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FREE WORKSHOP: Fabulous Photos for Fiber Farms, Knitwear and Wooly Products
Mark your calendar for a free members-only workshop on January 27 at 7:00 PM, presented in collaboration with the Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers Association: Fabulous Photos for Fiber Farms, Knitwear and Wooly Products - Creating and Editing in Your Phone, with photographer and HVTP friend Gale Zucker. REGISTER NOW (FREE TO MEMBERS) >>> In this two hour workshop, professional knitwear photographer Gale Zucker will lead you through the full process of producing, creating and editing dynamic photographs for your…
Find out more »April 2022
Washington County Fiber Tour
HVTP SPONSORED! Farms are open both days 10 -4 (unless noted otherwise). Visit alpacas, bunnies, goats, sheep and lambs, llamas, and more – on the farm; and meet the farmers and their families. Free events. Watch spinning, knitting, weaving and felting demonstrations. Visit the Battenkill Carding and Spinning Mill. Learn about raising the livestock and pets that we cherish. Drive from farm to farm through scenic Washington County in Eastern upstate New York. Shop for handspun and dyed yarns, unique…
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Held at the Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Creative Placemaking Leadership Summit Connect with arts, culture, public policy and urban design professionals from New England and the Mid-Atlantic states. Gain valuable knowledge and build your placemaking skills. Explore a revitalizing city and placemaking in New York's Capital Region. Get inspired and equipped to build new and better partnerships, projects, programs and policies.
Find out more »Washington County Fiber Tour
HVTP SPONSORED! Farms are open both days 10 -4 (unless noted otherwise). Visit alpacas, bunnies, goats, sheep and lambs, llamas, and more – on the farm; and meet the farmers and their families. Free events. Watch spinning, knitting, weaving and felting demonstrations. Visit the Battenkill Carding and Spinning Mill. Learn about raising the livestock and pets that we cherish. Drive from farm to farm through scenic Washington County in Eastern upstate New York. Shop for handspun and dyed yarns, unique…
Find out more »Woodstock Weavers 50th Anniversary Exhibit of Contemporary & Vintage Handwovens
On the occasion of its 50th Anniversary, the Woodstock Weavers guild presents, in cooperation with the Historical Society of Woodstock, an exhibit of contemporary and vintage handwoven items, with demonstrations of weaving, at the HSW Eames House, 20 Comeau Drive, Woodstock. The exhibit runs from April 30 – June 12, 2022. Regular hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 -5:00 pm, with an opening reception on April 30 at 2:00. Some items will be available for sale as well. Guild…
Find out more »May 2022
5th Annual Summit : Sustainable Textiles
Summit keynote will be Use of Natural Dyes in US Supply Chain by Dr. Kelsie Doty, Verna Sullivan-Marler Assistant Professor in Fashion Studies, Kansas State University. Kelsie will talk about her Cornell University PhD dissertation on natural dyeing as well as her current work at KSU creating a USDA-funded Farm-to-Fashion camp for middle and high schoolers to learn about the textile supply chain. Assembly member Carrie Woerner (D-Round Lake) will update the group on the status of the new…
Find out more »August 2022
HVTP Sponsored: HGA Textiles and Tea with Eric & Tegan Frisino
HVTP SPONSORED! Handweavers Guild of America, two Textiles & Tea presentations in July (dates to be announced) by HVTP-member weavers Eric & Tegan Frisino.
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