CNY Fiber Arts Festival

CNY Fiber Arts Festival The Official CNY Fiber Arts Festival Page

A celebration of fiber arts fellowship. Join us on June 10th & 11th, 2023!
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Organized by CNY Fiber Artists & Producers

Hey, everyone. I hope you had a great summer!Some news… as part of the 2023 festival planning efforts, all of the socia...
10/07/2022

Hey, everyone. I hope you had a great summer!

Some news… as part of the 2023 festival planning efforts, all of the social media accounts for the festival are being transferred to another committee member to continue growing social media presence and keep you up-to-date on all that’s going on.

I just wanted to leave a quick note to say that I’ve had a lot of fun interacting with you all over the past year and I very much appreciate all of your support for fiber arts and agriculture in Central New York!

It’s a pretty small world out there, so I’m sure I’ll see you around. In the meantime, I wish you a very happy sweater season!

- Matt,

Hey, friends - we took two weeks off but we’re back at it and already preparing for the 2023 festival!It is our goal to ...
06/28/2022

Hey, friends - we took two weeks off but we’re back at it and already preparing for the 2023 festival!

It is our goal to continuously work toward a more inclusive, educational, comprehensive, and enjoyable event for everyone. Over the next few days, we’ll be putting a series of polls and questions in our stories to gather feedback from YOU about your ‘22 festival experience. We’re looking to find out ways we might be able to enhance your experience in the future. If you’d like to provide extended description related to any thoughts/comments/suggestions you may have, please feel free to send us a message!

In the meantime, we thought you might enjoy this lovely image from Cornell Sheep Program] of sheep and solar arrays working in parallel to better the planet!



Posted • Cornell Sheep Program] Views from the solar site. Happy Monday, everyone!
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We love it! ❤️ Posted • Sure, you’ve heard of the Rhinebeck sweater - but what about the sweater?! It’s the perfect ...
06/14/2022

We love it! ❤️


Posted • Sure, you’ve heard of the Rhinebeck sweater - but what about the sweater?! It’s the perfect time to show off your summer knits!
and and I all independently knit the - using different yarns, sometimes making modifications - and when we realized we all had the same sweater we were so excited to match for the CNY Fiber Festival! 🧶 At the festival I loved getting local yarn from and , fiber from and and beautiful batts from Spinner’s Hill! It was so fun to meet and talk to hand spinners from different spinning groups and visit the amazing ! See you next year ✌️
More on the pattern: it’s the Misurina Tee by - so fun to knit with lace, cables, and colorwork! For my tee I added contrast color twisted rib on the cuffs and hem to give it a more fitted look. From left to right, the yarns we used are:
-(blue) We are Knitters wool & cotton blend (dyed by me)
-merino/linen blend
-Jill Draper Makes Stuff Ansel merino wool yarn

Many thanks to all of the festival goers, vendors, workshop leaders, musicians, lecturers, demonstrators, event staff, a...
06/13/2022

Many thanks to all of the festival goers, vendors, workshop leaders, musicians, lecturers, demonstrators, event staff, and volunteers who all came together to make the 11th annual CNY Fiber Arts Festival a joyous celebration of fiber fellowship! We hope everyone had a great experience.

Special shoutout to for conceptualizing an event that fosters community, education, and fun - and her tireless dedication to making this event happen for more than a decade.

We’d also like to thank the sheep, goats, alpacas, rabbits, and dogs - this festival wouldn’t be possible without you!

Thank you all and we hope to see you again next year, June 10th & 11th 2023!

We may be biased, but we think day 1 of was amazing! It was great to see everyone out enjoying the festival on such a...
06/12/2022

We may be biased, but we think day 1 of was amazing! It was great to see everyone out enjoying the festival on such a perfect June day and we love seeing all of your haul posts. Thanks for joining us today!!

Shoutouts to today’s workshop leaders & & as well as lecturer Ken Wolf. Many thanks to for busting out the jams for a 6 hour set!

We’re looking forward to a great day 2 - same time, same place! 😁👍

Remember to share your experience with us by tagging and including the official hashtag in all of your festival posts.

Fiber Friends - it is time! The 11th annual Central New York Fiber Arts Festival kicks off Saturday at 10 am. Join us a...
06/11/2022

Fiber Friends - it is time!

The 11th annual Central New York Fiber Arts Festival kicks off Saturday at 10 am. Join us at Butternut Hill Campground - 6893 State Rt. 20, Bouckville, NY 13310.

Vendor tents are overflowing with anything and everything a fiber enthusiast could want! You’ll also find tasty food, great live music from Marc Delgado, quality workshops (limited space available for walk-ins), free lectures, book signing by Carson Demers, benefit raffle, sheep shearing, kids activities, fleece sale, friendly fiber animals, community story loom project, demonstration by regional spinning guilds, and so much more. Come check it out! Specific event times can be found on our website - link in bio.

