2024 NY State Sheep and Wool Festival

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2024 NY State Sheep and Wool Festival

FESTIVAL DATES: Oct. 17-20, 2024
(Workshops happening also Thurs and Fri before the festival, NO VENDORS OPEN Thursday or Friday, only Sat. and Sun.)
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6:00am EDT

Sheep Show Check-in, Livestock penning until 8am - Vehicles OUT by 8:30am thankU Bldg 37, Bldg 38

9:00am EDT

NY State Bred Ewe Sale Show CANCELLED Bldg 34 Livestock Arena Silk Reeling from Cocoons! Bldg ETheresa Drouin-Guerette Feltmaking Demo with the Northeastern Feltmakers Guild 9am-1pm Bldg E Fleece Sale 9am-4pm - Wool, Alpaca, Mohair - Register up to 20 fleeces + New YOUTH Division! Bldg B Jonna Helin | LAINE Publisher + Co-Author of CULTIVATE | BOTH DAYS, ALL DAY! Bldg BDee Hardwicke • Jonna Helin MDK Modern Daily Knitting! | Saturday | Books available all day! Bldg BKay Gardiner • Ann Shayne Päivi Kankaro | LAINE Publishing | BOTH DAYS, ALL DAY! Bldg BPäivi Kankaro Breed Specific Knitting Display & Spinning Demos Bldg 28 - Breed BarnMultiple exhibitors throughout the barn. Sheep Shearing Demonstrations - 45 minutes after the hour Area 9 View handmade fiber art competition entries on display all day Bldg E Bldg E Backyard Green Films Bldg 28 - Breed BarnRick and Elara Bowman Dutchess County Animal Response Team Bldg 28 - Breed BarnJoe Ryan Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers Association Bldg 28 - Breed Barn NEW! 10+state Fibershed Exhibition!, Talks, Demos Bldg 24 2024 Festival Art Contest Show (vote 4 your favorite) $1500 first prize! Bldg E Black Sheep and Clun Forest Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnIrene Banning Coopworth Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnNick Pouder Corriedale Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnMeegan Veeder-Shave Cotswold Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnChristine Crossman CVM Romeldale Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnMarie Minnich Gotland Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnChristina Ahlseen Gulf Coast Native Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnLauren Wilson Herdwick Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnErin Bradt Kerry Hill Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnSarah Beamer Leicester Longwool Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnFlying Fibers Llama & Alpaca Farm Displays Bldg 27 Merino Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnHeidi and Chuck Simmons North American Wensleydale Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnJeri Robinson-Lawrence Romney and Icelandic Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnMother Katherine Santa Cruz Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnPaula Garner Sheep Breed Displays Bldg 28 - Breed Barn Shetland Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnWing & A Prayer Farm • Judi Lehrhaupt Teeswater Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnCheri Parker Traditional English Southdown Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnRobert David Sweeney Tunis Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnJewel Tunis Valais Blacknose Sheep Bldg 28 - Breed BarnWing & A Prayer Farm Photo Contest - Photos Displayed Bldg E Shopping! Find a Vendor Various Locations Wine Tasting, Specialty Foods Bldg E Merritt Bookstore | 40+ CRAFT AUTHORS, LAINE, Moorit + MORE | ALL DAY Bldg B

9:30am EDT

Megan Lapp | Crochet IMPKINS, MONSTERS, CREATURES! | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 12 and 1:00 - 4:00 Bldg BMegan Conway Lapp Prasan Kumar | Alpacas Love Apples | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 12:30 Bldg BPrasan Kumar Iza Trapani | Signing her delightful children's books | Saturday 9:30 - 12:30 Bldg BIza Trapani Alyson Chu of MOORIT MAGAZINE | Meet Alyson + MOORIT | BOTH days 9:30 - 12:30 Bldg BAlyson Chu Claudia Quintanilla | Memory Lane, NEW BOOK! | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 12:30 Sunday 12:30 - 3:30 Bldg BClaudia Quintanilla Dee Hardwicke | Co-Author of CULTIVATE | Signing BOTH days 9:30 - 12:30 Bldg BDee Hardwicke Espace Tricot MEET Naomi + Steph | Signing BOTH days 9:30 - 12:30 Bldg BEspace Tricot - Naomi & Steph Jamie Lomax | The Doodle Knit Directory | Signing BOTH Days 9:30 - 12:30 Bldg BJamie Lomax Julia Madill | Every Way With Granny Crochet | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 12:30 Bldg BJulia Madill Julie Ann Lebouthillier | KNIT A BOX OF SOCKS! | Signing Sunday, 9:30am - 12:30pm Bldg BJulie Ann Lebouthillier Patty Lyons | Knitting Bag of Tricks + WORKBOOK! | Signing BOTH DAYS 9:30 - 12:30 Bldg BPatty Lyons Gudrun Johnston | Grand Shetland Adventure | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 4:00 Bldg BGudrun Johnston Liza Laird | Yoga of Yarn | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 4:30 Bldg BLiza Laird Sarah Elizabeth Kellner | Victorian Housecats to Knit | Signing Saturday + Sunday 9:30 - 4:30 / 9:30 - 3:30 Bldg BSara Elizabeth Kellner Sid Sharp | THE WOLF SUIT + BOG MYRTLE | Signing BOTH Days 9:30 - 4:30 // 9:30 - 3:30 Bldg BSid Sharp

