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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, November 13, 2009
9:00am-4:00pm Workshops (see Workshop Catalog for class details)
9:00am-4:00pm Entries accepted for competitions
10:30am-whenever Vendor space set
5:00pm Opening ceremony, Sheep Song by Anderson Hoskie
5:00pm-7:00pm Special shopping session for workshop attendees (optional for vendors)
Pizza & Ice Cream social for Ravelry.com members hosted by Skein Train LLC
Saturday, November 14, 2009
8:00am Convention Center opens to vendors
9:00am Festival open to the public
9:00am-10:30am Entries Accepted for all competitions
9:00am-5:00pm Shopping with the Best Vendors in the Southwest
11:00am-finished Judging for the following categories: Fleece, Photo, Fine Arts, Skeins, Garments, Home Accessories
11:00am Demonstration – Drop Spindle by Blair Quails
12:00noon Demonstration – Spool Knitting by Linda Smith
1:00pm Demonstration - Drum Carding by Nancy Wilson
2:00pm Demonstration - Wet Felting by Lois Burbach
2:30pm Contest – Speed Spinning
2:45pm Contest – Partner Spinning
3:00pm Demonstration - ? by Ellen Sibelius
4:00pm Demonstration – Locker Hooking by Judy Gunn
4:30pm Fashion Show
5:00pm Festival closed to public
5:30pm All vendors out of venue-doors locked
Sunday, November 15, 2009
9:00am Convention Center opens to vendors
10:00am Festival open to the public
10:00am-3:00pm Shopping with the Best Vendors in the Southwest
10:00am Demonstration – Locker Hooking by Pam Dyer
11:00am Demonstration – Loom by Bonnie Barcus
12:00 noon Demonstration – Navajo Spinning by Pam Ramsey
1:00pm Demonstration – Needle felting with a machine by Alberta Chappell of Bernina Sewing Center
2:00pm RAFFLE – Give refurbished Ashford Spinning Wheel a new home.
2:15pm Contest – Blindfold Spinning
2:30( subject to change) Demonstration – Spindle spinning by Ruth Baldwin
2:45pm Announcement of Competition Winners and Special Awards
3:00pm Festival closed to public
4:00pm All vendors out of venues-doors locked
4:01pm Planning for the 2010 Best of the Southwest Fiber Arts Festival begins
2010 Dates: November 13th & 14th, 2010
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Thanks to our 2009 Food vendor Alphonso's Mexican Food

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