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The Des Moines Weavers and Spinners Guild hosts Fiberfest each April in Des Moines, IA. Come enjoy classes, check out vendors with their weaving and spinning wares, see some Angora bunnies, or come for the camaraderie by meeting up with other fellow guild members and other fiber enthusiasts.
Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Time: 9am - 4pm
Location: Franklin Event Center
4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA
Entry fee: $5, free for class registrants
Check out the 2026 Fiberfest activities & vendors below.
2026 Fiberfest Classes
The Des Moines Weavers & Spinners Guild is offering the following classes at the 2026 Fiberfest:
Beginning Drop Spindle with Emily Bollhoefer **3 Spots Left
Weave-A-Scarf with the Des Moinse Weavers and Spinners Guild
Intro to Wool Wet Felting with Lisa Nelson of Woolly Bear Works
Intro to 2D Needle Felting - Painting with Wool! with Bonnie Ohrt of Homespun Family
Explorations in Beginning Basketry Techniques - Make a Spindle Basket with Lisa Schweitzer **1 Spot Left
The guild is excited to welcome the Iowa Federation of Handweavers and Spinners and their guest lecturer, Jennie Hawkey, who will be teaching a Monk's Belt Workshop during Fiberfest weekend!
Learn more about all the Fiberfest classes and how to register at:
2026 Fiberfest Vendors
Alpaca Fiber Arts LLC - Alpaca fiber, angora fiber, drop spindles, & art yarn
Baskets By Regina Riley & Sandy Michalik
Bird and Boxer Pottery - Pottery
Bombshell Dyeworks - hand dyed yarn and fiber
Cat Prints Photography - Sheep Photography
Collie FiberWorks - hands-on yarn, dyed fibers, & knitted items
Dreams in Fiber - Hand dyed yarn, project bags, soap, & yarn bowls
DuPuy Creations
Ester Purl Fibers
Fiber Curio and Sundries - Spinning fiber, vintage buttons, unique yarn
Happy and Hooked - crochet amigurumi & wearables
High Street Fiber - handspun yarn
HoneyGold Acres -
Homespun Family - Needlefelt artwork, woven rugs, felting supplies/kits & wool
Lamb Lane Farm - Coated raw blue face Leicester, Romney, & Teeswater fleeces.
Noumea Hand Dyed Yarn and Fiber - Hand dyed yarn, spinning fiber, and hand spun yarns
Plaid Perch Farm - Spinning fiber, washed & raw wool, yarn from their own sheep
Plum Creek Fiber - Romney fleece, roving, dyed, & natural colored, hand spun yarn, spindles, shuttles, heddles, shawl pins, wooden buttons, sewing boxes
Poplar Creek Designs
Purple Pincushion - Repurposed Wool and vintage linens
Shelby Strings -
Skunk River Creations - paper & wool felt flowers
Textiles by Karolyn - Everything alpaca
The LayZee Farmer -
Twine Craft Goods -
Twisted Sunset Sisters Fiber Mill
Wired & Woven - Stitchmarkers, row counters, shawl pins, sweater keepers, yarn hand keychains, earrings and yarn/sheep themed earrings
Wyrdspun
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