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.)
We’re using Sched to help you plan your festival. Create your own schedule by ticking off events in the Schedule to add to your own personal plan. Events being added so refresh every few days. The Souvenir Pre-festival ordering hopes to open mid Sept. Thanks for your patience.

9:00am EDT

Josephine Knot - SOLD OUT

Thursday October 17, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Instructors

Sue Muldoon

Sue Muldoon divides her time between 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional work. She bounces back and forth between photography, web design and graphic design to seatweaving (chair caning, wicker repair, rush, splint, etc.) and basket weaving.Basketry started as an add-on to seat weaving... Read More →

Thursday October 17, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 6 HR

9:00am EDT

Natural Dye Rainbow - SOLD OUT

Thursday October 17, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Instructors

Jackie Ottino

Jackie is a dyer from Midcoast Maine, specializing in natural dyes. She ran a commercial dyehouse for 6 years for a well known yarn brand, and now does specialty dyeing for other yarn companies, as well as her own line, Forage Color. She teaches sell out dye workshops around the country... Read More →

Thursday October 17, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Dyeing

Workshop Duration 6 HR

9:00am EDT

Seeing Red - SOLD OUT

Thursday October 17, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Instructors

Kathy Sparks

Kathy Sparks has been involved with fiber in some way, shape or form for the past 45 years. She honed her craft both by earning a Master’s Degree in Dye Chemistry from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, as well as studying with and learning from other artists. A retired... Read More →

Thursday October 17, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Dyeing

Workshop Duration 6 HR

9:00am EDT

Shoulder Pack Basket - SOLD OUT

Thursday October 17, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Instructors

Wendy Jensen

Bldg 36, Booth 12

Wendy Jensen is an award winning professional basketmaker living in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts for 30 years. Her baskets are finely woven from rattan or her homegrown willow. She exhibits her work at juried craft shows and galleries. She also teaches basketmaking at many... Read More →

Thursday October 17, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Basket Weaving

Workshop Duration 6 HR

9:00am EDT

Reed Snowflake (2 hour)

Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 11:00am EDT

Instructors

Sue Muldoon

Sue Muldoon divides her time between 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional work. She bounces back and forth between photography, web design and graphic design to seatweaving (chair caning, wicker repair, rush, splint, etc.) and basket weaving.Basketry started as an add-on to seat weaving... Read More →

Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 11:00am EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 2 HR

9:00am EDT

Handpainting Yarn with Natural Dye Extracts - SOLD OUT

Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Instructors

Jackie Ottino

Jackie is a dyer from Midcoast Maine, specializing in natural dyes. She ran a commercial dyehouse for 6 years for a well known yarn brand, and now does specialty dyeing for other yarn companies, as well as her own line, Forage Color. She teaches sell out dye workshops around the country... Read More →

Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Dyeing

Workshop Duration 3 HR

9:00am EDT

Twilled Muffin Basket with Braided Lash - SOLD OUT

Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Instructors

Wendy Jensen

Bldg 36, Booth 12

Wendy Jensen is an award winning professional basketmaker living in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts for 30 years. Her baskets are finely woven from rattan or her homegrown willow. She exhibits her work at juried craft shows and galleries. She also teaches basketmaking at many... Read More →

Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Basket Weaving

Workshop Duration 6 HR

9:00am EDT

Woodland Denizens - SOLD OUT

Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Instructors

Kathy Sparks

Kathy Sparks has been involved with fiber in some way, shape or form for the past 45 years. She honed her craft both by earning a Master’s Degree in Dye Chemistry from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA, as well as studying with and learning from other artists. A retired... Read More →

Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Dyeing

Workshop Duration 6 HR

12:00pm EDT

Reed Heart (2 hour)

Friday October 18, 2024 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Instructors

Sue Muldoon

Sue Muldoon divides her time between 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional work. She bounces back and forth between photography, web design and graphic design to seatweaving (chair caning, wicker repair, rush, splint, etc.) and basket weaving.Basketry started as an add-on to seat weaving... Read More →

