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2022 NY State Sheep and Wool Festival

FESTIVAL DATES: Oct. 15-16th, 2022
(Workshops happening also Thurs and Fri before the festival, no vendors)
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9:00am EDT

Tatting Demo - Catherine Conrady Bldg ECatherine Conrady Sock Machine Knitting Demonstration Bldg EChaille Chilcote Sid Sharp signing their amazing picture book THE WOLF SUIT (kids and adults will love!) Saturday 9-4 and Sunday 9-3! Bldg BSid Sharp Sheep Shearing Demonstrations - 45 minutes after the hour Area 9 Fleece Sale 9am-3pm - Wool, Alpaca, Mohair Bldg B Merino Sheep Bldg 28Heidi and Chuck Simmons Liza Laird signs her book YOGA OF YARN Saturday 9 - 4 + Sunday 9 - 3 Bldg BLiza Laird Breed Specific Knitting Display & Spinning Demos Bldg 28 Backyard Green Films Bldg 28Rick and Elara Bowman Dutchess County Animal Response Team Bldg 28Joe Ryan Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers Association Bldg 28Claire Houlihan BIPOC Sheep Breeders Bldg 28Kat Chang • Anne Choi • Prado de Lana Sheep Farm Border Leicester Sheep Bldg 28 Coopworth Sheep Bldg 28Nick Pouder Cormo Sheep Bldg 28Wing & A Prayer Farm Corriedale Sheep Bldg 28Meegan Veeder-Shave Cotswold Sheep Bldg 28Christine Crossman CVM Romeldale Sheep Bldg 28Marie Minnich Gotland Sheep Bldg 28Christina Ahlseen Jacob Sheep Bldg 28 Leicester Longwool Sheep Bldg 28Maple Frost Farm Lincoln Sheep Bldg 28Prado de Lana Sheep Farm North American Wensleydale Sheep Bldg 28Jeri Robinson-Lawrence Romney and Icelandic Sheep Bldg 28Mother Katherine Santa Cruz Sheep Bldg 28Phillip & Paula Garner Sheep Breed Displays Bldg 28 Sheep Breed Displays Bldg 28 Shetland Sheep Bldg 28Judi Lehrhaupt Southdown Sheep Bldg 28Lauren and Katie Drum Teeswater Sheep Bldg 28Cheri Parker Traditional English Southdown Sheep Bldg 28Robert David Sweeney Tunis Sheep Bldg 28Jewel Tunis Valais Blacknose Sheep Bldg 28Wing & A Prayer Farm Photo Contest - Photos Displayed Bldg E Shopping! Find a Vendor Various Locations 2022 Festival Art Contest Show (vote 4 your favorite) $1500 first prize! Bldg E View handmade fiber art competition entries on display all day Bldg E Two by Two Petting Zoo Area 13

9:15am EDT

Julie Ciocora signing her book Contemplative Knitting, about spirituality in your craft practice. Saturday + Sunday 9 - 4 Bldg BJulie Ciocora

9:30am EDT

Patty Lyons signing her **new book** KNITTING BAG OF TRICKS Saturday 9:30-11 + 1:30 - 4 & Sunday 9:30 - 12 + 1:30 - 3:30 Bldg BPatty Lyons Jacky Davis + David Soman signing their iconic children's books, Ladybug Girl and more, Sunday 9:30 - 3:00 Bldg BJacky Davis • David Soman Katrina Rodabaugh signs her books MENDING MATTERS + MAKE, THRIFT, MEND Saturday + Sunday Bldg BKatrina Rodabaugh TALES OF YARN TALKS: All weekend, see schedule for specific talks and details! Bldg B IZA TRAPANI signing her delightful children's books | SUNDAY 9:30 - 3 | Bldg BIza Trapani White & Natural Wool Sheep Show 'The Black and White Show' continued Bldg 37

