Free Demonstrations at the 2018 Fosston Fiber Festival, Clearbrook, MN

What:  Drop spindle spinning by Sequoia Radke
​Place:  Quirky Fiber Werks vendor booth
Time:  2 p.m. Saturday
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What:  Knitting demonstration by Stephanie Showalter
Place:  Alainn Yarns booth
Time: 1 p.m. Sunday
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What:  Joining panels, blanket stitching-hand finishing woven items by Carrie Jessen
Place:  Bear Den Handwovens vendor booth
Time:  10 a.m. Saturday
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What:  Using wool combs by Linda Johnson-Morke
Place:  Bekaz Fiberworks booth
Time: 11 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday
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What:  Using a lap loom by Patricia Lovegreen 
Place:  The Uncommon Loom booth
Time:  Throughout the day
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What: Rope-making by Karen Stormo
Place:  Avalon Farm booth
Time: 4 p.m. Saturday
Description:  Learn to make rope by hand

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What: Demonstrating Hemp-break by Nicolette Slagle
Place:  Winona's Hemp and Heritage Farm Booth
Time:  Throughout the festival
Description:  Demonstrating using dried hemp stalks and our hand hemp-break.  This is the first step in separating the fiber from the rest of the stalk.  There a few ways to achieve the next steps, but heckling is a common way to separate out lengths of thread and further remove other pieces of stalk.

What:  Demonstrating a 3 Drum drum carder by Lynn Mizner
​Place:  Chengwatana Farm booth
Time:  3-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Description:  Lynn will demonstrate drum carding on a 3 drum carder