10:00am EDT

Breed Talk: Coopworth Sheep Bldg 28A Breed Talks TentNick Pouder What makes a cashmere goat Cashmere? Bldg 27 -Demo Tent-North EndHermit Pond Farm • St. Mary’s on-the-Hill Cashmere • Clean Cashmere • Stone Harvest Farm The Fundamentals of Carving a Wooden Spoon - SOLD OUT Bldg D TentsRowland Butler BESS KALB | BUFFALO FLUFFALO | Signing Sunday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Bldg BBess Kalb Make It With Wool Judging Bldg E Baaa Relief: Sculpt Wearable Pins of Your Favorite Sheep Breed! - SOLD OUT Bldg DDeborah Hartmann Beginning Handspindle - SOLD OUT Bldg DDonna Kay Fearless Plying Bldg DHeavenly Bresser Fiber Arts Still Life Bldg DLuis Macia Grand View - SOLD OUT Bldg DLyn Slade Intro to Crochet - SOLD OUT Bldg DAmie Palmer Perfect Necklines - SOLD OUT Bldg DHeather Storta Ply-Split Braiding Bracelets - Arrowheads/Serpentine 42 Tents FostersMichele O'Reilly Quilled Earrings Bldg D TentsCarlise Azmitia Slipped Stitch Cables - SOLD OUT 42 FostersEmily Wood Fiber Arts Demo: Antique Flat Braiding Machine Bldg EStephen Shafer On-going weaving + On-going weaving + overshot, rag and wool yarn weaving on Barn Frame Looms Century MuseumBruce and Zelma Barrett Irish Knitting Basket - SOLD OUT Bldg D TentsBev Larson Shibori with Natural Dyes - SOLD OUT Bldg D TentsDebra MacCrea Spinning with Color in Mind Bldg DAlanna Wilcox Weave a Table Runner - SOLD OUT Bldg DDahlia Popovits Weighted in the Past - Warp Weighted Loom Weaving - SOLD OUT Bldg DKathy Sparks Wonderful for Wool - SOLD OUT Bldg D TentsMaryAnn Williams

10:30am EDT

Breed Talk: Santa Cruz Sheep Bldg 28A Breed Talks TentPaula Garner Angora Goat Show Bldg 38 Alexis Hoy BOOK ONLY | Storymaker: Knitting, Fibre, Fable | Bookmark w/ purchase! Bldg BAlexis Hoy

11:00am EDT

Pawstars Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 The BIG Llama/Alpaca PARADE! Camelids, Cashmere and Friends Breeds Parade, presented by Barn 27 Walking around the Fairgrounds Bldg 27, Front Used Fiber and Sheep Equipment Auction- Register Online, unload your old stuff Bldg 34 Livestock Arena Katrina Rodabaugh | Mending Matters + Make, Thrift, Mend | Signing BOTH DAYS 11:00 - 3:00 Bldg BKatrina Rodabaugh

11:05am EDT

Breed Talk: WHITE DORPERS, shedding sheep Bldg 28A Breed Talks TentBrent Zimmerman

11:40am EDT

Breed Talk: Versatility of Shetland Sheep and the Master Spinning Program Bldg 28A Breed Talks TentJudi Lehrhaupt

12:00pm EDT

Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 What Makes a Pygoa Goat? Bldg 27 -Demo Tent-North End Paula Pereira | Textured Knits | Signing 12:00 - 3:00 Bldg BPaula Pereira

