Introduction: Welcome to Market Day!
Festival season is our favorite time of year. Whether you’re hosting your own booth or browsing what other crafters have made, festivals are a great way to be part of the handmaking community! At our virtual Market Day with Ribblr, get your free bag pattern PDFs and browse our ideas for what to make and wear at the fiber festival.
Tips for Business-Minded Makers
- 10 tips for starting a fiber or spinning business.
- How to price your handspun yarn (and also applies to other handmade items).
Keep the creative spirit of the market flowing!
Here are more resources and ideas to inspire your next make and enjoy the bounty of fibery fun that festivals offer.
Tips for Fiber Festivals
- How to enjoy a sheep and wool festival on a budget.
- Here are our tips on how to shop at sheep and wool festivals.
- Bring these must-have items with you to sheep and wool festivals—don’t leave home without them!
Ideas to Use Your Stash
- Terrific tassels to jazz up any piece and use up bits of scrap yarn.
- Tiny knit sweaters anyone would love.
- Turn your pieces into coasters or wall art.
- Try pin-loom weaving with these simple flowers.
More Pattern Inspiration
- Crochet a granny square bag using handspun or commercial yarn.
- Knit a stylish cowlette to your knitting collection.
- Knit a multi-use accessory that’s equally at home in the garden and at the music festival.
- [FREE] Make mug-rugs on potholder looms.
- Create a felted geometric tote that will hold up to anything you can toss at (or in) it.
- Learn how to weave pin-loom pets on small looms.
About Us
Who is Long Thread Media?
Long Thread Media is a women-owned community for fiber artists of every level in knitting, crochet, needlework, weaving & beyond. We’re thrilled to partner with Ribblr to share our passion for uplifting makers everywhere and sparking creativity to last a lifetime.
Join us in celebrating the art of handmade with each of our communities:
• Farm & Fiber Knits celebrates knitting and natural fibers and the journey from farm to needle, exploring the stories behind your yarns, and helping to deepen your connection with gorgeous handknit projects.
• PieceWork explores historical needlework traditions and the stories of makers across cultures and time, from crochet and knitting to tatting and more.
• Spin Off feeds a deep curiosity about spinning yarn by hand with tutorials, projects, and connections to your fiber community.
• Handwoven inspires weavers of all levels with projects, instruction, and resources to help build multi-shaft weaving technical skills and make beautiful projects.
• Easy Weaving with Little Looms welcomes you to the world of small-loom weaving, tailored to rigid-heddle, pin-loom, inkle, tablet, and tapestry weavers of all levels, with projects to build skills and confidence.
What is Ribblr?
Ribblr is an online community destination for crafters to create, sell, meet, and get inspired. On Ribblr, you can find beautiful Crochet, Knitting, and Sewing patterns in a modern, interactive and accessible format—Ribblr ePattern. Get personalized recommendations for patterns based on what you love right on your feed, sell your makes, and connect with other crafters.
To learn more, check out their About Us page.