Our week of focusing on fiber arts begins with an opportunity to meet a number of fiber folks at the Anything Fiber Sale in Asheville.

If you can come for the week, Penland School of Crafts has 2 Fiber Arts classes, detailed below:

TEXTILES SUMMER SESSION 6

JULY 30–AUGUST 11, 2023

Paolo Arao | Behind the Seams

Marianne Fairbanks and Sofia Hagstrom Møller | Color and Blocks

Sunday is a fine day to explore Asheville and its galleries, museums and shops. Consider a ride up the Parkway to visit the Folk Art Center and the Southern Highland Craft Guild.

Click here to find more information about what to do and where to explore in and around Asheville, including galleries and art studios.

Stop by Yummy Mud Puddle and learn about the unique processes these fabric artists use.

Then visit some of the barns displaying quilt squares on the Quilt Squares Tour.

And, be sure to stop at Woodards rare Mérinos de Rambouillet sheep farm!

Art Connections Tours offer custom small tours for art lovers to meet WNC professional artists in their private studios in order to have a personal experience and one-on-one opportunity. Join us for a Half-day tour, visiting a fiber farm and three fiber artists close to Asheville, in the Weaverville area (Kathie Briggs - Quilts, Deb Herman - Fiber Art, and Ann Hord-Heatherly - Dolls).

Local Cloth Kid's Summer Day Camp: Fiber Felting and Animal Friends!

This 3-hour day camp from 9am to 12pm is for kiddos aged 8 to 12! Campers will get to meet fiber animals face to face; explore the beginning stages of processing animal fiber; and card, comb, wash, and wet felt! And, they'll get to take home their own handmade one-of-a-kind felted object! Click the link to learn more and to register (Spots are limited).

Founded in 1929 by Lucy Morgan, Penland School of Craft has grown to be a premier craft organization.

After you finish your visit at the Penland Gallery, spend time driving around the valley to experience some of the numerous quilt squares that are part of the Quilt Trails of Mitchell and Yancey County.

Finish your day by winding down with Local Cloth's Night Knitting Circle in Asheville's River Arts District!

Art Connections Tours offer custom small tours for art lovers to meet WNC professional artists in their private studios in order to have a personal experience and one-on-one opportunity. Join us for a half-day tour in the Toe Tiver Valley by Artconnections, visiting three fiber artists (Vicki Essig, Colleen Connelly and Edwina Bringle (artwork pictured above).

Local Cloth Kid's Summary Day Camp: Spinning yarn and Coiled Vessels This 3-hour day camp from 9am to 12pm is for kiddos aged 8 to 12! Campers will get to learn how to spin yarn and created coiled baskets!  Click the link to learn more and to register (Spots are limited). 

Local Cloth Handwork Circle:

Enjoy coffee (or tea), conversation, and quiet handiwork with fiber friends.