Share your experience with us by tagging and including the official hashtag in all of your festival posts. See you at 10am!

06/10/2022

Come watch Cherry Valley Country Spinners & Fiber Artists, Golden Fleece Spinners’ Society, Spiral Spinners, and Lamb to Loom this weekend. You’ll get to see them spin wool and other fibers on drop spindles and spinning wheels; and prepare fiber to spin by carding, combing and blending. It’s a great way to learn more about the process and ask any questions you may have. You can even try your hand at using a drop spindle or spinning on a wheel at the Wheel Corral!

The children’s tent will have fun activities for all ages. Volunteers will be instructing children on the basics of wet...
06/10/2022

The children’s tent will have fun activities for all ages. Volunteers will be instructing children on the basics of wet felting, needle felting, crochet, and more. All activities and supplies are free.

We also encourage children to adventure around the festival grounds with their parents/guardians and participate in the new Explorer's Pass. Youngsters may pick up a pass at the front gate or in the children's tent and use it to find eight Explorer Pass stations scattered throughout the tents. At each station, children will find a question and answer related to the booth they are visiting. When they have found the answer, they can punch a hole in their passes, and when they have collected at least six hole punches, they may claim a small prize in the children's tent. It will introduce children to some basic farming and fiber art concepts and give them the chance to meet a few friendly animals along the way!

Remember to share your experience with us by tagging and including the official hashtag in all of your festival posts. See you soon!

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Today’s featured vendor is Liberty Ridge Farm and Gardens!Sunny and Tom Bixby bought their Central New York farm in 1974...
06/10/2022

Today’s featured vendor is Liberty Ridge Farm and Gardens!

Sunny and Tom Bixby bought their Central New York farm in 1974 and their first Romney ewe in ‘75. Sunny is a 5th generation shepherd raising Romney sheep with genetics going back to her mother’s flock. They started their Romney breeding program in ‘77 and continue to breed today.

Sunny spoke at the World Congress on Colored Sheep in New Zealand in ‘85 and taught spinning and fiber management for womens economic status in Nepal in ‘97 (with her precocious side kick Sue). Sunny is also formally trained in fleece judging and has taught the skill internationally.

In addition to their sheep flock, they run a custom carding business with a vintage 1923 Davis & Furber carding machine and have been breeding ABCA and AKC Border Collies for over 30 years.

They carry a large variety of yarn, fiber, equipment, tools, and accessories for spinning, knitting, crocheting, and weaving. They are the first US based distributor of Ashford wheels and looms and will have a selection of equipment on hand! They also offer classes and lessons at their on-farm yarn shop. Be sure to check out their booth this weekend to find all kinds of treasures!


We’ll have food this year from Artichoke French, Brake From the Grind, Mama Shep, and Stathis! All of their menus are a...
06/09/2022

We’ll have food this year from Artichoke French, Brake From the Grind, Mama Shep, and Stathis! All of their menus are available online.

We also want to know about your food experience at the festival. Don’t forget to tag and include the official hashtag in all of your festival posts. See you soon!

🍀 FEELING LUCKY?! 🍀 Try your chance at winning a new spinning wheel, rigid heddle loom, hand carders, and more in this y...
06/07/2022

🍀 FEELING LUCKY?! 🍀

Try your chance at winning a new spinning wheel, rigid heddle loom, hand carders, and more in this year’s raffle all while contributing to a great mentorship program! All proceeds from the sale of raffle tickets will be donated to

Melanated Haus of Creates was established by and to fill a gap within the black fiber community. As two successful fiber artists, they wanted to give back to the community and help those around them get to where they are by providing supplies, classes, and mentorship to those in the program for little to nothing.

Get in on the raffle to show some support for this program and possibly go home with:
- Pollywong
- 32” rigid heddle loom
- classic handcarders
- Yarn/fiber/merchandise packages from participating vendors

Raffle items will be on display next to the festival office and raffle tickets can be purchased at the office. May the odds be ever in your favor!

We also encourage you to make donations directly to the program by visiting and clicking the link in their bio!

Nevermind the Seven Kingdoms, this weekend we ride to CNY Fiber Arts Festival. We must prepare, winter is coming!The wi...
06/07/2022

Nevermind the Seven Kingdoms, this weekend we ride to CNY Fiber Arts Festival. We must prepare, winter is coming!

The will have a variety of unique felted wool garments on hand - be sure to stop in to her booth!

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Share your experience with us by tagging and including the official hashtag in all of your festival posts. See you soon!

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6893 US-20
Bouckville, NY
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