WWSIPDay - North America

WWSIP Day - Events in North America
Where	Details
Iowa City, IA, USA	On Saturday 9/18 we plan to meet at the Iowa City Farmer’s Market from 8:00 to 11:00 AM on the corner of College and Van Buren Streets in Iowa City. Set up will be on the grassy area by the bell on the north side of College Street (directly across from New Pioneer Co-op). Sponsored by Fae Ridge Farm http://www.faeridgefarm.com/Home.html Robin A. Anderson & Janette-Ryan Busch (thread on Ravelry at the Fae Ridge Farm group) Contact: faeridgefarm@lcom.net
Gloucester, VA, USA	Date: Sept. 18 Time: 10-3 Location: the porch of the Gloucester Museum of History, Gloucester Courthouse, Gloucester, VA Tel# or email address: 804-693-3614 Contact Person: Dee Smith - kerowynsmom@yahoo.com
Gallatin, MO, USA	At the Gallatin, MO Chautauqua, local spinners will gather Sept 17-19 at the Courthouse Square. Sue Olson will provide a tent and a small vendor space. Bring your wheel, chair and fiber basket. All weekend, there will be lots of food and fun opportunities. You may sell within our tent. Sue Olson - ourqueensue@hotmail.com 660-367-2333 Additional event: Heritage Day, Jamesport, Mo, Sept 25 - 10-5 on main street in Jamesport. Come join artists from many Heritage crafts.
Jacksonville, FL, USA	Jax Ravelers, one of our local Ravelry groups, will be hosting this event for North East Florida! We will meet at 12:00pm at Riverside Arts Market is located on Riverside Avenue in Jacksonville Florida, in the Riverside area of town. What you need: A wheel or drop spindle. Fiber to spin. For our non spinner friends, bring your knitting and we will make this a Knit in Public event too!! $$ To buy goodies from vendors at the Market. Finished Projects to show off. Chairs to sit on, Finished Handspun Yarns or projects made from Handspun to show off!! If as individuals, folks want to do destash trades on fiber or yarns, rock on. I will leave that solely in your personal hands to work the details out. Tell your friends, your neighbors, your kids, your dog, whomever! Save the Date!
Hillsboro, OR, USA	Where: Hillsboro Farmer's Market by the fountain, this is in Hillsboro Oregon When: September 18th, 9am-1pm What: Bring a chair to sit in, the market is providing us with shelter again - yay! Who: Contact Tami Hawes - tamihawes@gmail.com if you need more info There will be goodie bags for the first 20 spinners who arrive - bags, fiber, soap, and more
Niles, MI, USA	The Michiana Spinner's Guild will be at our Niles Bensidoun French Market September 18th and will be offering spinning related items for sale such as handspun yarn, locally turned spindles, etc. as well as offer free spinning lessons. If you have any questions, contact Elizabeth Zapf at ezapf@mac.com
Las Vegas, NV, USA	Sin City Knits Sept. 18th Time: 2 pm - 8 pm Location: Paradise Park Address: 4775 McLeod Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89121 (McLeod & Tropicana) Organizer: Wanda Calamia-Topple Contact e-mail: kalamandah@gmail.com Find us on Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/sin-city-knits Details: This event is free. Please bring your spinning wheel and/or spindle. Fiber Arts/crafts welcomed. There will be free handspinning demonstrations! You may want to bring a chair and/or mat.
Hemlock, NY, USA	Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival September 18 and 19 10-5 on Saturday, 10-4 on Sunday Hemlock Fairgrounds in Hemlock, NY Contact email: Carolyn Rivello Website: www.gvhg.org/fest.html Ravelry group: www.ravelry.com/groups/finger-lakes-fiber-arts-festival
Davenport, IA, USA	Mississippi Valley Weavers and Spinners Location: Freight House Farmer's Market in downtown Davenport Time: 8am - 11am Sept 18th Website: http://valleyweaversandspinners.blogspot.com/ Contact email: Gail Francione - On the same afternoon, the Celtic Highland Games will be held two blocks away - on the riverfront and the spinners and weavers will demonstrate there as well.
