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2019 NY State Sheep and Wool Festival

10-15-19 - NEWS -
Updated the Cooking Demos with more juicy, mac-n-cheesy details! So close. New fiberflame crafting classes added, extensive Kids Activities list. Did you enter your fleeces in the sale? Did you enter your handmade items in the Can’t wait to see you all!

8:00am EDT

Vendor Set-up, Workshop parking in Oval from Mulberry St Various Locations

9:00am EDT

Buttons, Bangles, Shawl Pins, and Way More - Thurs AM Bldg DLeslie Wind Double Knitting Bldg DHeather Storta Rug Hooking 101: Simply Sunny - Thur AM Bldg DMaureen Rugar Willow Sphere Bldg DBonnie Gale 12+ Ways to Spin Painted Top Bldg DAlanna Wilcox Design Your Own Raglan Bldg DJaya Srikrishnan Dyes From Nature Bldg DKathy Sparks Folded Pine Bark Basketry Bldg DKatie Grove Make It Madder Bldg DJackie Ottino Needle Felting: Character Mug Rug Coasters and More Bldg DNeysa Russo Ribbed and Ready to Go Bldg DWendy Jensen Sheep to Skein Bldg DDonna Kay Spinning Worsted and Semi Worsted Bldg DCarolyn Rivello The Art of Navajo Weaving - Thurs Bldg DNavajo Weavings & Supplies - Marilou Schultz Wheel Spinning 101 Bldg DMary Berry Yarn & Fiber Characteristics Bldg DRobin Russo

10:00am EDT

Workshops - Full Day, Half Day 9am-4pm - See Catalog Bldg D

12:00pm EDT

Entries Received for Fleece Show and Sale - Wool, Mohair & Alpaca - NOON-3pm Bldg B Livestock penning Bldg 37, Bldg 38

1:00pm EDT

Buttons, Bangles, Shawl Pins, and Way More - Thurs PM Bldg DLeslie Wind Mosaic Knitting Bldg DHeather Storta Rhinebeck Gnome of the Year Bldg DMelissa Jennifer VanSant Willow Wreath Making Bldg DBonnie Gale

7:30am EDT

Vendor Set-up, Workshop parking in Oval from Mulberry St Various Locations

9:00am EDT

Fiber Contest Entries Received 'til NOON Bldg E A Sampling of Short Rows Bldg DHeather Storta Buttons, Bangles, Shawl Pins, and Way More - Fri AM Bldg DLeslie Wind Spinning Skills 201 Bldg DMary Berry Tvåändsstickning (Twined Knitting) Bldg DDonna Kay Entries Received for Fleece Show and Sale - Wool, Mohair & Alpaca 9am-4pm Bldg B Carry-All Bldg DWendy Jensen Kitchen Dye Pot Bldg DJackie Ottino Mama Screech Owl Bldg DMelissa Jennifer VanSant Mohair and More Bldg DRobin Russo Needle Felting: Florentine Bird Tapestry Bldg DNeysa Russo Planning & Spinning for a Sweater Bldg DAlanna Wilcox Random Weave Vine Basket Bldg DKatie Grove Spinning Man-Made Fibers Bldg DCarolyn Rivello The Art of Navajo Weaving - Fri Bldg DNavajo Weavings & Supplies - Marilou Schultz Twigg Stitch Technique and Hat Project Bldg DVicki Twigg Woodland Denizens – Dyeing with Lichens and Mushrooms Bldg DKathy Sparks

10:00am EDT

Sheep Show Check-in, 10am–NOON, 4 -5:30 pm Bldg 37, Bldg 38 Workshops - Full Day, Half Day 9am-4pm - See Catalog Bldg D

12:00pm EDT

Exhibitor Setup Barn 27 'til 8pm Bldg 27

1:00pm EDT

Bred Ewe Sale Show Begins Bldg 37 Buttons, Bangles, Shawl Pins, and Way More - Fri PM Bldg DLeslie Wind Estonian Decorative Stitches Bldg DHeather Storta Fabulous Faroese Shawls Bldg DDonna Kay New England Porch Weave Bldg DSue Muldoon Playing with Plying Bldg DMary Berry Photo Contest Entries Received 1pm-6pm Bldg E Judging - Fiber Competitions Bldg E

