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!
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
Register Online
Thursday, May 27th | 6:30-8:30pm | $40
Garden Heart Embroidery Class w/Betty Chamness Trost | Three Smooth Stones
Perry Perk | 1201 Warford Street
Register Online
Sunday, May 30th | 3-6pm | $20
Hairpin Lace Crochet Cup Coozie w/Lynsi Pasutti | Purple Star Studio
Ben's Five & Dime | 1221 2nd Street
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
Register Online
Thursday, May 27th | 6:30-8:30pm | $40
Garden Heart Embroidery Class w/Betty Chamness Trost | Three Smooth Stones
Perry Perk | 1201 Warford Street
Register Online
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!
and Perry's Piecemakers Quilt Guild at Ben's Five & Dime!
