TOPSHAM — More than 50 studios and working farms across the state will be open to the public for a Fiber Arts Tour Weekend on Aug. 6-8.

Participants will get to see or visit an antique spinning mill in Harmony, a Pygora goat farm in Limerick, a feltmaker’s studio in Garland, natural dye demonstrations in New Gloucester, and tours of gardens and sheep flocks in Brownfield. There will also be spinning wheel collections, hand-spun yarns, art quilts, collectible crafts and freshly shorn fleeces.

The event, put on by the statewide nonprofit Maine Fiberarts, will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

An interactive tour map has been posted at www.mainefiberarts.org, with driving directions, map markers, web links and contact information for each site. Printed brochures listing all participants may be obtained at Maine Fiberarts at 13 Main St., Halcyon Yarn in Bath or participating sites.

“Our Fiber Arts Tour Weekend is a wonderful way to step inside a working studio or farm and see how craft is made,” said Christine Macchi, executive director of Maine Fiberarts, which houses revolving exhibitions, photo libraries and other visuals.

On view at the gallery through Aug. 31 is “Encounters: Paintings on Handmade Paper,” by Arlene Morris. A meet-the-artist reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6.

“Last time, weekend participants sold artwork, took commissions for hooked rugs, introduced community members to farm animals and products, talked shopped and made some long-lasting contacts,” Macchi said. “This is a great way to get to know Maine artists and farmers.”

While the Fiber Arts Tour Weekend is the time when visitors know participating sites will be open, a map listing 134 Maine studios and farms is available for visits year-round on a “best-to-call-ahead” basis. The Maine Fiberarts tour map may be picked up at Maine’s visitor information centers, participating tour sites, Portland’s Convention and Visitors Bureau, Amtrak Bus terminals, the Portland Jetport and Maine Fiberarts.