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Events/News
Special Event! Botanical High Tea and Victorian wool corsage
Sun. July 6th 2pm $42/ person
Join herb expert Mary Buckles as we learn, prepare and enjoy a delicious edible flower infused high tea! We’ll also be making a wool corsage. Gather the special girls in your life and make a day of it!
Register early….limited space!
Esther’s Place: Coming soon to a show near you….
- Kline Creek Farm Shearing Days, Winfield, Il ; http://www.dupageforest.com/education/klinecreek.html
Sat. April 12, 10:30-3:30 pm
Sun. 10:30- 3:30 pm
Shearing, sheep herding and all things fiber! Heritage farm with many activities to offer, we demonstrated and offered information for all who attended.
- Garfield Farm Rare Breeds Show, LaFox, IL
http://garfieldfarm.org/
Sun. May 18th 11-4 pm
Share and learn with breeders of some of the rarer livestock breeds that were seen on farms over a hundred years ago. Much fun for the family!
- GreenFest, Navy Pier,Chicago IL
http://www.greenfestivals.org/content/view/230/200/
Sat. May 17, 10 am- 8 pm
Sun. May 18, 10- 6
All things green- lots of food, music and networking. One of the area’s largest organic and natural shows. We will be offering products, and some demonstrations in conjunction with the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences. Natasha Lehrer’s art piece , From our hands to yours , will be debuted here for the Illinois Local and Organic Food and Farm Task Force. Check out the press release: TheFineArtOfFood5_08.pdf
- Cantigny Fine Arts Festival, Cantigny Park, Wheaton, IL
http://amdurproductions.com/cantigny-sculpture-fineart.html
Sat. June 14, 9-5 pm
Sun. June 15, 9-5 pm
You won’t want to miss this show! We will be offering hands-on demonstrations and projects you can try your hand at and so much more. Watch spinners, weavers and felters at work, buy products and browse the wide variety of art. Location is on the beautiful grounds of Cantigny Park, home to dozens of pristine gardens, war museum and McCormick Mansion.
- Wild at the Zoo; Cosley Zoo, Winfield, IL
Sat. June 21st 10-3 pm
http://www.wheatonparkdistrict.com/pgs/parks/cosley/default.html
Lots of fun for the entire family, we will be demonstrating and offering information on fibers while you can see many of the animals up close and personal! Great for kids.
- Convergence, Tampa Bay, FL
June 24-28
http://weavespindye.org/
Handweaver’s Guild of America’s biennial conference offering products, teaching, workshops, lectures, galleries, fashion shows and more from the world’s leading fiber arts figures. Amber Corbett, resident artist at Esther’s Place, will be exhibiting her piece titled Continuous.
- Art at the Farm, Dickson Murst Farm and Kendall Arts Guild, Montgomery, IL
July 12 and 13th, 10-4 pm
http://kendallarts.org/
We’ll be demonstrating and supporting the efforts of the Kendall Arts Guild at this show, which also features a quilt show. The farm is a restored farm with beautiful surroundings. Lots to do!
- Midwest Fiber&Folk Art Fair, McHenry Community College, Crystal Lake, IL
July 18-20
http://www.fiberandfolk.com/
A large gathering of fiber and art, now in its second year. Much to see and do!
- DuPage County Fair, Wheaton, IL
July 23-27
Wed. – Sunday 10-6 pm
http://dupagecountyfair.org/
We’ll be demonstrating for our fifth year! Come and see us and take part in a fun fiber project. See sheep at the fairgrounds, watch shearing and enjoy all the fair has to offer.
- Stitches Midwest, Schaumburg, IL
Thurs Aug. 21 pm
Fri Aug 22 10-6 pm
Sat Aug 23 10-6 pm
Sun Aug 24 10-4 pm
http://www.knittinguniverse.com/flash/events/EventDetail.php?EventID=42
What could be better? Yarn, yarn and more yarn. Come and see us at the midwest’s largest knitting conference. We’ll be demonstrating, custom carding and more at our booth.
