Boston Fiber Festival

If you’ve ever found yourself losing track of time in a yarn shop or swapping project tips with strangers on the T, the Boston Fiber Festival is your kind of weekend. The Cyclorama fills up with indie dyers, local spinners, and a crowd that actually understands the difference between merino and mohair. The vendor lineup is refreshingly curated, so you’ll spot small-batch skeins and tools you won’t find at big-box craft stores. Workshops run the gamut from beginner basics to advanced techniques, but the real draw is the sense of camaraderie—knit night at the kickoff party is where new friendships (and maybe a few collaborative projects) are born. Even if your stash is already overflowing, it’s worth dropping by just to see what the city’s most creative fiber folks are working on right now.