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Fiber Maine-ia is a collaboration of

Additional sponsors: Maine Fiberarts, Maine Folklife Center, Maine Sheep Breeders Association, USDA Farm Service Agency and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Maine Art Department, and other non-profit agencies, as well as commercial organizations.

Funding provided by USDA Farm Service Agency and the Maine Humanities Council.

For more information, contact Mary Bird, Chair of the Friends of Dr. Edith Marion Patch, at mary.bird@umit.maine.edu

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Fiber Maine-ia Festival & Conference
and Make It With Wool Contest

Saturday and Sunday, October 10-11, 2009
University of Maine, in Orono

Vendors, Exhibitors, and Sponsors

Alpaca Center of New England
141 Crosby Brook Road
Unity, Maine 04988
207-356-2464
northernsolsticealpacas@gmail.com
www.northernsolsticealpaca.com
Fiber and yarns, knitted apparel, blankets, toys

Black Locust Farm
P.O. Box 378
Washington, Maine 04574
207-845-2722
Yvonne@blacklocust.com
www.blacklocust.com
Cashmere down, roving, yarn, small products made from cashmere, cashmere goat pelts

Chase Tavern Farm
267 Academy Road
Bowdoin, Maine 04287
207-268-2257
info@chasetavernfarm.com
www.chasetavernfarm.com
Huacaya and suri alpaca fleeces, yarn, roving, handmade alpaca items: socks, scarves, hats, baby blankets, baby clothing, rugs, and felted items

End of the World Farm
179 Bamford Pond Rd
Fayette, Maine 04349
207-685-4199
eow_farm@yahoo.com
Locker hooking supplies, drop spindles, roving, yarn: llama, mohair, Angora, wool, 100% Tencel

French Hill Farm
P.O. Box 82
Solon, Maine 04979
207-643-2540
diane@frenchhillsheepandwool.com
www.frenchhillsheepandwool.com
Fleeces, fibers, wheels, and spindles

Heart of Maine Resource Conservation and Development
1423 Broadway
Bangor, Maine 04401
207-947-6622 x 5
www.heartofmaine.org
Non-profit organization supporting social, economic, and environmental conditions in Maine’s rural communities

Heron Crossing Farm
P.O. Box 104
Whitefield, Maine 04353
207 549-3298
sheepscottfinn@msn.com
Yarn, roving, knitting patterns, and knitted apparel: hats, socks, sweaters, shawls, bags, scarves

Knitting Out Loud
111 Middle St
Stockton Springs, Maine 04981
207-322-7227
info@knittingoutloud.com
www.outloudaudiobooks.com
Knitting audiobooks

Log Cabin Lamb and Wool
443 Stream Rd
Winterport, Maine 04496
207-223-4061
logcabinqueen@aol.com
Fleece, roving, and handspun yarn of registered Romney, natural colored sheep, and Navajo Churro sheep

Midsummer Night’s Meadow Farm
67 McComb Road
Garland, Maine 04939
207-924-3756
susanwatson1@myfairpoint.net
www.mainehighlandsfarmers.com/Midsummer Night's Meadow Farm/MidSummerNightsMeadowFarm.html
Corriedale and Cotswald fleece; dyed and natural color wool roving, batts, and yarn; woven 100% Corriedale blankets, original design fiber art apparel, wall hangings, and rugs

Pondview Farm
691 Ossippee Trail
Limington, Maine 04049
207-625-3075
info@pondviewmaine.com
www.pondviewmaine.com
Icelandic fleece, yarn, roving

Purple Fleece
103 School Street
Stockton Springs, Maine 04981
207-323-1871
info@purplefleece.com
www.PurpleFleece.com
Hand painted yarns, handspun yarns, handwoven rugs, towels, table runners, placemats, shawls, etc.

Shipyard Point Glassworks
P.O. Box 113
Franklin, Maine 04634
207-565-2428
spglassworks@hotmail.com
www.spglassworks.com
Lampwork glass buttons, beads, stitchmarkers, needle threaders, knitting needles, crochet hooks, glass-handles orifice hooks, earrings and blown bottles

Sunset Designs
P.O. Box 104
Whitefield Maine 04353
207-549-3077
sunset@dialmaine.com
Yarn, roving, knitting patterns, and knitted apparel: hats, socks, sweaters, shawls, bags, scarves

USDA Farm Service Agency
1423 Broadway
Bangor, Maine 04401
947-3555 x 2
www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/stateoffapp?mystate=me&area=home&subject=landing&topic=landing
Programs and services for farmers

University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 4-H
5741 Libby Hall
University of Maine
Orono, Maine 04469-5741
207-581-3188
800-287-0274 (in Maine)
www-questions@umext.maine.edu
extension.umaine.edu/4h
Clubs, camps, and other youth development activities for ages 5 - 19.

Funding for the Fiber Maine-ia conference is provided in part by the Maine Humanities Council and USDA Farm Service Agency.


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