Threads and Fiber Festival

09/27/2026

And Bird and Boxer Pottery is at Octagon Arts show too! They have also been us since the beginning! Check them out!

Loving our new booth setup. We are here in Ames, IA for the Octogon Art Festival from 10am-4pm. We are in spot 61!

09/27/2026

The Octagon Arts Festival is happeing today in Ames! Go check out Homespun Family Bonnie always has some amazing things for sale! One of our vendors since the start of Threads and Fiber Festival! It's also the last day of the Art Harvest tour! Get outside and enjoy some art!

09/26/2026

Hey Everyone!

Looking for something to do inside on a rainy weekend?
The Art Harvest Tour is happening in Iowa this weekend!
That means lots of artists and businesses have their studios open!
Go see one of Threads and Fiber new vendors this year: Twisted Sunset Sisters Fiber Mill! We are excited to host them as a vendor this year!

Link in the comments for Art Harvest Tour...

We are all setup for our Open House as part of this year's Harvest Tour . Stop in to see us today (Saturday & Sunday) from 10 am to 5pm to see the mill in action & maybe take something lovely home with you! All our products are handmade by us and entirely US sourced! From fleece & farm to your craft room! Stop by and truly support local!

We'll have our dyed & natural yarns, handmade soap & felted soap, socks, dryer balls, project totes & more! Look forward to seeing you all!

07/10/2026

Come shop and play! Next weekend, July 11 & 12, join us at the Guild on 4th Street next to Hyvee Ansborough for a fun time making tie dye and hand dyed yarn and shopping for handcrafted attire, yarn, spinning and felting wool, buttons, jewelry, and housewares. We have great stuff for the whole family, and we'd like to share how we weave, spin, dye, knit, felt, and crochet. Make and take projects are planned, and check out our upcoming classes. Saturday 10-4 and Sunday 12-4.

05/14/2026

04/19/2026

Come see me talk about alpaca fiber April 25th 9-4pm

One week away! Have you made your plans to come and spend the day with us?

04/05/2026

Fiberfest, Saturday, April 25th 9a.m. - 4p.m.

We have another class for Fiberfest to fill, This is an Intro into Wet Felt taught by Lisa Nelson. This class will run 1 - 4 pm and you will go home with a beautiful scarf that you made!

Learn to make a lightweight, felted wool scarf using unspun merino wool fiber, soap and water, and the energy you bring! Wet felting is a physical activity; come prepared to stand, knead and further agitate your scarf to create a beautiful work of art you can wear!

To learn more about this class and the instructor please click the link: https://www.desmoinesweaversguild.org/learn/classes

04/04/2026

Welcome to our class offering page. We would love to have you join us. All classes are held at the Franklin Event Center (formerly Franklin Jr. High), 4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA, unless otherwise noted. Classrooms will be provided via e-mail to registrants.