FiberCamp 2011 Map

This is a quick map to show you where FiberCamp is happening.

The Friday night meeting/kick-off starts at 7pm at 50 Vassar (Building 34).

Saturday and Sunday are going to take place in Building 4 and 6. The best way to get to these buildings is to enter through the main entrance on Massachusetts Avenue and walk down the hallway until you see the signs for building 4.

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Massachusetts Avenue Entrance

Hallway Entrance

If you are coming from Kendall on Saturday/ Sunday you can also get to building 4 by walking down Ames St, turning right after the Landau Building and then following the path to the right all the way to the other end of the courtyard.

Ames St

Landau Building

Entrance to Courtyard

Courtyard path on right

Courtyard entrance to Building

FiberCamp In Action

Hello everyone,

I’m Guido, the president of the Common Cod Fiber Guild. Please let me welcome you to the FiberCamp Boston Blog. This blog is not the main site, but rather a site where we the organizers try and let the community know where things are at and answer some questions.

I would like to welcome all FiberCampers to the blog and let you know a couple of things that are going on…

With 16 days left until the event everything is going to be getting a little busy on the official wiki site.  I will be posting updates to this blog and the wiki letting people know more about where and when things are happening for the FiberCamp weekend. We have been trying our best to address most questions we get through the FiberCamp Ravelry group so that everyone can see the questions and answers.

I can’t wait to see you there…

FiberCamp Boston 2010 Schedule

Hello again FiberCampers…

As the president of the Common Cod Fiber Guild I am proud to announce that we are almost ready open the registration for FiberCamp Boston 2011. We have some final details to work out before we open up registration.

But before we get registration off the ground I had a couple of things I wanted to share with you everyone:

1. FiberCamp Boston 2011 will be at MIT on March 11 through 13
2. This web page is now just for blogging, all the official information is now located at http://fibercampboston.pbworks.com
3. Finally, I have some great news to share,
   

   Photo of Kathy Elkinsfrom TNNA website

   Kathy Elkins of WEBS, America’s Yarn Store will be our speaker for the March Guild Meeting and the official start of FiberCamp Boston 2011. With her husband Steve, WEBS has become a major part of the national knitting community. Kathy is known as a caring and responsive business member within the knitting community. She serves on many knitting related boards and travels and documents many knitting events through her blog and podcast.

   So, in conclusion… FiberCamp Boston 2011 is almost ready to role and it’s going to rock!!! Registration will be open next week. I am super excited about doing this again.

Steve is ready for registration (Photo by Tanya Hakala)

With needles, hooks, spindles and wheels, FiberCamp was a blast of learning, creativity and fun that warmed a freezing weekend.

For many participants, it was the first time they had participated in an open agenda conference, but once they joined, they were hooked!  There is great enthusiasm to do it again!

Many thanks to Classic Elite Yarns, New England Felting Supply and Zippy Pins for their sponsorship.  And to Minds Eye Yarns and Stitch House for feeding fiber needs during the weekend.

The public art project, “Something’s Fishy” will be on display at the Arsenal for a while longer, so stop by if you haven’t had a chance.

FiberCampers, but sure to swing by the wiki for your endorsement!  Your contributions and energy were what made the weekend great.

Let the Revolution continue!

Photo from Nancy's custom hand weaving

The weekend is almost here, so gather up that fibery stuff!  Here’s some things you may want to bring:

Don’t forget, register today!  Registration price increases during the weekend.  If you’ve already registered, bring the Event Brite ticket print out.  If you’re a Common Cod Guild member, bring your membership card, as well.

Basic crafting tools: needles, hooks, scissors, tape measures, stitch markers and holders, plus a variety of fiber.  Simplicity Creative donated a variety of knitting needles for FiberCamp, and our vendors have plenty of goodies for sale.

Computer, camera, microphone to help you share FiberCamp with the world.  An extension cord may come in handy to recharge these goodies.  Be sure to label all equipment so the things will stay matched up with their people.

A portable stool or chair may come in handy for the spontaneous demonstration, or settle down with a group.

Lunch is on your own… bring a pack lunch or go out with FiberCampers.  There are two lunch spots immediately next to the Arsenal and loads of places nearby.  Refill your water bottle at the Arsenal’s water fountains.

There is a coat room at the Arsenal, but at this point, it won’t have a custodian (volunteers?).

Bring your donations to “Something’s Fishy”  to the Guild meeting on Friday night, or to FiberCamp on Saturday. Adrienne and Jodi installed the net already and it looks great.   They will be hoisting fish into the net Saturday morning.

Most importantly, get ready for a great time!  FiberCamp will use the “Law of two feet.”  If a session isn’t what you expected and you’re ready to try something new, use your two feet and find it!  Everyone understands that there’s lots going on, and the weekend is short.

Julia Farwell-Clay

Knitting on the Edge (of the internet)
Jan 8th, 7pm
32 Vassar St., Cambridge, MA
Room 32-123

To get this weekend started right the Common Cod Fiber Guild will have Julia Farwell-Clay talk to us all about knitting community and the internet. By registering for FiberCamp Boston you will gain admission to this wonderful talk. Please visit the guild website for more details about Julia’s talk.

The Friday night talk is not located at the Arsenal Arts Center. Everything on Saturday and Sunday will be at the Arsenal Arts Center.

Fiber Fun in 2009 from Hapto

Guido Stein explains how FiberCamp programming grows.  After you register for FiberCamp, head over to the wiki to see what’s going on!

Guido's ready for FiberCamp Boston (Photo thanks to Hapto)

How to use the FiberCamp Boston wiki

After you register for FiberCamp Boston, head to the Wiki and jump in!  Guido Stein walks you through the wiki in this screen cast.  This is where you can request topics, volunteer, or ask questions.

You will also be able to see al the videos we put up on the WIKI VIDEO page.

The Common Cod Fiber Guild is getting the first FiberCamp underway. Registration is now open and we will be updating the Wiki page shortly to match the information on this site. Please post comments to this page or email info@fibercamp.org if you have any questions. We hope to post video introductions to this event shortly.

This site is the official news channel for all FiberCamp Boston Updates.

FiberCamp is about a month away and we can’t wait to see you there. You will make this event amazing.