Blue Ridge Fiber Fest

Blue Ridge Fiber Fest takes place in downtown Sparta, a small town in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina. The mountain setting shapes the feel of this one, drawing together the region's farming community with fiber artists from a range of disciplines. Dozens of classes cover knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, and more, while demonstrations run from sheep shearing and felting to techniques like nuno felting and stranded colorwork. You can watch farming operations alongside the fiber arts programming, so there's a real connection between the agricultural roots of the craft and the finished work. Vendors, classes, and demonstrations all happen in a single downtown location, which keeps the day walkable and easy to navigate.