Canterbury Shaker Village - Canterbury, NH - Sheep Shearing Day, Sat. March 11 Admission is $5.00
http://shakers.org/programs/?show=FAMILY
From the website - "Spring is here and it's time for our small flock to get rid of their thick winter coats! Join us to watch the shearing and get hands-on with spinning, carding, weaving and dyeing activities!"
Spinning Wheel Sleuth - a newsletter about spinning wheels and related tools
Florence Feldman-Wood http://www.spwhsl.com/
American Textile History Museum
http://www.athm.org
Spin-Off - build your own cigar box charkha information
http://www.interweave.com/spin/
pdf file - http://www.interweave.com/spin/projects/Cigar-boxCharkha.pdf
CrochetCast - Jeannie Gist in Texas
CandieCast - Candie Cooper - podcast about jewelry making
AussieKnit - Kate in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (love the accent!)
Musings of a Peaceful Knitter - Lisa
Time2Knit - Donny
WeaveCast - Syne Mitchell, Seattle
Music - Brobdinagian Bards http://www.thebards.net
Colonial Spinning Bee
Sunday May 21, 1 to 5 pm, at the "Old Chelmsford" Garrison House, Chelmsford, MA
http://home.earthlink.net/~judycat/id2.html
Judy Cataldo
Gore Place Sheep shearing festival
Saturday April 22, 10 am-4 pm, at Gore Place, Waltham, MA
Admission $10 - Children 12 and under are free
Spinners who bring their wheel and demonstrate are also
admitted free
http://www.goreplace.org/events/sheepshearing2006.htm
Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
33rd year for the MD Sheep & Wool Festival
This year they are featuring the Lincoln breed
Admission and parking are free
May 6 & 7 - 9 am to 6 pm on Sat, 9 am to 5 pm on Sun.
Weather is variable - always the first full weekend in May
http://www.sheepandwool.org/
NO DOGS ALLOWED
NH Sheep & Wool - http://www.yankeeshepherd.com/
Hopkinton Fairgrounds in NH, May 13 & 14. Sheep to Shawl competition, special Juniors division
Alpaca show
Shepherd's Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival -
same wkend - May 13 & 14 Washington County Fairgrounds, Lake Elmo, MN
Free Admission, Free Parking!
http://www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org/
The Festival was started in order to provide a venue where wool producers, wool consumers and wool artisans could come together and share the excitement of working with sheep and their fantastic product - wool. Gradually, the Festival has grown to include other fiber animals such as Angora rabbits, alpacas, and goats.
Live entertainment each day. Demonstrations are ongoing for sheep shearing, herding dogs, rabbit agility, spinning and knitting.
Massachusetts Sheep & Woolcraft Fair is May 27 & 28, Cummington, MA http://www.masheepwool.org
No dogs allowed ; bill themselves as one of the oldest New England sheep fairs ; admission $5.00 per car.
Aug 19 & 20 is the 2006 Michigan Fiber Festival
http://www.michiganfiberfestival.org/
Allegan County Fairgrounds, Allegan Michigan
Not much more info on their website yet but there is some contact information
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, September 8 9 and 10
Jefferson County Fairgrounds
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin
http://www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com/
Admission is $5 per person, children under 8 are free. Admission is also free from 5 to 8 pm on Friday
Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival
champlain Valley Expo Center in Essex Junction, VT
September 9 & 10, 2006
http://www.vermontsheep.org/festival.html
At this one there is a company that rents RVs
Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival
Hemlock Fairgrounds, Hemlock NY
Sept 16 & 17 2006
http://www.gvhg.org/fest.html
Countdown on their site - only 192 days until the next festival!
Fleece, skein and garment competition info is prominently featured on their front page.
New York State Sheep & Wool Festival ( http://www.sheepandwool.com/),
also known as Rhinebeck because it's held at the Duchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, NY.
Admission is $10 per person. In 2006 it's being held on October 21st and 22nd, but according to their own literature it's always held the 3rd weekend in October. Norm Hall wheels
Additional fiber festival information
http://www.thistlecovefarm.com/fiber.html
