Fabric, Fiber, Fighting
November 15 @ 5:00 pm - November 17 @ 12:00 pm
Royal Progress: 
Additional notes on Wheelchair Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessibility: Top floor and lodging is fully wheelchair accessible (this is the level with bunks, common space and dayboard buffet). Bottom floor (classes) is not, but does have workable access via dirt trail from the road. Interior access between floors is via stairs. Please contact Event Autocrat for more details.
Additional Notes on Flames: Permitted but must be contained to fire pits. Site has ample firewood, do not bring your own
Fiber, Fabric, Fighting has returned to Nithgaard with a new venue! Please join us for a weekend of fiber, fabric, fighting and….Fun! Saturday will host a slew of classes, with martial activities–if the weather permits! The site has ample space for tent camping and outdoor activities. Between scheduled endeavors, as well as Friday and Saturday evening, there is time to chat and work together with friends old and new on shared interests.
Site:
The event will be held at the Seven Mountains Scout Camp, 227 Sand Mountain Rd, Spring Mills, PA 16875. The site opens at 5PM on Friday and closes at noon on Sunday. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Contacts:
Autocrat: Magnifica Fede di Fiore (dkzemba@gmail.com) (412) 335-0467 No calls after 9pm
Co Autocrat: Mistress Elyse le Bref (isismom@ptd.net)
Class Coordinator: Mistress Phiala O’Ceallaigh (sarah.goslee@gmail.com)
Heavy Marshal in Charge: THL Thorvaaldr Frithsamr (thorvaaldr@gmail.com)
Fencing Marshal in Charge: Magister Casimir Zelený z Strášná skála (Caszemba@gmail.com)
Feastocrat: Laerfathir Jǫrundr Hinn Rotinn (shinigamikirin@gmail.com)
Reservations Clerk: Baroness Elena de la Palma (elenadelapalma@gmail.com)
Universal Registration Form: https://tinyurl.com/fff2024reg
Classes:
If you are interested in teaching, please submit your class information here: https://tinyurl.com/
Contact Mistress Phiala O’Ceallaigh (sarah.goslee@gmail.com) with any questions.
Class list and schedule will be regularly updated at https://www.stringpage.com/
Martial:
There will be both Fencing and Heavy Weapons activities. There are covered pavilions with nearby bathrooms and fireplaces in case of less favorable weather.
Merchants:
Outdoor vendor space is available. Contact the autocrat for details.
Meals:
By pre-registration, an all-day dayboard is available on Saturday (see below for details on how to register – you can register for the dayboard in advance and pay for it at the door!). A light breakfast will be available Saturday and Sunday morning. If you have any dietary issues, please contact us.
As in the past, a Hospitality table will be available from Friday evening through Sunday morning after breakfast. Coffee, Tea and Hot Chocolate will be available with all the condiments to go with. Various nibbles may also make an appearance.
Fees:
Registration:
We are asking that all attendees use our pre-registration form! This one form will allow you to a) register unpaid as a day tripper b) pre-register for our dayboard (paid or unpaid!) c) register for bunk space (which is only guaranteed upon receipt of payment). The form can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/fff2024reg
Silent Auction:
A Silent Auction will be held to defray travel costs for out of state teachers. Auction donations are welcome and encouraged! Lost and Found items aged one year or more will be on the auction table. If you discover your long-lost item and choose to reclaim it, we ask that you leave a donation in its place as we looked after it for a year and others wanted to bid on it.
Library:
We invite all attending to bring relevant books from their personal libraries to contribute to an event reference library. The library will be staffed, and books will not leave the library area.
Accommodations:
Bathrooms (indoor plumbing), changing space, and showers are readily available on site and are wheelchair accessible. Limited bunk and bed space is available on site in the form of multiple 4-person bunkrooms, which will be co-ed. Reservations will receive first consideration for on-site sleeping accommodation, and we do expect to run out – so please reserve early! Groups of four may reserve rooms together; please email reservations clerk with questions or group arrangements. All guests will need to provide their own bedding, but mattresses are provided by the site.
Local hotels:
Quite a few hotels can be found along 322, nearby State College and Reedsville
Parking:
Drop off and handicap parking available outside Kriner lodge. After drop-off and troll-in, staff will guide you to the closest available parking. Do not park on any roads.
Directions:
From points North and West: Find your best route to US 322 East. Take the Sand Mountain Road exit. Turn Right onto Sandcrest Road. Turn Right onto Old Rte 322. Turn Left onto Sand Mountain Road. You will pass a large sign for Seven Mountains Scout Camp – bear right and continue around the lake. Kreiner Lodge is the first large building on your left.
From points South and East: Find your best route to US 322 West. Take the Sand Mountain Road exit and continue onto Sand Mountain Road. You will pass a large sign for Seven Mountains Scout Camp – bear right and continue around the lake. Kreiner Lodge is the first large building on your left.
Directions cautions, if using your own GPS: Check the last steps of your route for the following issues.
You should not be on Sand Mountain Road for more than a half mile. If your GPS is taking you on Sand Mountain Road for 5+ miles, do not follow this route as it will be mostly dirt roads, possibly impassable. Redirect it to travel via US 322 West or East instead.
You should not make any U-turns on 322. This is no longer a possible, legal maneuver. You will instead exit at the Sand Mountain Road exit and follow the instructions as given above.
