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About SVFA
Along the Saco River in Southern Maine, the earliest pioneer families settled in small villages to eke a living from farming, logging, and trade with the local Native Americans. No one worked harder than the tough colonial women who raised flax and wool, harvested, washed, spun, and wove every fiber needed for their households.
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The Saco River |
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The Saco River Valley in Spring |
What was once backbreaking work is now our therapy, our pleasure, and our pride. Saco Valley Fiber Artists are an informal group of women who love to use traditional and modern methods to create art from all forms of fiber.
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A Weaving Loom |
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Dyeing Fibers |
We are friends and neighbors, farmers and professional
career women, who live along the Saco River Valley from
Fryeburg all the way downriver to Saco, Maine. Our monthly
meetings are as much about great food and drinks as they
are about our various crafts. We travel together to learn
about the world's cultural fiber traditions. We share our
skills with one another and with the public at our annual
workshops and demonstrations. Most of all, we support one
another in our creative fiber work, through all the bends,
rapids, and ice dams in the river of our lives.
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Valerie Sullivan and Janet Conner, learning backstrap weaving in Guatemala |
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Members relaxing in handmade socks. |
We invite you to learn about our work and our goals. Perhaps you would like to join us for a workshop, visit us at one of our many craft shows, or purchase some of our handmade products. Some of us are available for educational presentations and demonstrations. 
Merry Christmas from Saco Valley Fiber Artists 2012!
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We sell at many craft shows throughout the year. |
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Natural fiber dyeing at the Shearbrooke Summer Workshop |
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Shearbrooke Farm in winter. |
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Shearbrooke Farm Summer Workshop |
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Our past attendees have said the gourmet lunch (included in the workshop) is one of the best parts! They demanded our recipes, so we have published a cookbook.
Our cookbooks are available by mail for $17.50 each, including shipping.
Printable Order Form |
We have adopted a special
charity through Miguel Bello (http://www.artebello.com)
which helps support a children's aids
hospice in Guatemala,
as well as helping our sister weavers
in the village of Aguas Calientes, Guatemala.
A portion of all our profits
go directly to this cause. |
 Handwoven Guatemalan Fabric |
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