A HUGE, HUGE Thank-you to all who came out and participated in the show this year ! We sincerely want to thank the vendors, teachers, students, customers, AgRec staff and most of all the wonderful volunteers who make the show possible. We had a great turn out, lots of positive and constructive feedback and will be doing some preliminary planning for 2013 soon…. (after a few more glasses of wine and foot rubs..).

If you have any comments we’d love to hear them – please email us at info@penelopefibrearts.com

 

 

 

 

 

____________________________________  thanks Robert for sweeping the whole van out!

 

We’re pleased to announce that the Fourth Annual Fibres West will be held on Friday, March 16th (9:30-6) and Saturday, March 17th (9:30-5), 2012. Fibres West is held at the AgRec Building on the Abbotsford Exhibition Park Grounds, 32470 Haida Drive, Abbotsford, BC.

Admission is $8.00 for adults and $6.50 for students (valid student i.d.) and seniors (65+), children 12 and under free. Parking is free at the AgRec Building. All buildings on the site are wheelchair accessible. Food will be provided by Ocean West Catering, www.oceanwestcatering.com for the duration of the show.   There is an ABM on site, located in Safari Kids Zone www.safarikidszone.ca (potential child minding for the younger set !) - located on the West side of the AgRec building and open during the hours of the show.

Interested in taking a class? We still have room, contact us for more info…  

Free Lectures with admission – check out the tab above for all the info…

Attention kids!  On Saturday, March 17th, there’s a class especially for you…  Finger Knitting a cool scarf. Sign-in at the front desk, drop-in fee of $6.00. Check out the class description on the Classes tab under Wonderful Wooly Creation.

GETTING THERE…

Directions: from the West – Highway #1 to Abbotsford, Exit 87/Clearbrook Road, go North on Clearbrook crossing South Fraser Way, turn right on Maclure then left on Trethewey – Abbotsford Exhibition Park will be on your right. Continue along Trethwey, curving to the right, entering the park at GATE 2 – the AgRec Building is the last building on your right.

Go to www.mapquest.ca or www.google.com  and enter: 32470 Haida Drive, Abbotsford, BC for an accurate map plus directions from your location.

 

Transit info:

Vancouver to Abbotsford via Greyhound Bus www.greyhound.ca, all details are on their website. For example:  bus leaves from 1150 Station St, Vancouver, 9:30am and arrives Abbotsford, 2033 Abbotsford Way, 11am. There are connecting buses close by westbound on Marshall (#2/more frequent, or #7) to the Bourquin Exchange where you transfer to a #6 which takes you to a stop in front of Gate 2, Abbotsford Exhibition Park.  All details on www.bctransit.com, go to Regions/Abbotsford.

We’re on Ravelry, www.ravelry.com  go to Groups/Fibres West.  Last year, in 2011 carpools were organized from Vancouver!   The show is held at the AgRec to keep costs low for customers and vendors.