12:15pm EDT

Sheep Selfie Station Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent

12:30pm EDT

Anna Leyzina aka The Knotty Boss | Signing CROCHET SECRETS Satuday 12:30 - 3:30 Bldg BAnna Leyzina * The Knotty Boss Claudia Quintanilla | Memory Lane, NEW BOOK! | Signing Saturday 9:30 - 12:30 Sunday 12:30 - 3:30 Bldg BClaudia Quintanilla Aimée Gille | La Bien Aimée, Artisanal Dyer | Signing Saturday 12:30 - 4:30 Bldg BAimée Gille Janet Ramsey Conrad | A Knitting Journey | Signing Saturday 12:30 - 4:30 Bldg BJanet Conrad Lavanya Patricella | PREORDER specail for BRIOCHE KNITTING | BOTH days 12:30 - 4:30 // 12:30 - 3:30 Bldg BLavanya Patricella Noelle R. B. Stiles | Colorful Crochet Cables | Signing BOTH Days 12:30 - 4:30 / 12:30 - 3:30 Bldg BNoelle R. B. Stiles Paula Pereira | Signing TEXTURED KNITS | BOTH days, 12:30 - 4:30 // 12:30 - 3:30 Bldg BPaula Pereira Rosann Fleischauer | Cozy Coastal Knits | Signing Saturday 12:30 - 4:30 Bldg BRosann Fleischauer Sarah Schira | GNOMES OF GRIMBLEWOOD | Signing BOTH days Saturday 12:30 - 4:30 / Sunday 9:30 - 12:30 Bldg BSarah Schira Vanessa Chakour | Signing EARTHLY BODIES | Saturday 12:30 - 4:30 Bldg BVanessa Chakour

12:45pm EDT

Pawstars Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7

12:50pm EDT

Breed Talk: CVM Romeldale sheep & The Livestock Conservancy Bldg 28A Breed Talks TentMarie Minnich

1:00pm EDT

The Fashion Show! 1pm - Make It With Wool Bldg E

1:25pm EDT

Breed Talk: Enjoy the process of Gotland wool! Bldg 28A Breed Talks TentChristina Ahlseen

1:30pm EDT

Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 PANEL: "Mapping A Fibershed One Stitch and One Color At A Time" Bldg 24Marian Bruno • Amy DuFault • Jennifer Duff

2:00pm EDT

Breed Talk: Herdwick Sheep Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent Llama/Alpaca Meet & Greet (Photo Opportunities) Bldg 27 -Demo Tent-North End Lace and Bead Knitting - SOLD OUT 42 FostersEmily Wood Moon Dance - SOLD OUT Bldg DLyn Slade Next Steps in Crochet Bldg DAmie Palmer No Sew Zipper Installation - SOLD OUT Bldg DKate Oates Norwegian Mittens - SOLD OUT Bldg DDonna Kay Ply-Split Braiding Bracelets - Wave/Chevrons 42 Tents FostersMichele O'Reilly Portrait from the Farm Bldg DLuis Macia Slow to Quick: Ease Your Way into Longdraw - SOLD OUT Bldg DHeavenly Bresser Sweater Weather Mini Embroidery Bldg DMeaghan Monroe Wet Felted Birdhouse - SOLD OUT Bldg D TentsCarlise Azmitia White & Natural Colored Sheep Show 'The Black and White Show' Bldg 37

2:30pm EDT

Breed Talk: North American Wensleydale Sheep & Fiber Bldg 28A Breed Talks TentJeri Robinson-Lawrence Drop Spindle Spinning Contest - Walk-ins welcomed! PRIZES! (Pre-Reg preferred) Bldg E Peggy Hart BOOK ONLY | Wool: Unraveling an American Story of Artisans and Innovation | Signed books available! Bldg BPeggy Hart

3:00pm EDT

Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 Spinning Wheel Contest - Bring your own Wheel - PRIZES! (Reg Required) Bldg E What's the Difference between a Llama and an Alpaca? Bldg 27 -Demo Tent-North End2HF • Derbyshire Family Farm • Spitter's 4H Club Toni Lipsey | The Tunisian Handbook | Signing Saturday 3:00 - 4:45 Bldg BToni Lipsey Beginning Shepherding Q and A Bldg 28A Breed Talks TentMultiple participants.

3:30pm EDT

Chop Stick Knitting Contest - Walk-ins welcomed! PRIZES! Bldg E

4:00pm EDT

Pawstars Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 Crochet Contest - Walk-ins welcomed! PRIZES! (Pre-Reg preferred) Bldg E Sasha Hyre | Author of ISLAND VIBES (Laine) | Signing Saturday 4:00 - 5:00 Bldg BSasha Hyre