4:00pm EDT

Judging Fleece - Wool, Mohair & Alpaca Bldg B

6:00am EDT

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

8:00am EDT

Workshop Parking in E Lot 3 for Early Morning Classes Bldg D

9:00am EDT

Jen Arnall-Culliford | A Year in Techniques + Boost Your Knitting | Saturday signing 9 - 12 Bldg BJennifer Arnall-Culliford Loopy Mango, with Oejong Kim | Saturday book signing 9 - 2 Bldg BOejong Kim Emily Foden | Signing Knits About Winter | both days at PomPom Booth Bldg BEmily Foden Nancy Shaw | Sheep in a Jeep and more, Saturday signing 9 - 4 Bldg BNancy Shaw Fleece Sale 9am-4pm - Wool, Alpaca, Mohair Bldg B Workshops All Day, Half Day, Walk-In Registration - See Catalog Bldg D Mason Dixon Knitting! | Saturday signing 9 - 12 & 2 - 5 | Books available all day! Bldg BKay Gardiner • Ann Shayne Ocean Rose, Botanical Dyer | Hand dyed yarn, all day, Saturday and Sunday Bldg BOcean Rose Pom Pom Magazine | All issues + new books, signings 11 - 2 each day, and more! Bldg BMeghan Fernandes • Lydia Gluck Breed Specific Knitting Display & Spinning Demos Bldg 28 Sheep Shearing Demonstrations - 45 minutes after the hour Area 9 2019 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 2019 Newbie! Fabric Collage Bldg 41fiberflame Needle Felt Notebook Bldg 41fiberflame Needle Felting 'tiny pictures' w/ Wool Yarn and Roving Bldg 41fiberflame Two by Two Petting Zoo Area 13 Upcycled Sweater 'Puppets' Ages 7+ Bldg 41fiberflame Upcycled Sweater Stitching: Stuffies & Pillows Ages 10+ Bldg 41fiberflame Weaving Returns Bldg 41fiberflame Wool Roving Ornaments Bldg 41fiberflame Yarn “Painting” Embroidery - Ages 3+ Bldg 41fiberflame Llama & Alpaca Farm Displays Bldg 27 Sheep Breed Displays Bldg 28 Photo Contest - Photos Displayed Bldg E Shopping! Find a Vendor Various Locations Vendors List 22D Wine Tasting, Specialty Foods Bldg E

9:15am EDT

Childrens Book Reading! | Tales of Yarn Space, Building B. Bldg B TALES OF YARN TALKS: All weekend, see schedule for specific talks and details! Bldg BKathleen Dames • Alice O'Reilly • Barbara Benson • Melanie Falick • Claire Gelder • Susanna Leonard Hill • Margaret Hubert • Dani Ives • Oejong Kim • Nancy Shaw

9:30am EDT

Kathleen Dames + Alice O'Reilly | I Knit New York, Paris, and more! | Saturday signing 9:30 - 4:00 Bldg BKathleen Dames • Alice O'Reilly Kathleen Dames + Alice O'Reilly | I Knit New York, Paris, and more! | Saturday signing 9:30 - 4:00 Bldg BKathleen Dames • Alice O'Reilly