Jordan, ON, Canada	The Fibre Garden Sept 18th 11-5pm Address: 3818 Main St. Jordan, ON Tel: 905 562 7750 Website: http://www.fibregarden.com/
Port Hope, ON, Canada	The Black Lamb Sept. 18th 10am - until we are tired! Address: 246 Ridout Street, Port Hope, Ontario L1A 1P3 Tel: 905-885-0190 Email: fibre@theblacklamb.ca Website: http://www.theblacklamb.ca/ Ravelry event: http://www.ravelry.com/events/worldwide-spin-in-public-day More information: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-black-lamb/topics/1231079
Gettysburg, PA, USA	David Wills House September 18th Artisans are invited to come sit and knit or spin outside the museum. Demonstrate your textile craft in the ambiance of historic downtown Gettysburg. Those who can participate in period dress may register to demonstrate inside the museum. Demonstrations will be from 10am - 4pm. You may sign up by calling Toll free: 1-866-486-5735 / Local: 717- 334 - 2499 Email : reservations@davidwillshouse.org Additional information: Preregistration required for event. In case of rain, the participants scheduled for outside will be canceled. Anyone signed up to demonstrate inside in period dress, the event will continue as scheduled. Conveniently located in downtown Gettysburg, the museum is at the center of a variety of dining, shopping and lodging.Parking is either metered on street, or parking garage is nearby.Public restrooms
Grafton, WV, USA	Loose Ends Fiber Addicts Date: Sept 18, 2010 Location: The Grafton 123 House of Coffee 123 W. Main St. Grafton, WV 26354 Tel: 304-265-3266 Email: sash14@aol.com with Subject: Spin in Public Contact: Susan Howell
Ojai, CA, USA	California Pirate Festival September 18th There will also be a bellydance/gypsy guild. Elizabeth Souza is the organizer. Email: elizartist@verizon.net
San Francisco, CA, USA	Date: Sunday Sept 19th 2010 Time: 11AM-4PM Location: Urban Fauna Studio 1311 16th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94122 Ph: (415) 664-1267 Contact Person: Jamie Chan, e-mail info@urbanfaunastudio.com Website:http://www.urbanfaunastudio.com Rav Event: http://www.ravelry.com/events/wwsip-world-wide-spin-in-public-day-san-francisco
Guelph, ON, Canada	Date: September 18th Time: 9 AM Location: Studio 490 Tel# or email address: anne@youarecreative.ca Contact Person: Anne Website: www.youarecreative.ca Ravelry Event Link:http://www.ravelry.com/events/world-wide-spin-in-public-day---guelph-ontario-edition
Tucson, AZ, USA	Date: September 18th Grandma's Spinning Wheel 6544 E. Tanque Verde Rd. Tucson, AZ 85715 www.grandmasspinningwheel.com spinningramma@aol.com
State College, PA, USA	When: September 18, 2010, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Tom Tudek Memorial Dog Park, 425 Park Crest Lane, State College, Pennsylvania, 16803, USA Contact person: Tammy Winters Contact e-mail: cephalogal@comcast.net Ravelry event: http://www.ravelry.com/events/wwspin-in-public-day-state-college-pa
Janesville, WI, USA	Worldwide Spin in Public Day celebration Hosted by: Janesville Area Stitch 'n Bitch When: Saturday, September 18, 2010 Time: 8am-1pm Where: Janesville Farmer's Market, North Main St., Janesville, WI Details: Bring your spinning or any portable stitching project and a chair Cost: FREE! Inclement weather location: Odd Fellows Hall, 22 N. Main, Janesville, WI Contact Info: Judith at 608-752-9248; proartist@aol.com Website: www.stitchingcreationsandcommunity.blogspot.com Facebook: Janesville Area Stitch 'n Bitch Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/janesville-area-stitch-n-bitch
St. Cloud, MN, USA	Date:September 18th Where: St. Cloud Minnesota Public Library (In the lobby across from the coffee shop) When: 10am - 4pm
Presqu’Isle, ME, USA	Fall Fiber Festival Date:September 18th Where: AG Exhibits (4-H) building at Northern Maine State Fairgrounds When: 10am - 4pm Free admission - all fiber artists welcome! There will be vendors, knitters, North Country Spinners and friends. Contact: Peggy Allen - 207 498 2441 or Gaby Mann 506-278-3789

