If you’re in the Peace Country or nearby areas, please do feel free to share this small, printable poster!
Vendor applications for 2025 are now closed. You can download our info sheet and application here and here for reference if you’re considering joining us next year. Vendors can download graphics here, here, here and here. Simply right click and save the image to use it.
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Meet our 2025 Vendors:
We’ll be adding new vendor write-ups here every week leading up to the event! You can print the map of the show floor (print directly from your browser’s menu or click CTRL+P on any windows computer and choose landscape orientation to print full size) to plan your shopping route for the big day.
peaceful yarns (dawson creek, bc)
Janet is a hand dyer from right here in Dawson Creek. She uses both natural dyes and acid dyes on a variety of lovely bases. She loves taking photos of flowers and wildlife, and translating the beautiful colours of the Peace region into yarn colourways.
mawdsley fibre arts (hinton, ab)
Helen is a fibre artist and woodturner. She taught herself to woodturn so that she could try out the many spindles she saw in history books, but couldn’t find to purchase. After making a fibre art tool, Helen makes a tool, uses it, refines the design, and continues. Over the years, she has made tools to support weaving, sewing, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, nålebinding, cordmaking, in addition to spinning tools. She is constantly exploring new shapes of fibre art tools, and is open to custom orders. All her items are made from high-quality Canadian hardwoods. Helen’s work as a fibre artist and woodturner has appeared in several magazines and pattern books, and she has many self-published patterns, as well.
rusty acres (rose prairie, ab)
Amber will be bringing her farm to her booth - both raw and washed fibre from her llamas, East Frisian and BFL sheep and mohair from her Angora goats. She’ll also have soap made from her sheep and goat milk, and crocheted and sewn dolls as well as sewn hand carder covers.
Northern roots family farm (Peace river, ab)
Northern Roots is a small family farm here in the Peace Country. Amy will be bringing raw fleeces (mainly Icelandic and Shetland), washed lamb wools, roving, this lovely yarn, sheep milk and tallow soaps, beeswax wraps, and more! If you think Icelandic wool is scratchy, be sure to check out her booth; you may change your mind - I did!
Little barn studio (Calgary, ab)
I love dyeing yarn and fibre and designing colourways but I use everything I dye myself, so I'd like to share with you. All colourways are colours I would use and wear; I won't sell anything I wouldn't use myself.
My inspirations come from having a sweet spot for birds, my studies in herbalism and being bitten by the travel bug. You will see that the names of my colourways reflect that. Being originally from Germany, some of my colourway names are in German, whichever word works best.
Clausen’s fibre garden (sexsmith, ab)
Sue’s gone batty and all strung out! She will be bringing an assortment of Maurice Brassard weaving yarns on cones, from cotton and linen to silk and bouclés. She’ll also have a ton of fibre selections so you can pick and choose the ingredients in your very own custom batts, which she’ll prepare for you right there!
vintage & restoration love (dawson creek, bc)
Nestled right downtown, this shop hosts so many crafty classes. If you want to learn a new craft or have a social crafty night and end up with something you can give as a gift, you have to check out this shop. And while not a craft shop per se, they have loads of locally handmade items, as well as jumbo yarns and large baskets and bags that make great project bags! And did we mention the Big Blue Moma baskets?
city folk farm (wynyard, sk)
Kelly has a farm in Wynward, SK. She’ll have both raw and carded fleeces for you from their Shetland and Ile-de-France/Arcott sheep, as well as alpaca fibre. Be sure to check out her awesome craft and gathering aprons, too, which are always a huge hit.
ocean prairie designs (strathmore, ab)
Taura offers a lightweight, portable yarn minder system that fits seamlessly into your project bag, travels by road or air and hangs beautifully in many brilliant and inspiring maker spaces. These 3D-printed tools are designed for effortless, tangle-free flow, allowing yourself to fully immerse yourself in the creative process.
CJ alpacas (DeBolt, AB)
CJ Alpacas looks forward to seeing everyone again! We have Alpaca items ready to wear, to keep you warm and comfortable through the entire year. Our socks are warm, soft and durable, great for the outdoor enthusiasts or for those who prefer to curl up with some yarn and their favourite craft. We also sell quilt batting, raw alpaca fibre, nesting balls, dryer balls and incredibly soft teddy bears, as well as beautiful felted totes.
FINDLAY FAMILY MAKES (EDMONTON, ab)
SPONSOR
It’s a family affair! Join Alliston and her family at their booth, where you’ll find beautiful handspun yarn, fluffy batts, wooden buttons, small looms and heddles, along with great weaving and crochet books.
Fibre goddess (calgary, ab)
Jenn is the Fibre Goddess. Check out her beautiful yarns and spinning fibres, including superwash Merino wool and other luxury fibres, along with her handspun yarn and tote bags.
Crafty JAK’s boutique
(pitt meadows, BC)
Crafty JAK's mission is to engage, inspire and support discerning fibre
artists worldwide by providing access to a wide variety of unique, quality
materials, custom made products and proven equipment; backed by exceptional
customer service. Check out their beautiful fibre, yarn, baskets and more at their booth!
