches. Textured Knits is Paula’s debut... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
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12:30pm EDT

Rosann Fleischauer | Cozy Coastal Knits | Signing Saturday 12:30 - 4:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Participants
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Rosann Fleischauer

Author
I started knitting while working as a management change consultant specializing in project risk management for the financial services industry. As you can imagine, I was expected to dress a certain way and play a certain role on the client sites in which I worked so there was no room... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
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12:30pm EDT

Sarah Schira | GNOMES OF GRIMBLEWOOD | Signing BOTH days Saturday 12:30 - 4:30 / Sunday 9:30 - 12:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
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Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
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12:30pm EDT

Vanessa Chakour | Signing EARTHLY BODIES | Saturday 12:30 - 4:30
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Participants
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Vanessa Chakour

Author
Vanessa Chakour is an author, naturalist, herbalist, former pro-boxer, visual artist, and nature advocate. A blend of her vast personal experiences over the last two decades, her work is rooted in the belief that healing happens through reclaiming an intuitive connection to ourselves... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
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2:30pm EDT

Peggy Hart BOOK ONLY | Wool: Unraveling an American Story of Artisans and Innovation | Signed books available!
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Peggy Hart is the author of Wool: Unraveling an American Story of Artisans and Innovation.

Keeping Americans warm for four centuries, wool has been an essential commodity from colonial times to the present. Its colorful and epic tale has impacted millions of lives, including artisans, inventors, immigrants, merchants, mill owners, millworkers, slaves, and Native Americans, to farmers and advertisers.

A story of technological and social change, marketing forces, and our choices as consumers, Wool: Unraveling an American Story of Artisans and Innovation is a must-read for anyone who has knitted (or worn!) socks, woven a piece of cloth, or curled up with a warm wool blanket.

There are more than 100 Illustrations, from historical to contemporary.
Participants
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Peggy Hart

Author
Peggy Hart is a textile designer, production weaver, and teacher with experience in designing, producing, and marketing hundreds of blankets annually including custom blankets for sheep and alpaca farmers using their own yarn. The woolen mills of New England are gone, but inside her... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
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3:00pm EDT

Toni Lipsey | The Tunisian Handbook | Signing Saturday 3:00 - 4:45
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Participants
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Toni Lipsey

Author
Toni Lipsey is the designer, instructor and author and founder of TL Yarn CraftsShe shares crochet inspiration and education for beginner makers and beyond. With crochet tips and tricks, roundups of my favorite things, and so much more, her website has what you need! She has designed... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
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4:00pm EDT

Sasha Hyre | Author of ISLAND VIBES (Laine) | Signing Saturday 4:00 - 5:00
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Participants
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Sasha Hyre

Author
Sasha Hyre is a Montreal-based knitwear designer and teacher. She is known for her versatile designs that combine colours and textures, and her work has been featured in several knitting magazines and books. Island Vibes is not only a celebration of her Jamaican heritage but also... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
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