Demonstrations
Free Demos all weekend long!* Learn a new skill and have fun!
2025 Demonstration Schedule (2026 coming soon!)
Many thanks to our vendors for sharing their skills!
Kumihimo braiding - Carolyn Jones
Alpaca show & tell - Blackberry Fields Alpacas - Molly Quinones
Visible mending with patches with Speedweve looms - Kira K Designs - Kira Dulaney
Dehairing double coated fiber with Viking Combs - Love Spun Homespun - Barbara Fiorica
Spindle Spinning- Schaer Place Textiles - Lois Schaer
Furoshiki - Eureka Fabrics - Rima Greer
Inkle Weaving - Humboldt Handweavers & Spinners Guild - Linda Hartshorn
Rug Hooking- Arcata Historical Society - Karole Ely
Alpaca show & tell - Blackberry Fields Alpacas - Molly Quinones
Portuguese Knitting - Russell Ranch Fibers - Cindy Russell
How to break in a wool dish sponge- Full Circle Wool- Marie Hoff
Quilting- Redwood Empire Quilting Guild- Claire Voigtlander
"T-spin or E-spin, that is the question" - Ace in the Hole - Ace Vandenack
Felting over a bar of soap - Hope Springs Botanicals - Hope Rose Wright
Switching cast ons and bind offs - Yarn - Sunni Scrivner
Rock wraps- techniques to decorate and personalize flat stones - Ridgewood Fine Woolies- Betsy Neal
Alpaca show & tell - Blackberry Fields Alpacas - Molly Quinones
Needle Tatting - Eureka Fabrics - Rima Greer
Felted beads - Arbuckle Fiber Co. - Elizabeth Eaton
Spinning Contests in the HHSG Fiber Circle
Rope making - Carolyn Jones
Wool pellets - Integrity Alpacas & Fiber - Charlene Schmid
Peg loom rug making - Macedo's Mini Acres - Maureen Macedo
Locker hooking with roving - Westwynd Fiber - Joleen Nielson
Embellish an Eco Print - Fran Ecolab - Francine Fischl
Quart jar microwave dyeing - The Loom Room - Gabrielle Menn
Alpaca show & tell - Blackberry Fields Alpacas - Molly Quinones
Choosing the right dye - Carpool- Lisa Mendez
Different ways of spinning a 2 oz art batt - Red Creek Farms- Peggy Agnew
*A few hands-on demos may have small materials fees or kits available.
The demonstrations and locations will be announced during the fair