WWSIP Day - Events in North America

Where

Details

Iowa City, IA, USA

On Saturday 9/18 we plan to meet at the Iowa City Farmer’s Market from 8:00 to 11:00 AM on the corner of College and Van Buren Streets in Iowa City. Set up will be on the grassy area by the bell on the north side of College Street (directly across from New Pioneer Co-op). Sponsored by Fae Ridge Farm http://www.faeridgefarm.com/Home.html

Robin A. Anderson & Janette-Ryan Busch
(thread on Ravelry at the Fae Ridge Farm group)

Contact: faeridgefarm@lcom.net

Gloucester, VA, USA

Date: Sept. 18
Time: 10-3
Location: the porch of the Gloucester Museum of History, Gloucester Courthouse, Gloucester, VA
Tel# or email address: 804-693-3614
Contact Person: Dee Smith - kerowynsmom@yahoo.com

Gallatin, MO, USA

At the Gallatin, MO Chautauqua, local spinners will gather Sept 17-19 at the Courthouse Square. Sue Olson will provide a tent and a small vendor space. Bring your wheel, chair and fiber basket. All weekend, there will be lots of food and fun opportunities. You may sell within our tent.

Sue Olson - ourqueensue@hotmail.com
660-367-2333

Additional event: Heritage Day, Jamesport, Mo, Sept 25 - 10-5 on main street in Jamesport. Come join artists from many Heritage crafts.

Jacksonville, FL, USA

Jax Ravelers, one of our local Ravelry groups, will be hosting this event for North East Florida! We will meet at 12:00pm at Riverside Arts Market is located on Riverside Avenue in Jacksonville Florida, in the Riverside area of town.
What you need:
A wheel or drop spindle. Fiber to spin.
For our non spinner friends, bring your knitting and we will make this a Knit in Public event too!!
$$ To buy goodies from vendors at the Market.
Finished Projects to show off. Chairs to sit on, Finished Handspun Yarns or projects made from Handspun to show off!!

If as individuals, folks want to do destash trades on fiber or yarns, rock on. I will leave that solely in your personal hands to work the details out.
Tell your friends, your neighbors, your kids, your dog, whomever! Save the Date!

Hillsboro, OR, USA

Where: Hillsboro Farmer's Market by the fountain, this is in Hillsboro Oregon
When: September 18th, 9am-1pm
What: Bring a chair to sit in, the market is providing us with shelter again - yay!
Who: Contact Tami Hawes - tamihawes@gmail.com if you need more info
There will be goodie bags for the first 20 spinners who arrive - bags, fiber, soap, and more

Niles, MI, USA

The Michiana Spinner's Guild will be at our Niles Bensidoun French Market September 18th and will be offering spinning related items for sale such as handspun yarn, locally turned spindles, etc. as well as offer free spinning lessons. If you have any questions, contact Elizabeth Zapf at ezapf@mac.com

Las Vegas, NV, USA

Sin City Knits

Sept. 18th

Time: 2 pm - 8 pm

Location: Paradise Park

Address: 4775 McLeod Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89121 (McLeod & Tropicana)

Organizer: Wanda Calamia-Topple

Contact e-mail: kalamandah@gmail.com

Find us on Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/sin-city-knits

Details: This event is free. Please bring your spinning wheel and/or spindle. Fiber Arts/crafts welcomed. There will be free handspinning demonstrations! You may want to bring a chair and/or mat.

Hemlock, NY, USA

Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival
September 18 and 19
10-5 on Saturday, 10-4 on Sunday
Hemlock Fairgrounds in Hemlock, NY
Contact email: Carolyn Rivello
Website: www.gvhg.org/fest.html
Ravelry group: www.ravelry.com/groups/finger-lakes-fiber-arts-festival

Davenport, IA, USA

Mississippi Valley Weavers and Spinners
Location: Freight House Farmer's Market in downtown Davenport
Time: 8am - 11am
Sept 18th
Website: http://valleyweaversandspinners.blogspot.com/
Contact email: Gail Francione
- On the same afternoon, the Celtic Highland Games will be held two blocks away - on the riverfront and the spinners and weavers will demonstrate there as well.

