Maine Fiberarts Tour Map

Maine Fiberarts Tour Map: Studios & Farms is a colorfully-illustrated, self-guided 24x36" map listing 144 fiber destinations statewide.The Map details a fiber trail for visitors traveling to the beautiful state of Maine who are interested in touring studios and farms to learn more about Maine’s vibrant fiber scene. Sites may be visited all year long, and the Map gives you directions and contact information to make it easy to do so. The 2009 Tour Map will once again be produced by Maine Fiberarts, this time with collaborative assistance from Maine's Department of Agriculture, Food, & Rural Resources.

144 Tour Map Sites Open All Year

What will you see on on the tour? Farms with cashmere goats, natural dye gardens, a collection of antique spinning wheels, freshly-shorn wool fleeces, handspun yarns, art wearables, fiber processing mills, farmhouse B&B’s, contemporary quilts, a studio on Matinicus Island, braided rugs, hand-dyed fabrics, woven tapestries, yarn shops, cozy blankets, sheep in the meadow, devoré velvets, hooked rug supplies, knitted copper, felted llama wool, handcrafted spindles, silk capes, a papermaking studio in an old mill, blended rovings, angora rabbits, whimsical folk art, sewing instruction, farm chores, reed baskets, and special crafts for children.

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Fiber Arts Tour Weekend—

August 7, 8, 9, 2009

All sites on our Tour Map are open throughout the year and for a special Open Weekend the first full weekend in August. Folks have been emailing, phoning, and visiting to tell us how much they enjoyed previous Open Weekends. Until our new map is printed in early 2009, sites on our current map welcome your visit with a quick call ahead. Mark your calendar for our next Fiber Arts Tour Weekend—August 7, 8, 9, 2009.

To Get Your Tour Map

Pick up a free copy of Maine Fiberarts Tour Map at any of Maine's seven State Visitors Centers or at Maine Fiberarts' Center in Topsham. To have one mailed to you, send $5 with your name and address to Maine Fiberarts at the address below.

See Who's Listed on the Tour Map

Once our new map is published in 2009, we'll put up a link so that you may search by key word (such as "yarn," "artwork, "fleece," etc.), or by town, county or business. Current Tour Maps provide site descriptions, contact info and driving directions to locate each year-round on Maine’s beautiful byways and back roads. You can always visit Maine Fiberarts Center in Topsham and ask for an insider's tips about fun places to see according to your interests. The Center is open weekdays, 10-4.

Interested in Being Listed on Future Maps?

Maine Fiberarts will create a new Tour Map for distribution throughout 2009 and will have all sites host an Open Weekend August 7, 8, 9, 2009. If you live and work in Maine and are involved with fiber, consider putting yourself on our next Tour Map. Send an email (info@mainefiberarts.org) or phone us (207-721-0678) and we'll be certain you receive mailings. The best way to be kept informed and to participate in our programs is to become a member of Maine Fiberarts.

With Thanks to our Sponsors

Maine Fiberarts thanks the financial supporters and sponsors who make the Tour Map possible:

• Anonymous Donors
• King and Jean Cummings Foundation
• National Endowment for the Arts—Challenge America Program
• Otto Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation—Greater Piscataqua Region
• Phoebe Haas Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation—Greater Piscataqua Region
• Maine Community Foundation—Expansion Arts Fund
• Maine Department of Agriculture, Food & Rural Resources
• Maine Office of Tourism (2006 Map)
• The Betterment Fund
• Tour Map participants and Maine Fiberarts' members