10:00am EDT

Breed Talk: Coopworth Sheep Bldg 28 Barbara Benson: Big Yarn, Beautiful Lace Knits | Tales of Yarn Talk! Bldg BBarbara Benson Ashley Martineau | Signing her book Spinning and Dyeing Yarn | 2:00 - 4:00 Bldg BAshley Martineau Vickie Howell | The Knit Vibe, Saturday book signing, 10 - 1 Bldg BVickie Howell Make It With Wool Judging Bldg E Bred Ewe Auction - Followed by Goats, then The Big Used Equipment Auction! Bldg 34 Livestock Arena Beginning Handspindle Bldg DDonna Kay Buttons, Bangles, Shawl Pins, and Way More - Sat AM Bldg DLeslie Wind Footstool with Rush Top Bldg DSue Muldoon Needle Felting: Edge of the Field Bldg DLyn Slade Rug Hooking 101: Simply Sunny - Sat AM Bldg DMaureen Rugar Sock Obsessed: Naturally Dyed Self-Striping and Variegated Yarn Bldg DMeghan Maze & Michelle Russell Spinning for Socks Bldg DAlanna Wilcox Thrummed Mittens - Staying Warm Bldg DCarolyn Predmore Two At a Time Socks Bldg DJaya Srikrishnan Zephyr Mittens Bldg DVicki Twigg Haley Pierson-Cox | Saturday book signing 11 -2 Bldg BHaley Pierson-Cox Lee Harper, Illustrator of Woolbur | Signing Saturday 10 - 3:00 ! Bldg BLee Harper Shisha and Kashmiri Embroidery - 4 hrs Bldg DAparna Nair Tangled: A Wet Felting Workshop - 4 Hrs Bldg DNica Rabinowitz NEW! Spit Roasting Lamb, smoking lamb, recipes with Samples Area 14 Claire Gelder | Books available all day! Bldg BClaire Gelder Margaret Hubert | Signing 10 - 12 & 2 - 4 | Books available all day! Bldg BMargaret Hubert Melanie Falick | Books available all day! Bldg BMelanie Falick Susanna Leonard Hill | Signs her children's books, Saturday 10 - 4 Bldg BSusanna Leonard Hill Hilary Emerson Lay | Kids Craft Book! Saturday signing, 10 - 4 Bldg BHilary Emerson Lay On-going barn-frame looms and Union loom weaving demos Century MuseumBruce and Zelma Barrett Barbara Benson | Big Yarn, Beautiful Lace Knits | Saturday signing 10 - 12 & 1 - 4:30 Bldg B LIVE MUSIC: "Hudson Crossing" Bluegrass 4H Hill Stage (by Blsg 26) A Tisket, A Tasket, What A Perfect Fiber Basket! Bldg DMaryAnn Williams Backyard Basketry: Coiling with Grasses, Cattails, and More Bldg DKatie Grove Natural Dye Rainbow Bldg DJackie Ottino Spinning Luxury Fibers Bldg DNatalie Burger Warping and Weaving: Two Heddles Bldg DMary Berry

10:30am EDT

The Livestock Conservancy: Shave 'em to Save 'em Initiative Bldg 28Marie Minnich Angora Goat Show Bldg 38 Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7

11:00am EDT

Breed Talk: “Diamonds in the Rough”, Santa Cruz Sheep Bldg 28 Llama Care, Maintenance & Photo Opportunities! Demo Tent-North End of Barn 272HF • Spitter's 4H Club Camelid and Friends Breeds Parade, presented by Barn 27 Walking around the Fairgrounds Bldg 27, Front “Mad Science” Area F Dani Ives: Journey into Painting with Wool | Tales of Yarn Talk! Bldg BDani Ives London Kaye | Book signing Saturday, 11:00 - 2:00 Bldg BLondon Kaye Silk Reeling from Cocoons! Bldg ETheresa Drouin-Guerette • Theresa Drouin-Guerette

11:30am EDT

Breed Talk: Valais Blacknose Sheep Bldg 28Martin and Joy Dally

12:00pm EDT

Alpaca Care, Maintenance & Photo Opportunities! Demo Tent-North End of Barn 27 Breed Talk: Sheep Selfie Station Bldg 28 Margaret Hubert: Combining Knitting with Crochet | Tales of Yarn Talk! Bldg BMargaret Hubert Courtney Spainhower | Saturday book signing, 12 - 2 Bldg B Jennifer Churchman - Sweet Pea and Friends | Saturday book signing 12 - 3 Bldg B

12:15pm EDT

Wildman Jack Area F

12:30pm EDT

Breed Talk: Versatility of Shetland Sheep and the Master Spinning Program Bldg 28Judi Lehrhaupt Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7