Friday October 18, 2024 12:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 2 HR

1:00pm EDT

Fun with Hens and Turkeys - SOLD OUT

Friday October 18, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Instructors

Bev Larson

I have been weaving since 1988 and teaching since 1999. I love to share the joy of basket weaving with those around me and have done so by teaching in Indiana, Illinois, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and the Caribbean on the Basket Weaving... Read More →

Friday October 18, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Broom Making

Workshop Duration 3 HR

1:00pm EDT

Handpainting Top with Natural Dye Extracts - SOLD OUT

Friday October 18, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Instructors

Jackie Ottino

Jackie is a dyer from Midcoast Maine, specializing in natural dyes. She ran a commercial dyehouse for 6 years for a well known yarn brand, and now does specialty dyeing for other yarn companies, as well as her own line, Forage Color. She teaches sell out dye workshops around the country... Read More →

Friday October 18, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Dyeing

Workshop Duration 3 HR

10:00am EDT

The Fundamentals of Carving a Wooden Spoon - SOLD OUT

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Instructors

Rowland Butler

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Wood Carving

Workshop Duration 4 HR

10:00am EDT

Quilled Earrings

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT

Instructors

Carlise Azmitia

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Misc - Earrings

Workshop Duration 3 HR

10:00am EDT

Irish Knitting Basket - SOLD OUT

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT

Instructors

Bev Larson

I have been weaving since 1988 and teaching since 1999. I love to share the joy of basket weaving with those around me and have done so by teaching in Indiana, Illinois, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and the Caribbean on the Basket Weaving... Read More →

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Basket Weaving

Workshop Duration 3 HR

10:00am EDT

Shibori with Natural Dyes - SOLD OUT

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT

Instructors

Debra MacCrea

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Dyeing

Workshop Duration 3 HR, 6 HR

10:00am EDT

Wonderful for Wool - SOLD OUT

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT

Instructors

MaryAnn Williams

I made my first basket late one afternoon in 1988 after a very challenging day as an elementary teacher…it was a disaster! However I found this craft engaging and my over thirty year relationship with basket making began. I have increased my skills and my love for baskets by consistently... Read More →

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Basket Weaving

Workshop Duration 3 HR, 5 HR

2:00pm EDT

Wet Felted Birdhouse - SOLD OUT

Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT

Instructors

Carlise Azmitia

Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Felting

Workshop Duration 3 HR

10:00am EDT

Beginning Weaving on Rocks (2 hours) - SOLD OUT

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT

Instructors

Bev Larson

I have been weaving since 1988 and teaching since 1999. I love to share the joy of basket weaving with those around me and have done so by teaching in Indiana, Illinois, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, and the Caribbean on the Basket Weaving... Read More →

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 3 HR

10:00am EDT

Felted Soap Workshop - SOLD OUT

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT

Instructors

Nancy Butler

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Felting

Workshop Duration 3 HR

10:00am EDT

Foraged Wreath Making AM

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT

Instructors

Michelle Adams

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Misc - Wreaths

Workshop Duration 3 HR

10:00am EDT

The Fundamentals of Carving a Wooden Spoon - SOLD OUT

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 2:00pm EDT

Instructors

Rowland Butler

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 2:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Wood Carving

Workshop Duration 4 HR

10:00am EDT

Bucket List Basket (5 hours) - SOLD OUT

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 4:00pm EDT

Instructors

MaryAnn Williams

I made my first basket late one afternoon in 1988 after a very challenging day as an elementary teacher…it was a disaster! However I found this craft engaging and my over thirty year relationship with basket making began. I have increased my skills and my love for baskets by consistently... Read More →

Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Basket Weaving

Workshop Duration 5 HR

1:00pm EDT

Foraged Wreath Making PM

Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Instructors

Michelle Adams

Sunday October 20, 2024 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D Tents

Workshops, Misc - Wreaths

Workshop Duration 3 HR