Related Events
South Eastern Ontario Yarn Crawl
April 1 to May 25th
Featuring an excellent list of regional yarn shops including a few of our own vendors, the South Eastern Ontario Yarn Crawl is a great way to get to know all the fibrey goodness the region has to offer. The Crawl culminates at PEC FibreFest, so look for their presence beside Purlin’ J’s Roving Yarn Company, just outside the arena. For information on picking up your passport, check the Ravelry Group.
Art Textile – Fibre Art Gallery Show
Thursday, May 23rd to June 16th at Maison Depoivre
Loch Sloy Business Park, Barrack #3, 343 County Road 22
Visitors to FibreFest will be offered an exclusive 10% discount at the gallery on May 25th and 26th. Maison Depoivre
Knitting Pilgrim
Saturday, May 25, 2019 @ 5:30 pm at St. Andrew’s, Picton
A one-man play and talkback about the real-life artistic and spiritual journey of Kirk Dunn, who took 15 years to knit a triptych of large tapestries, designed in the style of stained glass windows, exploring the commonalities and conflicts of the Abrahamic faiths.
There is no other project like it in the world.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
31 King Street, Picton, Ontario
Tickets: $15 & $20
PEC FibreFest Wristband holders and St. Andrew’s members receive a discount on ticket prices.
You can purchase tickets through this link (offsite)
Kirk is a knitter, actor, and writer. He is also a ‘PK’ – a preacher’s kid: the product of three generations of Presbyterian ministers.
Stage credits include Billy Bishop Goes to War (Ergo Arts Theatre, Carousel); Merlin, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (YPT); Dads! The Musical (Charlottetown, Stirling, Drayton); Romeo and Juliet (Ford Centre); More Munsch (The Grand); The War Show, A Flea in Her Ear, Don’t Dress for Dinner, and The Affections of May (Drayton).
Kirk has been knitting since 1988. In 1998, he apprenticed with Kaffe Fassett in England. In 2003, Kirk received a Chalmers Fellowship for Stitched Glass, an installation that took 15 years to knit. With The Knitting Pilgrim, he is now exploring the intersectionality of writing, performing and knitting – his most exciting adventure yet. www.kirkdunn.com.