- WI Sheep & Wool Festival, Jefferson, WI
Fri Sept. 5, 5-8 pm
Sat Sept 6, 9-5 pm
Sun Sept-7, 9-3:30 pm
http://www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com/
Sheep, fiber, yarns, fiber, workshops, fiber, contests, shows, fiber, classes- and did I mention fiber? Lots of things going on here.
- Fiber in the Park, Earlville, IL
Sat. Sept 20, 9-5 pm
http://fiberinthepark.com/
Started by one of our Co-Op members, this is a homespun fiber fair now in its second year! Great people and food (try the pies) and fibers and fun. Check it out!
- Big Rock Plowing Match, Big Rock, Il
Sat. Sept. 20 9-5 pm
Sun Sept. 21, 11-4 pm
http://bigrockplowingmatch.com/
Old time farming traditions, lots of tractors, great food, a miniature locomotive that offers rides, and so much more fun for the whole family! Our family’s favorite event of the year- it is very special to our town. Come out and enjoy a relaxing day.
- Spin-Off Autumn Retreat, Pennsylvania
Wed. Oct. 8- Sun 12th
http://www.interweave.com/spin/events/soar/
Interweave Press offers this spinning retreat across the nation every year. A chance to really get away and relax, spin and enjoy good company and good food! We will be in the marketplace this year.
- Bishop Hill Fiber Show, Kewanee, IL
Sat. Oct. 18; 9-6 pm
http://www.bishophillfiberguild.org/spin-in_news.htm
A unique town with lots of art, this show is all about fiber. Join us!
- Chicago Waldorf Holiday Fair
Sat. Dec. 6 9-5 pm
http://chicagowaldorf.com/calendar/?m=12&y=2008
A exquisite show of beautiful hand made, unique items. A wonderful ambiance and such fun to attend as a family. Lots of goodies to eat, crafts for the kids to make and inspiration from this school.
News
- Neuqua Valley Students learn about fiber and felt.. Read Article
- From farm to fiber art...
We had the opportunity to travel back to Naperville and share in the
excitement of seeing what the students had made with the fiber! Both
the 2D and 3D classes were inspired by using the fiber and it was a
great priviledge for us to see the trasformation of the fiber into
beautiful pieces.
 
- Urban Students take a closer look at sheep...
The on Nov. 19, 2007, Illinois Green Pastures Fiber Co-Op visited the
students at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences in
Chicago to encourage the ag sciences class to add value to their
sheep's wool. The magnet school, home to about 600 kids, also houses
the one of the state's largest Future Farmers of America (FFA)
chapters and a diverse sampling of agricultural practices, including
floriculture, aquaculture and hydroponics. The class was excited to
learn what could be done with their wool to add more value to it, and
took part in a needle felting mini-workshop. Share in their excitment
with these pictures...
 
- Big Rock Events Weave Family and History Together Read Press Release
- ESTHER’S PLACE RIBBON CUTTING, 5/2/06 Read Press Release
Jane Patrick and Barry Schacht’s visit to Esther’s Place
was a grand success! On October 13th, 2006, fiber enthusiasts were invited to a presentation
and book signing with these two wonderful fiber artists. Owners of Schacht
Spindle Company, of Boulder, CO, they told their tale of thirty-seven years
with wood, wheels and fiber. Weaving in fun jokes as well as encouraging advice,
their warm and friendly personality was an inspiration to all. Showcasing projects
from her latest book, Time to Weave, Simply Elegant Projects to make in
almost no time, Jane shared her formula for creativity as she showed
us the many steps she took in taking a “concept” to “concrete”. Barry
told us of his beginnings in the fiber arts world, and how they operate their
business based on beauty of natural materials and superb functionality of the
products. All who came enjoyed this opportunity to talk with two of the world’s
foremost leaders in the fiber arts industry.
 Guests that day also enjoyed a spread of hor dourves from Upper Crust Catering
in Yorkville, Just Desserts by Becky, in Elburn and Thai Spice, in Aurora. A
beautiful door prize, valued over fifty dollars, was given away, as well. Signed
copies of Time to Weave are still available at Esther’s Place.
Lambs and kids and fiber…oh my! Here’s our spring additions to
Lamb of God Farm, Cheviot lambs and Saanen kids:
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