SPA 2011 Vendor Application is Available

Last Updated: 08.11.10

9th Annual SPA Knit and Spin Vendor Invitation


APPLICATION

You are cordially invited to ** APPLY ** for vendor space at the 9th Annual New England Textile Arts Network (NETA) Spa Knit & Spin, February 25 - 27, 2010 in Freeport, Maine. If you know others who might like to be invited to apply, please forward this webpage address to them.

Vendor application deadline is 9/1/2010 and the vendor selection will be announced around the 1st of October.

If you are part of the NETA community and follow our conversations on line, you know all about this and you probably reserved your guest room when the dates were announced recently. "Spa, Knit & Spin" is an all-volunteer, annual gathering of fiber enthusiasts spanning New England and beyond. Participants do not register or pay anything but their personal expenses to attend.

Each year, carefully selected vendors pay a relatively small fee to display goods in the "NETA Mercantile," which is open Friday evening through 11 a.m. on Sunday morning. The Mercantile is truly one of the highlights for Spa-goers each year. The weekend is an unstructured free exchange of ideas and skills, great food & drink, spa treatments, many dozens of quality door prizes, an evening fashion show, teaching, learning and hanging out with friends old and new.

The NETA Vendor Mercantile provides an opportunity to promote and sell your products allowing SPA attendees to support regional producers of fiber related goods.  If you are selected to be a vendor for 2010, your application fee confirms your space at SPA weekend. If you are not selected this year, the fee is returned immediately. Please complete the application and e-mail it to Deb Claffie at tylerfarm@fairpoint.net  ASAP to indicate your interest.

Your payment (check or money order only) should be mailed ASAP to :

Deb Claffie, D.V.H. (Diva of Vendor Herding)
13 Tylerfarm Road
Limington, ME 04049
207-675-3722



Vendor Guidelines

Below are guildelines that must be met by each vendor. Please read carefully and ask any questions you may have before applying to vend as failure to meet these guidelines may result in loss of booth space. Please
note that the application process has changed from previous years!!!

• The NETA Mercantile will be located in the Hilton Garden Inn Eagle Ballroom and the Monhegan Board room. Vendor Mercantile hours are as follows:
  
  Friday 5:00pm - 8:00pm
  Saturday 9:00am - 4:00pm
  Sunday 9:00am - 11:00am
  
  All booths are expected to be open during these hours.
• Set-up hours are Friday 1:00 - 5:00pm. Coffee and water will be provided.
• The Mercantile room will be locked outside of operating hours.
• Box dinners on Friday and lunches on Saturday may be purchased from the hotel.
• Booth sizes are approximately 10' x 10'. Please make sure your booth display racks, etc., will fit within that 10 x 10 space. Each vendor is responsible for providing all display materials for their booth. Two narrow conference tables with linens and two chairs are available from the hotel for each booth. 
• No live animals, other than service animals, are allowed in the NETA Mercantile.
• Vendors are not allowed to share space with another vendor unless BOTH vendors apply together on the vendor application.
• All vendors are REQUIRED to carry liability insurance and provide proof of insurance within 30 days of acceptance as a vendor. 
• All vendors are required to have a Maine sales tax number and provide proof of license within 30 days of acceptance as a vendor. 
• A fee of $100 is due with the submission of your application to vend. Checks will not be deposited unless you are selected to participate in the Mercantile. Checks will be returned to those applicants who are not selected to vend unless otherwise instructed. Fees are forfeited if you cancel your reservation after selection. 
• All vendors are asked to provide a minimum of 2 products for door prizes, which are given away during the event. 
• Be prepared for a fun time.  
• All applications must be received by September 1, 2010 and must include a check for the $100 vending fee to be considered.
  
  Please mail your completed application, vending fee and any photographs to:
  
  Deb Claffie
  13 Tylerfarm Road
  Limington, ME 04049
  
• Due to the limited number of booth spaces available, vendor selection is very competitive and preference will be given to producers of hand crafted or fiber-related goods. As a result, please provide a clear description of the products that you intend to sell in your booth. We strongly encourage you to include web links as well as photographs of your products and prior booth displays with your application.
• Vendor selection will be completed by October 1, 2010 and you will be informed of the status of your application no later than that date. If you are not selected to participate in the event, your check will be returned to you unless you are put on a wait list.

If you have any questions about the application process, please do not hesitate to contact Deb Claffie at tylerfarm@fairpoint.net, or at 207-675-3722.