Columbia River Gorge yarn shop Knot Another Hat is bringing the Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival (CGFF) to the new Fort Dalles Readiness Center for its fifth showing. The festival brings hundreds of fiber enthusiasts from throughout the United States and Canada to the Gorge.
The CGFF was founded in 2011 and was held in Hood River for its first four years. The Fort Dalles Readiness Center in The Dalles offers larger space for vendors, as well as state-of-the-art classrooms both onsite and next door at Columbia Gorge Community College.
“The show has been gaining momentum in its first four years, and the Readiness Center was the perfect venue to take the CGFF to the next level,” said show organizer Sarah Keller. “Being born and raised in The Dalles, it feels good to bring a show like this to my hometown.”
The show boasts a marketplace with 45 artisan vendors from around the Pacific Northwest, including hand-dyed yarn and fiber artists, locally grown fiber, and even a creamery which will be offering both fiber and cheese from its farm. In addition to the market, attendees can find workshops in knitting, spinning, felting, rigid heddle weaving, and drop-spindling. This year’s show also includes an author book signing and Happy Hour on Friday evening and a keynote banquet on Saturday evening at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center featuring best-selling author Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.
The CGFF kicks off at 4 p.m. Nov. 6, with a no-host social in the marketplace, and runs through Nov. 8. The marketplace is free and open to the public; advanced registration is required for workshops and banquet tickets. More information on the CGFF schedule and classes can be found on its website, columbiagorgefiberfestival.com.
Knot Another Hat was established in Hood River in 2005 and is owned by Keller, who recently moved the store to a new location, 11 Third St, Suite 103. Phone is 541-308-0002.
To learn more about Knot Another Hat or the Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival: www.knotanotherhat.com;sarah@knotanother hat.com.
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