10:00am EDT

Breed Talk: Traditional English Southdowns 28A Tent Needle Felting: Chickadee - 2 hour - SOLD OUT Bldg DGoing Gnome Crochet for Knitters Bldg DClaudette Brady Needle Felting: Falling Leaves Scarf - SOLD OUT Bldg DLyn Slade The Amazing "Fleece to Shawl" Competition - Judging Starts After 1pm, Winners Announced 1:30pm Bldg E The Amazing "Fleece to Shawl" Competition - Judging Starts After 1pm, Winners Announced 1:30pm Bldg E A New Twist on Support Spindles Bldg DKathy Sparks Finish with Flair - 4 Hours Bldg DJaya Srikrishnan Shetland Hap Shawl - 4 Hours Bldg DDonna Kay The Fundamentals of Carving a Wooden Spoon - Sunday - SOLD OUT 41 TentsRowland Butler Weaving a Herringbone Caned Stool - 4 Hours - SOLD OUT 41 TentsSue Muldoon Margaret Hubert, signing her amazing collection of knitting + crochet books, plus more! Saturday + Sunday, 10-3 Bldg BMargaret Hubert Prasan Kumar signing his artistic picture book ALPACAS LOVE APPLES Bldg BPrasan Kumar Safiyyah Talley (aka The Drunk Knitter ;) ) signing her book, KNIT 2 SOCKS IN 1! Saturday + Sunday Bldg BSafiyyah Talley Sara Elizabeth Kellner signing her book Wild and Woolly Knitted Animals: A Naturalist's Notebook Saturday + Sunday! Bldg BSara Elizabeth Kellner On-going weaving + sectional warping demos on Union loom, Overshot weaving demo on Barn Frame loom Century MuseumBruce and Zelma Barrett Stanley's Pumpkin - 5 Hours - SOLD OUT Bldg DMaureen Rugar Spinning Demos by Various Farms Barn 27 Llamas, Alpacas (Camelids), Cashmere, Pygora Goats, etc 10am-4pm Demo Tent-North End of Barn 27 Workroom Counter Catch-All Basket - 5 hours - SOLD OUT 41 TentsMary Ann Williams Workshops - Full Day, Half Day 10am-3:00pm - See Catalog Bldg D Brioche 102 - Two Color Brioche - 4 Hours - SOLD OUT Bldg DBette Hansen

10:30am EDT

Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 Sojourner Truth Bldg 28

11:00am EDT

Breed Talk: I Love Smart Sheep 28A TentMother Katherine PARADE! Camelid and Friends Breeds Parade, presented by Barn 27 Walking around the Fairgrounds Bldg 27, Front Angora Goat Show Judge's Presentation and Q & A Bldg 38 Christi Johnson signing her wonderful book, MYSTICAL STITCHES, Saturday 12 - 4 + Sunday 11 - 3 Bldg BChristi Johnson

11:30am EDT

Breed Talk: Fiber Farming (Valais Blacknose, Shetlands, Longwools, Cormo) 28A TentWing & A Prayer Farm Cashmere Fiber & Spinning Demo Bldg 27, Front Leaping Llama and Friends Contest presented by All 'Barn 27 Farms' Bldg 34 Livestock Arena

12:00pm EDT

Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 Knit 2 Socks in 1: Discover the Easy Magic of Turning One Long Sock into a Pair! Bldg BSafiyyah Talley All About Alpacas Demo Tent-North End of Barn 272HF • Spitter's 4H Club SHEEP PARADE!! Bldg 28's Sheep Breed Parade Bldg 34 Livestock Arena

1:00pm EDT

Exotic Breed Spinning Demo - Alpaca, Angora Rabbit, Llama Demo Tent-North End of Barn 27 Sheep Selfie Station Bldg 28 Bred Ewe Sale Show Returns in 2023 Bldg 37

1:30pm EDT

Breed Talk: Teeswater Sheep, Fleece, Fiber & Spinning Art Yarn Demonstration 28A Tent Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7

1:45pm EDT

Winners Announced - The Amazing "Fleece to Shawl" Competition Bldg E

2:00pm EDT

Breed Talk: North American Wensleydale Sheep & Fiber 28A TentJeri Robinson-Lawrence Spitters Club 4H Obstacle Course Demo Bldg 34 Livestock ArenaSpitter's 4H Club Llama & Alpaca Meet & Greets (Photo Opportunities!) Demo Tent-North End of Barn 272HF • Derbyshire Family Farm Patty Lyons presents Patty Lyons' Knitting Bag of Tricks! How Patty Went From Self Taught Knitter to Knitting Teacher Bldg BPatty Lyons

2:30pm EDT

Breed Talk: Corriedale Sheep, Storytelling and Children's Activity 28A TentMeegan Veeder-Shave Breed Talk: Corriedale Sheep, Storytelling and Children's Activity Bldg 28Meegan Veeder-Shave

3:00pm EDT

Breed Talk: Fantastic Finns 28A Tent What makes goat down 'cashmere'? Demo Tent-North End of Barn 27Hermit Pond Farm • St. Mary’s on-the-Hill Cashmere • Christine McBrearty-Hulse • Stone Harvest Farm Pick Up Your Stuff - Fiber Arts Competitors from Bldg E - Don't Forget Bldg E

3:30pm EDT

Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7