Come out to the Western Illinois Fiber Festival on Sat., March 29th from 10am-4pm at the McDonough County 4-H Center, located at 3022 W Jackson St. in Macomb, IL! Meet local fiber farmers & artisans, learn how to needle felt, and see how fiber is carded and spun into yarn. There will be all kinds of fiber goodness to shop for - raw fiber, washed fiber, roving, batt blends, "make your own" fiber grab bags, felting kits, felted animals & fairies, hand-spun & mill-spun yarns in natural & dyed colors, felted pictures & earrings, handmade knit/crocheted/woven items, and more!

C&N Farms and 1050 Bakehouse will be serving farm to table meals throughout the day, so come hungry! Vegetarian options will be available. Coffee from the Macomb Food Co-op will be available as well.

Make a 4x6" needle felted picture on a handmade alpaca felt canvas for just $10 with Kristel's Creative Soul. You can even frame it for an extra $5! There will be several colors of alpaca & wool felting fiber to choose from for your creation, as well as plenty of fun embellishments.

Make a felted animal shape beaded hanger using handmade alpaca/wool felt cut outs and alpaca/wool fiber to needle felt your design with A Tangled Mess Angora & Crafts for just $8! Hang it on your wall, in your locker, car, on your backpack, etc. You can even scent it with essential oils and use it as a fancy freshie!

**Please note: The Felting Workshops will be taking place in the side room, and there will be a couple vendors set up with products for sale too.

Little Creek Alpacas will have a hand crank drum carder at their booth, and will be demonstrating how to make batt blends in-between customers.