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Little Girl Weaving at Fiber Arts Festival hands knitting at fiber arts festival Melissa and Susan spinning Mikie carding wool for spinning

The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival in Sequim WA is always starts the first weekend in October. Those dates are October 6-8, 2023 which includes the First Friday Art Walk Sequim.

The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival celebrates its 18th year which is always the first weekend in October in Sequim and various events and locations throughout autumn. Join us for this interactive fiber arts event connecting to the community with activities like a museum exhibition, workshops, educational demonstrations of fiber processes, hands-on projects for children and adults, Fiber Arts Market of local artists’ work and fiber supplies, and information about local fiber activities, groups, businesses, and instructional resources.

Excellent volunteers make this community event possible including several local fiber arts groups, artists, fiber friendly businesses, and educational organizations. We are grateful for their fostering natures and fiber arts talents. The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival is an opportunity to experience positive inclusion, creative expression, and the economic enterprise of art. Always encouraging genuine growth and artistic integrity, most activities are free to the public and all forms of fiber art are welcome.

Fiber Arts Market and Opening Reception for Spinning Sewn Stories – Promulgate, Piece, & Ply : Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

First Friday Art Walk Sequim Reception: October 6, 2023 at 5:00 – 8:00 PM

First Friday Art Walk Sequim Reception: November 3, 2023 at 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Small Business Saturday Fiber Arts Market: November 25, 2023 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

The North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival respects the Covid health and wellness guidelines of masks, social distancing, and limited capacity.

The festival is sponsored by Renne Emiko Brock / unique as you, North Olympic Shuttle & Spindle Guild, the local spinning and weaving guild, and several other partners on the Olympic Peninsula. This community event is produced with the assistance of several local fiber arts groups, artists, and fiber friendly businesses.

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North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival is a special event celebrated on the first weekend of October in Sequim, WA. It is produced by Renne Emiko Brock / unique as you and co-sponsored by the local spinning and weaving guild, North Olympic Shuttle & Spindle Guild and several partners on the Olympic Peninsula. Excellent volunteers make this community event possible and we are grateful for their fostering natures and fiber arts talents.

North Olympic Shuttle & Spindle Guild (NOSSG) has 54 members from the North Olympic Peninsula area. We meet on the first Saturday of each month, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Our membership serves the area of Clallam County and West & SE Jefferson County, in Washington. Membership benefits include a monthly newsletter, the opportunity to participate in study groups, library privileges, and guild sponsored workshops.