Finger Lakes Fiber Festival

03/31/2026

Support the Genessee Valley Handspinners Guild
Shepherd's Wool Market!
May 9th, 2026 10a-4p
Rush United Methodist Church, Rush NY
https://gvhg.org/shepherds-wool-market/

04/13/2024

START SPINNNING!
https://gvhg.org/fiber-fest/classes/beginner-drop-spindle-spinning/

Learn how to spin fiber into yarn using a top whirl drop spindle! In this class, Myranda of Hearth & Heather will introduce the fundamentals of spinning fiber and how to create your own handspun yarn! Starter kits available or bring your own spindle.

04/12/2024

Shepherd's Wool Market - May 11, 2024. Rush, NY

https://gvhg.org/shepherds-wool-market/

Are you looking forward to this years Market as much as we are?!
https://gvhg.org/shepherds-wool-market/

04/05/2024

Perhaps you know someone that would like to learn to spin. Or perhaps you've always wanted to master the drop spindle. How about Tape Loom weaving? Check out these classes that will be offered at the Shepherd's Wool Market.

04/01/2024

Shepherd’s Wool Market
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Rain or Shine 10am-4pm
Rush United Methodist Church
6200 Rush Lima Rd, Rush, NY 14543
Organized by The Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild, Inc.
FREE Admission FREE Parking
The Shepherd’s Wool Market provides public education about fiber and its sources, promotes small farms, supports fiber artists and fiber-related businesses, and offers a venue for the public to interact with the fiber arts world. By sharing skills and knowledge with the public through demonstrations and workshops, the Shepherd’s Wool Market is sowing the seeds for future generations of fiber artists and craftspeople.

The Market features a diverse selection of more than 25 vendors, offering everything you need for fiber arts: roving, spinning supplies, yarns, items needed to knit, crochet, weave—and things you won’t know you need until you see them—not to mention unique, one-of-a-kind, handmade finished items! Classes for beginning fiber enthusiasts, a variety of demonstrations, and delicious food are available throughout the day.

www.gvhg.org/shepherds-wool-market/

08/27/2022

A reminder that the 2022 Finger Lakes Fiber Festival is CANCELED. We have become aware that third party sites are advertising the festival as still happening but this information is not accurate and did not originate with us. We apologize for the confusion.

02/21/2022

It is with deepest regret that we must announce the cancellation of the 2022 Finger Lakes Fiber Festival. This decision was not made lightly, but was necessitated by the Guild’s present inability to continue sponsoring an event of this size. No commitment is being made at this time as to the holding of a 2023 Festival. We understand your disappointment and we share in it.

02/20/2022

Stolen Truck and Trailer - Updates and How to Help Our truck and trailer were stolen from the parking lot of the Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington on February 18th, 2022. We were at the Murano for the Red Alder Fiber Arts Retreat - our very first in-person show in…

05/28/2021

It is with deep regret that we announce the cancellation of the 2021 Finger Lakes Fiber Festival. The Board of the Genesee Valley Handspinners Guild (GVHG) made this decision out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of everyone involved with the festival: vendors, staff & volunteers, attendees, and all their loved ones. We hope that everyone stays healthy and that you plan on joining us on September 17 & 18, 2022, for next year’s Festival!

09/17/2020

We thought it might be helpful to have a communication type post. A place where vendors and customers can interact. Comments can be viewed by all.

This weekend should have found us all together on the Hemlock Fairgrounds at the festival. We'd like to encourage everyone to come together virtually to shop with our vendors on September 19 and 20. Many of our vendors are having special sales and promotions over the upcoming days. Details can be found on the festival vendor webpage. Let's help out our amazing independent festival vendors by shopping with them. We encourage you to not only pick your favorites but try out someone new. Have fun doing a little easy one click virtual shopping! Just click on the vendor name and you'll be taken right to their sales page. Please like and share. You can find all the details at https://www.gvhg.org/fiber-fest/vendors