1:00pm EDT

Breed Talk: Leicester Longwool Sheep and Fiber, talk by Keri Boucher Bldg 28Maple Frost Farm What is a Giant Angora Rabbit? Demo Tent-North End of Barn 272HF Claire Gelder: Founder of Wool Couture and Mabel Bunny & Co | Tales of Yarn Talk! Bldg BClaire Gelder Tatting - Betty Feldman and Catherine Conrady Bldg ECatherine Conrady • Betty S. Feldman Make It With Wool Fashion Show Bldg E Fashion Show Follows Judging Bldg E Clara Parkes | Vanishing Fleece, Saturday book signing 1 - 3 Bldg BClara Parkes Dani Ives | Saturday book signing, 1- 4pm Bldg BDani Ives

1:30pm EDT

Breed Talk: Fiber Farming Bldg 28 Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 Used Fiber and Sheep Equipment Auction 1/2 Hour after Bred Ewe Auction TBA - Register Online, upload pics to the catalog, unload your old stuff Bldg 34 Livestock Arena

1:45pm EDT

“Mad Science” Area F

2:00pm EDT

Breed Talk: Lincoln Sheep & Fiber Bldg 28 Melanie Falick: Making a Life: Discussion with Melanie Falick and Kay Gardiner | Tales of Yarn Talk! Bldg BMelanie Falick • Kay Gardiner White & Natural Colored Sheep Show 'The Black and White Show' Bldg 37 All the Pretty Fleece! Bldg DKimberly Radcliffe Buttons, Bangles, Shawl Pins, and Way More - Sat PM Bldg DLeslie Wind Cast-Ons from Cable to Chinese Waitress.... Bldg DCarolyn Predmore Circle Weaving Using a Wee Loom Bldg DJacquie Chalmers Creative Carding Bldg DDonna Kay Crosswinds Entrelac Mittens Bldg DVicki Twigg Design Your Own Wedge Shawl Bldg DMK Nance Footstool with Herringbone Design Bldg DSue Muldoon Grow Your Own Color: Natural Dye Plants in the Garden Bldg DMeghan Maze & Michelle Russell Needle Felting: Valley Farm Bldg DLyn Slade

2:30pm EDT

Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 Drop Spindle Spinning Contest - Walk-ins welcomed! PRIZES! Bldg E Dyeing with Natural Indigo - Sat PM Bldg DNica Rabinowitz

3:00pm EDT

Katrina Rodabaugh | Booksigning, Mending Matters | 3:00 - 4:00 Bldg BKatrina Rodabaugh Cashmere Fiber & Spinning Demo Bldg 27, Front Spinning Wheel Contest - Walk-INS Welcome. PRIZES! Bldg E Wildman Jack Area F Loopy Mango, with Oejong Kim: 3 Yarns, 3 Projects. | Tales of Yarn Talk! Bldg BOejong Kim Needle Felting Animals Demo - Arturo Ceballos Bldg ECottage on the Hudson - Arturo Spinning Demonstrations by Various Farms Barn 27 Llamas, Alpacas, etc Demo Tent-North End of Barn 27 Beginning Shepherding Q and A Bldg 28Christina Ahlseen • Judi Lehrhaupt • Marie Minnich • Jeri Robinson-Lawrence

3:30pm EDT

Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 Chop Stick Knitting Contest - Walk-ins welcomed! PRIZES! Bldg E

4:00pm EDT

Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 Crochet Contest - Walk-ins welcomed! PRIZES! Bldg E What's the Difference between a Llama and an Alpaca? Demo Tent-North End of Barn 272HF • Derbyshire Family Farm • Spitter's 4H Club Vickie Howell, The Knit Vibe: How the Way We Create Expresses Who We Are | Tales of Yarn Panel Discussion! Bldg BVickie Howell

