2019 NY State Sheep and Wool Festival: Full Schedule

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!

9:00am EDT

The Art of Navajo Weaving - Thurs

The class will introduce the participant to an appreciation of Navajo (Dine) weaving by creating a small rug on an upright loom. Navajo weavings are internationally known for their unique designs & techniques using vegetal, natural and aniline dyed handspun wool. Participants will learn basic weaving techniques on a prepared warp using 100% wool weft that will be provided.

Instructors

Navajo Weavings & Supplies - Marilou Schultz

Navajo Weavings & Supplies

Marilou Schultz, is a renowned Navajo weaver from the Navajo Nation, specialized in both traditional and contemporary weavings using handspun Navajo Churro. She likes to experiments with her designs as well as in the dyeing of the yarns. Marilou participates in the annual SWAIA Indian... Read More →

Thursday October 17, 2019 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D 41.936412, -73.908597

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 6 HR

9:00am EDT

The Art of Navajo Weaving - Fri

Instructors

Navajo Weavings & Supplies - Marilou Schultz

Navajo Weavings & Supplies

Friday October 18, 2019 9:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D 41.936412, -73.908597

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 6 HR

1:00pm EDT

New England Porch Weave

You've seen them, right? The big porch rockers, sad, with no seat? Learn the basics of weaving the New England Porch Weave on a stool. At the least, you will have a gorgeous natural material (reed) stool and a new skill. If you're adventurous, you can become a chairnerd and start saving sad chairs and restore them to their former glory!

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, 2019 1:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Bldg D 41.936412, -73.908597

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 3 HR

10:00am EDT

Footstool with Rush Top

Learn how to rush and you’ll be able to save a lot of chairs! We will learn to rush a junior footstool (13 x 10 x 9) using fibre rush. Once you learn how to do paper, you can use other materials like seagrass, pretwisted natural rush, paracord and more.
Please note for this class, you need some hand strength, ability to stand for long periods of time and don't mind your hands being wet.

Instructors

Sue Muldoon

Saturday October 19, 2019 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Bldg D 41.936412, -73.908597

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 3 HR

10:00am EDT

Warping and Weaving: Two Heddles

Is there some lace weight yarn or a cone or two of fine cotton in your stash that you would love to weave on your rigid heddle loom? Weaving with two heddles for a finer sett will turn those yarns into beautiful woven projects. Learn to thread two heddles, beam your warp with lease sticks to keep it smooth and neat, tie on, and weave with fine yarn. Choose your project: either a scarf or table runner, and weave something beautiful!

Instructors

Mary Berry

Mary Berry is living her dream raising sheep; teaching spinning, weaving, dyeing, and rug hooking classes; and creating textile art that is full of color and life. When she is not at home on the farm, you will find her teaching at her the Fancy Fibers Studio, or at fiber festivals... Read More →

Saturday October 19, 2019 10:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Bldg D 41.936412, -73.908597

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 6 HR

2:00pm EDT

Circle Weaving Using a Wee Loom

"Learn how to warp a circular loom and use different weaving techniques to make a variety of exciting patterns.
We'll also explore what can be done with circular weavings, for example we'll see how to make scarves, buttons, market bags and how to attach them as embellishments to anything.

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Instructors

Jacquie Chalmers

A knitter and crocheter since childhood, Jacquie has mastered many crafts including weaving, spinning, felting, needle tatting and dyeing. She has taught many classes at festivals for over 10 years including some in Europe. Jacquie has a knack for rediscovering classic crafts and... Read More →

Saturday October 19, 2019 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Bldg D 41.936412, -73.908597

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 3 HR

2:00pm EDT

Footstool with Herringbone Design

Instructors

Sue Muldoon

Saturday October 19, 2019 2:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Bldg D 41.936412, -73.908597

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 3 HR

10:00am EDT

Shaker Tape Colonial Footstool

Instructors

Sue Muldoon

Sunday October 20, 2019 10:00am - 1:00pm EDT
Bldg D 41.936412, -73.908597

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 3 HR

10:00am EDT

Tablet (Card) Weaving on an Inkle Loom - 4 Hrs

There are a host of reasons to make beautiful decorative bands (dog collars, purse straps, trim for clothing, just to name a few). One of the easiest ways to create complex bands is Tablet Weaving! Bands woven using tablets (cards) can be more complex than bands woven on an inkle loom. However, you can still use your inkle loom as the piece that holds the warp and not be tied to your weaving (literally) by weaving backstrap style. Bring your Inkle Loom (or rent one from the instructor) and scissors. I will supply a selection of yarn and the tablets. You will be weaving beautiful bands in no time!

Instructors

Mary Berry

Sunday October 20, 2019 10:00am - 2:00pm EDT
Bldg D 41.936412, -73.908597

Workshops, Weaving

Workshop Duration 4 HR