Jordan, ON, Canada

The Fibre Garden
Sept 18th
11-5pm
Address: 3818 Main St. Jordan, ON
Tel: 905 562 7750
Website: http://www.fibregarden.com/

Port Hope, ON, Canada

The Black Lamb
Sept. 18th
10am - until we are tired!
Address: 246 Ridout Street, Port Hope, Ontario L1A 1P3
Tel: 905-885-0190
Email: fibre@theblacklamb.ca
Website: http://www.theblacklamb.ca/
Ravelry event: http://www.ravelry.com/events/worldwide-spin-in-public-day
More information: http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/the-black-lamb/topics/1231079

Gettysburg, PA, USA

David Wills House
September 18th
Artisans are invited to come sit and knit or spin outside the museum.
Demonstrate your textile craft in the ambiance of historic downtown Gettysburg.
Those who can participate in period dress may register to demonstrate inside the museum.
Demonstrations will be from 10am - 4pm.

You may sign up by calling
Toll free: 1-866-486-5735 / Local: 717- 334 - 2499
Email : reservations@davidwillshouse.org

Additional information:
Preregistration required for event. In case of rain, the participants scheduled for outside will be canceled. Anyone signed up to demonstrate inside in period dress, the event will continue as scheduled. Conveniently located in downtown Gettysburg, the museum is at the center of a variety of dining, shopping and lodging.Parking is either metered on street, or parking garage is nearby.Public restrooms

Grafton, WV, USA

Loose Ends Fiber Addicts
Date: Sept 18, 2010
Location: The Grafton 123 House of Coffee
123 W. Main St.
Grafton, WV 26354
Tel: 304-265-3266
Email: sash14@aol.com with Subject: Spin in Public
Contact: Susan Howell

Ojai, CA, USA

California Pirate Festival
September 18th
There will also be a bellydance/gypsy guild.
Elizabeth Souza is the organizer. Email: elizartist@verizon.net

San Francisco, CA, USA

Date: Sunday Sept 19th 2010
Time: 11AM-4PM
Location:
Urban Fauna Studio
1311 16th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
Ph: (415) 664-1267
Contact Person: Jamie Chan, e-mail info@urbanfaunastudio.com
Website:http://www.urbanfaunastudio.com
Rav Event: http://www.ravelry.com/events/wwsip-world-wide-spin-in-public-day-san-francisco

Guelph, ON, Canada

Date: September 18th
Time: 9 AM
Location: Studio 490
Tel# or email address: anne@youarecreative.ca
Contact Person: Anne
Website: www.youarecreative.ca
Ravelry Event Link:http://www.ravelry.com/events/world-wide-spin-in-public-day---guelph-ontario-edition

Tucson, AZ, USA

Date: September 18th
Grandma's Spinning Wheel
6544 E. Tanque Verde Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85715
www.grandmasspinningwheel.com
spinningramma@aol.com

State College, PA, USA

When: September 18, 2010, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Tom Tudek Memorial Dog Park, 425 Park Crest Lane, State College, Pennsylvania, 16803, USA
Contact person: Tammy Winters
Contact e-mail: cephalogal@comcast.net
Ravelry event: http://www.ravelry.com/events/wwspin-in-public-day-state-college-pa

Janesville, WI, USA

Worldwide Spin in Public Day celebration
Hosted by: Janesville Area Stitch 'n Bitch
When: Saturday, September 18, 2010
Time: 8am-1pm
Where: Janesville Farmer's Market, North Main St., Janesville, WI
Details: Bring your spinning or any portable stitching project and a chair
Cost: FREE!
Inclement weather location: Odd Fellows Hall, 22 N. Main, Janesville, WI
Contact Info: Judith at 608-752-9248; proartist@aol.com
Website: www.stitchingcreationsandcommunity.blogspot.com
Facebook: Janesville Area Stitch 'n Bitch
Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/janesville-area-stitch-n-bitch

St. Cloud, MN, USA

Date:September 18th
Where: St. Cloud Minnesota Public Library
(In the lobby across from the coffee shop)
When: 10am - 4pm

Presqu’Isle, ME, USA

Fall Fiber Festival
Date:September 18th
Where: AG Exhibits (4-H) building at Northern Maine State Fairgrounds
When: 10am - 4pm
Free admission - all fiber artists welcome!
There will be vendors, knitters, North Country Spinners and friends.
Contact: Peggy Allen - 207 498 2441 or Gaby Mann 506-278-3789