TBA

Barbara Benson | Big Yarn, Beautiful Lace Knits | Sunday signing 10 - 2 Bldg B

8:00am EDT

Workshop Parking in E Lot 3 for Early Morning Classes Bldg D

8:30am EDT

White & Natural Wool Sheep Show 'The Black and White Show' continued Bldg 37

9:00am EDT

Jen Arnall-Culliford | A Year in Techniques + Boost Your Knitting | Sunday signing 9 - 12 Bldg BJennifer Arnall-Culliford The Amazing "Fleece to Shawl" Competition - Judging Starts After 1pm, Winners Announced 1:30pm Bldg E Sheep Shearing Demonstrations - 45 minutes after the hour Area 9 Fleece Sale 9am-3pm - Wool, Alpaca, Mohair Bldg B Emily Foden | Signing Knits About Winter | both days at PomPom Booth Bldg BEmily Foden Mason Dixon Knitting! | Sunday signing 9 - 12 & 2 - 4 Bldg BKay Gardiner • Ann Shayne Ocean Rose, Botanical Dyer | Hand dyed yarn, all day, Saturday and Sunday Bldg BOcean Rose Pom Pom Magazine | All issues + new books, signings 11 - 2 each day, and more! Bldg BMeghan Fernandes • Lydia Gluck Breed Specific Knitting Display & Spinning Demos Bldg 28 On-going weaving demonstrations on barn-frame looms and Union looms Century MuseumBruce and Zelma Barrett Needle Felt Notebook Bldg 41fiberflame Needle Felting 'tiny pictures' w/ Wool Yarn and Roving Bldg 41fiberflame Upcycled Sweater 'Puppets' Ages 7+ Bldg 41fiberflame Upcycled Sweater Stitching: Stuffies & Pillows Ages 10+ Bldg 41fiberflame Weaving Returns Bldg 41fiberflame Wool Roving Ornaments Bldg 41fiberflame Sheep Breed Displays Bldg 28 Photo Contest - Photos Displayed Bldg E Shopping! Find a Vendor Various Locations 2019 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 2019 Newbie! Fabric Collage Bldg 41fiberflame Two by Two Petting Zoo Area 13 Yarn “Painting” Embroidery - Ages 3+ Bldg 41fiberflame

9:30am EDT

Breed Talk: Teeswater Sheep, Fleece, Fiber & Spinning Art Yarn Demonstration Bldg 28 Courtney Spainhower | Sunday book signing, 9:30 - 10:30 Bldg B Crochet with London Kaye: How to Turn Your Passion into a Career | Tales of Yarn Talk! Bldg BLondon Kaye Nancy Shaw | Sheep in a Jeep and more, Sunday signing 9:15 - 2:30 Bldg BNancy Shaw TALES OF YARN TALKS: All weekend, see schedule for specific talks and details! Bldg BMelanie Falick • Meghan Fernandes • London Kaye • Clara Parkes

10:00am EDT

Breed Talk: Romeldale CVM sheep: Colorful dual purpose Bldg 28Marie Minnich Baby Penguin - 2 hr Bldg DMelissa Jennifer VanSant Get Started with Stranded Knitting - 2 hr Bldg DJaya Srikrishnan Jennifer Churchman - Sweet Pea and Friends | Sunday book signing 10 - 1 Bldg B Buttons, Bangles, Shawl Pins, and Way More - Sun AM Bldg DLeslie Wind Colorful Camelids Bldg DNatalie Burger Dyeing with Natural Indigo - Sun AM Bldg DNica Rabinowitz Floating Cables Bldg DMK Nance Gorgeous Gradient Dyeing Bldg DAmy Rooney Needle Felting: Sunny Nap Bldg DLyn Slade Shaker Tape Colonial Footstool Bldg DSue Muldoon Dora Ohrenstein | Sunday book signing 10 - 2 Bldg BDora Ohrenstein Haley Pierson-Cox | Sunday book signing 10 -12 & 2 - 4 Bldg BHaley Pierson-Cox Margaret Hubert | Sunday signing 10 - 2 | Bldg BMargaret Hubert Beginning Brioche with a Two Color Cowl - 4 hr Bldg DBette Hansen Fiber Experience: Paco-Vicuna - 4 hrs Bldg DKimberly Radcliffe Latvian Mittens - 4 hr Bldg DDonna Kay Spinning Oomingmak: Qiviut – The Arctic’s Treasure - 4 hr Bldg DKathy Sparks Tablet (Card) Weaving on an Inkle Loom - 4 Hrs Bldg DMary Berry Workshop Wall Basket - 4 hr Bldg DMaryAnn Williams Susanna Leonard Hill | Signs her children's books, Sunday 10 - 3LIMITED Bldg BSusanna Leonard Hill Elisha Cooper | Sunday book signing 10 - 3 Bldg BElisha Cooper NEW! Spit Roasting Lamb, smoking lamb, recipes with Samples Area 14 Claire Gelder | Books available all day! Bldg BClaire Gelder Melanie Falick | Books available all day! Bldg BMelanie Falick Workshops - Full Day, Half Day 10am-3:00pm - See Catalog Bldg D LIVE MUSIC: "Hudson Crossing" Bluegrass 4H Hill Stage (by Blsg 26)