Weasel works
(edmonton, AB)
Gary (aka the Weasel) is a self-taught wood turner that loves to showcase the beauty that is in our backyards. He makes beautiful shawl pins, yarn bowls and ergonomic crochet hooks, and be sure to check out his resin and wood bowls too!
“There is incredible beauty hidden in our locally grown trees and it is a joy to bring that out and make tools for fibre artisans that are beautiful and functional”.
While you wait for this year’s vendor write ups, you can see some of them here in the blurbs about our 2024 vendors.
faking sanity
Cindy and Lou fake sanity every day and Faking Sanity grew out of their various crafty obsessions. They fake sanity every day - at their store and at the fibre fest! If you’re looking for yarn or fibre, they’ve got a huge selection, along with oodles of shawl pins and knitting, crochet and spinning tools, as well as project bags, yarn bowls and crafty themed gifts.
City folk farm
Jamie and her mother Kelly will be manning the booth for their family farm from Wynward, SK. They’ll have both raw and carded fleeces for you from their Shetland and Ile-de-France/Arcott sheep, as well as alpaca fibre. Be sure to check out their awesome craft and gathering aprons, too, as well as fimo accessories, dryer balls and crocheted items.
Crafty jak’s boutique
We are Judi and Katrina, aka JAK, a mother and daughter team who started Crafty JAK’s as a way to share some of the variety of things we love to create.
Our mission is to engage, inspire and support discerning fibre artists worldwide by providing access to a wide variety of unique, quality materials, custom made products and proven equipment; backed with exceptional customer service. Through educational materials and services, we aim to encourage exploration, inquiry and growth.
Butterfly Dreams (with tinkerings)
Michelle and Viktoria are sharing a booth again this year to bring you a whole load of goodies.
In Viktoria’s portion of the booth, you’ll find lots of handspun yarns and handknit hats, along with row counter and stitch marker bracelets.
tinkerings (with butterfly dreams)
Michelle’s portion of the booth will be filled with her project bags, progress keepers, and our “knit” and Peace fibre Fest mugs, made by 2 of our local potters, Marilyn Farrow and Vi Andrus.
VINTAGE & RESTORATION LOVE
Nestled in downtown Dawson Creek, this shop hosts so many crafty classes. If you want to learn a new craft or have a social crafty night and end up with something you can give as a gift, you have to check out this shop. And while not a craft shop per se, they have loads of locally handmade items, as well as jumbo yarns and large baskets and bags that make great project bags!
The wheat patch
And now for something a little different! We’ve all had a stiff neck or sore wrist or shoulder once in a while after a particularly long crafting session. Neva has just the thing to help you out! Her therapeutic wheat packs are perfect for soothing your stiff neck and sore muscles and joints.
Peaceful yarns
You may have some of Janet's Laughing Lamb Woolery yarn from the sheep she raised right here in Dawson Creek. She is now also hand dyeing yarn both with natural dyes and acid dyes under the Peaceful Yarns label, and you'll find lots of yarns inspired by the beautiful colours of the Peace region at her fibre fest booth.
clausen’s fibre garden
Sue’s gone batty! Her “design your own batt” station was such a hit last year, she’s bringing it back, but she’ll also have premade batts for you all, along with weaving cones and fresh fleece from her Teeswater and Gotland sheep.
Little Barn studio
Anne started dyeing back in 2005, and opened the Little Barn Studio in 2015. She loves dyeing both yarn and fibre and designing colourways inspired by her soft spot for birds, studies in herbalism, and love of travel. Check out her beautiful hand dyed goodies, as well as any of Lucy Neatby’s self-published patterns, for which she is a distributor.
verry violet ventures
Violet loves all things fibre! A knitter, spinner, dyer, weaver and woodworker, you’ll find all sorts of goodies at her booth. Check out her awesome handmade spindles and blending boards, along with a sample of her inkle looms up for pre-order. Oh, and she loves soft fibres, so be sure to check out and squish her beautiful hand dyed yarn and spinning fibres.
just jess
Susie was a last minute addition to last year’s vendor list, and we are so glad she’s back! Check out her booth for a variety of local fleeces, washed locks, fluffy batts and lovely crocheted items.
hippy strings
Nestled in Sexsmith’s old train station, Hippy Strings is the coziest of yarn shops, and Robyn and Sherrill want you to enjoy that same comfort at the Fibre Fest! They’re providing all the vintage furniture for our cozy seating corner! Check out their booth for awesome knitting baskets, yarns, and all manner of knitting, crochet and yarn-related tools.
cheryl peebles studio
Cheryl has been with us since our first Peace Fibre Fest and she is a sponsor again this year as well. She is a dealer for Leclerc, Ashford, and Majacraft tools, wheels and looms. Check out her booth for a wide variety of spinning and weaving supplies, as well as beautiful handspun yarns and handwoven items.
yarn vudu
You may remember Pam from our 2022 fibre fest. Like many of us, she started out as a knitter. That led to a beautiful stash, which led to an interest in dyeing, which turned to an instant love! We know you’ll want to check out her squishy cotton and wool yarns, as well as her hand-dyed silk scarves and her beautiful handknits.
riverside - sheep and wool
Jennifer formerly had a farm right here in the Peace region. She is an artist and fibre farmer raising sheep in the Columbia wetlands in Brisco, BC. You’ll find beautiful yarn and fibre, as well as raw fleece (BFL, Wensleydale, and Gotland crosses). She also makes handmade dryer balls sure to help save on your energy bills, and wool pellets that are amazing for your garden!
