Calendar of Textile Events
Here is a calendar of some of the major textile events that happen throughout the year, and a few extra events just for fun! If I could find an official page or organization, I linked to it.
Roc Day | January 7 |
National Hat Day | January 15 |
National Goat Day (Iran) It is thought that the goat was first domesticated in Iran. | January 27, 2016 |
National Embroidery Month | February |
National Umbrella Day | February 10 |
Make a Blanket Day (date changes) | February 20, 2016 |
National Craft Month | March |
National Crochet Month | March |
Birthday of Isabella Beeton, author of Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management | March 12 |
Worldwide Quilting Day (date changes) | March 19, 2016 |
Holi (Color Festival) (date changes) | March 23, 2016 |
International Pillow Fight Day (date changes) | April 2, 2016 |
World Book Night | April 23, 2016 |
Star Wars Day | May 4 (May the Fourth be with you!) |
National Alpaca Day (New Zealand) | May 8, 2016 |
Lost Sock Memorial Day | May 9, 2016 |
National Towel Day, celebrating the importance of towels as noted by sci-fi author Douglas Adams. | May 25 |
National Dairy Goat Awareness Week (presidential proclamation). There does not seem to be a Fiber Goat Awareness Week. | various weeks in June |
Worldwide Knit in Public Day (date changes) | June 18, 2016 |
Birthday of Joseph Marie Charles dit Jacquard | July 7 |
National Cotton Candy Day. There are two Cotton Candy Days but no Cotton Day! | July 31 and December 7 |
National Sewing Month | September |
Birthday of Mary E. Black , author of The Key to Weaving | September 18 |
National Backpack Awareness Day | 3rd Wed in Sept |
National Alpaca Farm Days (US and Canada) (date changes) | September 24-25, 2016 |
National Lace Day | October 1 |
National Spinning and Weaving Week (date changes) | October 3 – 9, 2016 |
Wool Week (UK) (date changes) | October, dates not yet on website |
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Would you consider adding the Festival of Broken Needles? “Hari-Kubota” in Japan.