10:30am EDT

Breed Talk: North American Wensleydale Sheep & Fiber Bldg 28Jeri Robinson-Lawrence Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 Clara Parkes: Adventures in American Wool | Tales of Yarn Talk! Bldg BClara Parkes London Kaye | Book signing Sunday, 10:30 - 1:30 Bldg BLondon Kaye

11:00am EDT

Breed Talk: Gotland Sheep & Fiber Bldg 28Christina Ahlseen The 'Big' Llama & Alpaca Parade presented by All Farms in Barn 27 - Walking around the fairgrounds Bldg 27, Front “Mad Science” Area F Angora Goat Show Judge's Presentation and Q & A Bldg 38Theresa Bergeron Ainur Berkimbayeva | Signing with PomPom, Sunday, 11:00 - 1:00 Bldg BAinur Berkimbayeva Spinning Demo: Yarn spun from a live molting angora rabbit Bldg EMariepaule Rossier • Mariepaule Rossier

11:15am EDT

Clara Parkes | Vanishing Fleece, Sunday book signing 11:15 - 1 Bldg BClara Parkes Leaping Llama Contest presented by All 'Barn 27 Farms' Bldg 34 Livestock Arena

11:30am EDT

Breed Talk: I Love Smart Sheep Bldg 28Mother Katherine Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 Diversity and Inclusion in the Craft Community: Pom Pom Hosted Panel | Tales of Yarn Talk, Building B. Bldg B

12:00pm EDT

Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 All About Alpacas Demo Tent-North End of Barn 272HF • Spitter's 4H Club Bldg 28's Sheep Breed Parade Bldg 34 Livestock Arena

12:15pm EDT

Wildman Jack Area F

12:30pm EDT

Rug Hooking 101: Simply Sunny - Sun PM Bldg DMaureen Rugar

1:00pm EDT

Breed Talk: Sheep Selfie Station Bldg 28 Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 Melanie Falick: Making a Life: Discussion with Melanie Falick and Kay Gardiner | Tales of Yarn Talk! Bldg BMelanie Falick • Kay Gardiner

1:30pm EDT

Winners Announced - The Amazing "Fleece to Shawl" Competition Bldg E Breed Talk: Corriedale Sheep, Storytelling and Children's Activity Bldg 28Meegan Veeder-Shave Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 Sprouting Color: A Flower Printing Workshop - 2 Hr Bldg DNica Rabinowitz

1:45pm EDT

“Mad Science” Area F

2:00pm EDT

Breed Talk: Benefits of Raising Jacob Sheep Bldg 28Laurel and Catherine Snook 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 Knit Like A Local: Kathleen Dames + Alice O'Reilly | Tales of Yarn Talk! Bldg BKathleen Dames • Alice O'Reilly

2:30pm EDT

Breed Talk: Livestock Guardian Dogs, the Maremma Bldg 28 Charkha Spinning Demonstration Bldg EBosworth Spindles

3:00pm EDT

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 Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 Wildman Jack Area F Pick Up Your Stuff - Fiber Arts Competitors from Bldg E - Don't Forget Bldg E

3:30pm EDT

Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7