Spring and Summer with Oxford Fiber Festival
We had fun in the snow, but we’re ready for Spring! Hop along with us as we celebrate with an exciting year of programs.
April 1st: Pop Up Yarn Shop
Yarn Only! We heard you. You love our festival in January, but you want MORE. Well, we are very proud to have partnered with the former Yarns Downtown from Columbus, MS to offer a Yarn Only Pop Up Shop on April 1st. Yarns Downtown officially closed its doors in 2010, but they have agreed to host this Spring Shop for one night only here in Oxford.
Join us from 5-7 for snacks, games, and of course yarns. This is a last hurrah for Yarns Downtown and all items will be deeply discounted. Friends of the Oxford Fiber Festival receive special private shopping hours from 4-5, with live music, MORE snacks, and goody bags for everyone.
Our $5 Friends are welcome from 4-5 for early shopping, live music, and snacks. $10 Friends receive early shopping, live music, snacks, and our special shopping bag with goodies. $25 Friends receive early shopping, live music, snacks, and an upgraded goody bag with bonus skeins included.
Not a Friend yet? Sign up HERE.
April 1-30: Pen Pal & Patch:
Make a patch & make a friend with Oxford Fiber Festival. Throughout April you can sign up HERE to join our Pen Pal & Patch program. It’s easy! Sign up and receive the mailing address of a friend. Make a patch- any size, any technique- and mail it to your new friend by May 15th. This is a great way to spring clean your precious scrap pile and really, who doesn’t love mail?
Sign up HERE.
April 20: Sweater Recycle
Ole Miss Green Week is BACK and ready to help you recycle your closet. They are hosting a community-wide clothing swap, but we’ll be there turning your old t-shirts and sweaters into Spring ready cardigans. Bring something old and take home something new. All fibers, skill levels, and enthusiasts are welcome to this free event. Make sure you’re subscribed to our newsletter and follow us on Instagram for more informaiton.
June 7th: Children’s Knitting Class
Hosted with the Lafayette County and Oxford Public Library, we’re diving into summer with a new Children’s Class. Pick up a few knitting stitches with us! This free workshop will be hosted as part of the Summer Reading Program at LCOPL.
June 11th: yART Sale
It’s BACK and you know how this works- it’s a yard sale, but for art! Clean out your closets. Find all of your old art supplies, half-finished projects, scratch and dent works, and bring’em down to the Old Armory Pavilion. Use your old supplies to trade for new ones!
Accepted items:
all art supplies (fabric, yarn, paint, canvases, frames, pens, paper, etc)
art you made but didn’t love
art you bought but doesn’t fit a new space
art that was bought for you but you secretly hate
that half-finished project you INTEND to finish, but secretly know you never will
that half-finished project your partner INTENDS to finish but is driving you mad
that pile of left over kitchen tile that you just can’t throw away
you get the idea…
Bring it, trade it, put it to better use at the 4th annual yART Sale benefitting the Oxford Fiber Festival and Yoknapatawpha Arts Council.
