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Fiber Art Fair

The 2020 Fiber Art Fair was canceled due to COVID-19.
This year, instead of hosting a one-day event, we're celebrating Fiber Art for the full month of May!
​Save the date for the 2022 event: Saturday, May 7th, 2022!

List of 2021 Activities Below.
​Stay connected with the Facebook Event Page.

2021 Fiber Art Month Activities
Socials/Demonstrations/Classes

Saturday, May 1st - Wednesday, May 12th
Quilt Show by Perry Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Hotel Pattee | 1112 Willis Avenue

Saturday, May 1st & Saturday, May 8th | 10am-2pm
Open Sew w/Perry Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Hotel Pattee | 1112 Willis Avenue

Saturday, May 8th | 11am-4pm
Triangle Loom Weaving Demonstration by Nancy Sawyer
Betsy Peterson Designs | 1121 2nd Street

Wednesdays, May 12th & May 19th | 6-8pm
Knit Happens Knitting Circle w/Helen of Kitchen Corner Knitting
Atelier at 1109 | 1109 2nd Street

Friday, May 14th & Saturday, May 15th | 10am-3pm
Spinning Demonstrations by Sally Farley
Mary Rose Collection | 1215 Warford Street

Saturday, May 15th | 9am-1pm
Stitch Social & Knit/Crochet 101 w/Jill Sneed of Happy Bird Homestead
Perry Perk | 1201 Warford Street

Sunday, May 16th | 3-5pm | $40
Boho Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop w/Eva Helps | Helps Homestead
Mary Rose Collection | 1215 Warford Street
Register Online

Tuesday, May 18th & Thursday, May 20th | 6-8pm | $40
Virtual Needle Felting Cone Flower Class w/Megan Hammer | Art Grows Wild
Zoom | Register Online

Friday, May 21st & Saturday, May 22nd | 10am-3pm
Floor Loom Weaving Demonstration by Nancy Sawyer
Mary Rose Collection | 1215 Warford Street

Sunday, May 23rd | 3-6pm | $20
Rag Rug Weaving Potholder Workshop w/Lynsi Pasutti | Purple Star Studio
Ben's Five & Dime | 1221 2nd Street

Tuesday, May 25th | 2-4pm
Boho Macrame Wall Layered Feather Hanging Workshop w/Eva Helps | Helps Homestead
Mary Rose Collection | 1215 Warford Street
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Thursday, May 27th | 6:30-8:30pm | $40
Garden Heart Embroidery Class w/Betty Chamness Trost | Three Smooth Stones
Perry Perk | 1201 Warford Street
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Sunday, May 30th | 3-6pm | $20
Hairpin Lace Crochet Cup Coozie w/Lynsi Pasutti | Purple Star Studio
Ben's Five & Dime | 1221 2nd Street

Second Saturday in May (or Saturday of Mother's Day Weekend)
Enjoy a full day of all-things fiber art and textiles in downtown Perry! Central Iowa's finest selection of fiber artists and artisans come together each May to celebrate the wide variety of styles and techniques within the medium! From materials and supplies to finished artworks, expect to find handspun yarn, knitted and crocheted creations, needle felted art and garments, woven goods, looms, wheels, drop spindles, and much more! Demonstrations and classes throughout the day make this a fun, interactive and creative environment for all!

​The 2019 Fiber Art Fair featured more than a dozen artists at La Poste
and Perry's Piecemakers Quilt Guild at Ben's Five & Dime!​
Char Gustafson - Bit of Black
Bonnie Bollhoefer-Ohrt - Homespun Family
Lisa Nelson - Wooly Bear Works
Kay Weishaar - Soul Garden Creations
Erin Von Holdt - The Modern Dream
Marily Anderson - Two Cedars Weaving
Shari Harney Janssen - Creations Looming
Tonya Folkerts Fabric Artist
Jenny Eklund - Heart & Soul Studios
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  • Home
  • Art on the Prairie Festival
    • 2022 Featured Activities
    • 2022 Visual Arts >
      • Ceramics
      • Glass
      • Jewelry
      • Mixed 2D
      • Mixed 3D
      • Painting
      • Photography
      • Print & Paper Art
      • Textiles & Fiber
      • Wood
    • 2022 Musicians
    • 2022 Poetry on the Prairie >
      • 2022 Poets
    • Past Events >
      • 2021 Art on the Prairie >
        • 2021 Featured Activities
        • 2021 Visual Arts >
          • 2021 Ceramics
          • 2021 Glass
          • 2021 Jewelry
          • 2021 Mixed Media
          • 2021 Painting
          • 2021 Photography
          • 2021 Print & Paper Art
          • 2021 Textiles & Fiber
          • 2021 Wood
        • 2021 Musicians
      • 2019 Art on the Prairie >
        • 2019 Featured Artists
        • 2019 Visual Arts >
          • Ceramics 2019
          • Glass 2019
          • Jewelry 2019
          • Mixed Media 2019
          • Painting 2019
          • Photography 2019
          • Print 2019
          • Textiles & Fiber 2019
          • Wood 2019
        • 2019 Performing Arts >
          • Musicians 2019
          • Poets 2019
      • 2018 Art on the Prairie >
        • 2018 Visual Arts >
          • Ceramics 2018
          • Glass 2018
          • Jewelry 2018
          • Mixed Media 2018
          • Painting 2018
          • Photography 2018
          • Print 2018
          • Textiles & Fiber 2018
          • Wood 2018
        • 2018 Performing Arts >
          • Musicians 2018
          • Poets 2018
      • 2017 Art on the Prairie >
        • Visual Arts >
          • Ceramics 2017
          • Glass 2017
          • Jewelry 2017
          • Mixed Media 2017
          • Painting 2017
          • Photography 2017
          • Print 2017
          • Textiles & Fiber 2017
          • Wood 2017
        • Performing Arts >
          • Musicians 2017
          • Poets 2017
      • 2016 Art on the Prairie >
        • Visual Arts >
          • Ceramics 2016
          • Glass 2016
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          • Mixed Media 2016
          • Painting 2016
          • Photography 2016
          • Print 2016
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