The first weekend of April I attended Fiber Forum 2019 . This gathering is every-other year. Since it is weaving-focused, it happens in the odd-numbered years. Convergence — the big weaving gathering organized by the Handweavers Guild of America — takes place in even-numbered years. In fact, next year Convergence will be nearby in Knoxville, Tennessee. Fiber Forum is held at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. From Atlanta, I prefer the drive up I-85, following the I-985 split into north Georgia and on up past Tallulah Falls, through Franklin, North Carolina, past the Cherokee reservation, then through Smoky Mountain National Park. Gatlinburg, Tennessee is, well, something to see. Very tourist-oriented. It is sort of like Las Vegas, but in Appalachia. And in that regard, Arrowmont is a bit like Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. You come out of 30 miles of national park into Gatlinburg. You drive down a main street of glittering tourist-focused...
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