Mawdsley Fibre Arts
Helen is a fibre artist and woodturner. She taught herself to woodturn so that she could try out the many spindles for making handspun yarn which she saw in history books, but couldn’t find to purchase. After making a fibre art tool, Helen uses it, refines the design, and the iterative creative process continues! Over the years, she has explored making fibre art tools to support weaving, sewing, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, nålebinding, cordmaking, in addition to spinning tools. She is constantly exploring new shapes of fibre art tools, and is open to conversations on custom orders. All her items are made from high-quality Canadian hardwoods. Helen’s work as a fibre artist and woodturner has appeared in Spin Off and Piecework magazines by Long Thread Media, Digits & Threads magazine, in the book 52 Weeks of Shawls with Laine Publishing Oy in Finland, as well as many self-published patterns.
fibre 2 fabric
Fibre2Fabric brings a love of colour and all things fibre! We carry a wide variety of fibres for spinners and felters including luxury and hard to find fibres, a ton of plant fibres, a large range of silk in different forms, prefelt, and even hand dyed fat quarters. We've got some yummy hand dyed yarn as well as shawl kits, thrum mitten kits, and Nuno felted scarf kits.
Blue Moon Fibre Club is our monthly curated fibre box subscription. Our theme for 2024 is "Around the World", bringing you the colours and culture of a new destination every month! You can sign up for a monthly subscription, or sign up for a full year and get one month free! (If you sign up at a show you also get to pick a box from our previous year's extras for free).
As Majacraft dealers, we've got everything you need to satisfy your fibre prep or spinning addictions. Come and demo our wheels, we've got a Suzie, Little Gem, and the brand new Luna for you to try (and a brand new Luna for sale, Majacraft's back order of these is now several months). We've also got the Fusion Engine Drum Carder where you can choose fibres and colours for us to make you a custom batt.
We can supply your habit.
Atelier nekozuki
Bags and accessories made from hand-selected Japanese fabrics.
Katie was an exchange student halfway between Kyoto and Osaka during university, and once she started making project bags went on the hunt for cute cat fabrics. Lo and behold, Japan has cute cat fabrics. So now she travels there to purchase fabrics in Kyoto, Tokyo, and other Japanese locales.
Northern Roots family farm
Amy Lewis and her family raise Shetland and Icelandic sheep on their mixed farm in Peace River, AB. She uses their sheep’s wool, farm life and the natural wild areas that surround her as inspiration for her fibre arts & handmade goods. A shepherd, a farmer, a fibre artist; she has developed a creative line that utilizes wool in unique ways. From her handcrafted wool felted soap, sheep milk & tallow soaps and a diverse array of yarns, roving and raw fleeces she has some innovative products to view.
CJ Alpacas
CJ Alpacas looks forward to seeing everyone once again! This is a great event to pick up some amazing fibre items for your crafting needs. We have Alpaca items ready to wear, to keep you warm and comfortable through the entire year. Our socks are warm, soft and very durable, great for the outdoor enthusiasts or for those who prefer to curl up with some yarn and their favourite craft. We also sell quilt batting, raw alpaca fibre, nesting balls, dryer balls and incredibly soft teddy bears, as well as beautiful felted totes.
imagine yarn
Anel, indie dyer and fibre artist, living on a few Saskatchewan acreages, surrounded by canola, alfalfa and my bees. My deep connection with wool started when I processed my first raw fleece. I still love the way the lanolin makes my hands feel and the smell of the sheep... of the smell of the sheep. I seek curly fleeces from small farmers. I cherish the connections I make with farmers. I separate (called pulling locks) each lock by hand, wash and hand dye them in small batches. The colorful curly locks of Wensleydale and Cotswold are ready to add texture to weavings, spinning, felting, gnome beards or doll hair. I sell weaving kits and dolls I make with stuffed bodies and locks for hair. My favorite is indigo dyeing with its unpredictability and amazing blue tones, and I have dyed silk scarves for sale.
Sarah’s fibre arts
Sarah makes unique bags and gifts, in various sizes, and has a love of many crafts. She loves using unique fabrics, and is keen to reuse, recycle and re-purpose whenever possible – many of her creations include leather bottoms from upholstery, for example.
Weasel works
The Weasel (Gary) is a self taught wood turner that wants to showcase the beauty that is in our backyards. I love to take locally grown trees that are destined for the fire pit or dump and give them a second life. There is some incredible beauty hidden in our locally grown trees and it is a joy to bring that out and make tools for fibre artisans that are beautiful and functional.