NYS Sheep and Wool Festival 2014 has ended

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NYS Sheep and Wool Festival 2014

8:00am EDT

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

9:00am EDT

Beginning Wheel Spinning - SOLD OUT Bldg D Double Knitting Bldg D Lying About Longdraw - SOLD OUT Bldg D Oops! Bldg D Self Striping Yarn Bldg D Art & Science of Natural Dyeing Bldg 41 Madder Root Intensive Bldg 41 Spinning So Fine Bldg D Weave a Williamsburg Basket - SOLD OUT Bldg 41 Wild Fiber - Getting Creative with Your Fiber Prep Bldg D Workshops - Fiber Arts, Full Day, Half Day 9am-4pm - See Catalog Bldg D Beginning Rug Hooking Bldg D

12:00pm EDT

Livestock penning Bldg 37, Bldg 38

1:00pm EDT

Beginning Wheel Spinning - SOLD OUT Bldg D Finish This! Bldg D Mitered Knitting Bldg D Spinning for Socks - SOLD OUT Bldg D Thick/Thin Coils - SOLD OUT Bldg D

6:00am EDT

Livestock penning Bldg 37, Bldg 38

7:30am EDT

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

8:00am EDT

Fiber Contest Entries Received 'til 12:30p Bldg E

9:00am EDT

Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41 Beginning Wheel Spinning Bldg D Needle Felted Sunflower Banner - SOLD OUT Bldg D Wheel Mechanics Pt 1 Bldg D Wild Plying - Beehives, Bobbles, Crescents and Coils and How to Use Them! Bldg D Entries Received for Fleece Show and Sale - Wool, Mohair & Alpaca Bldg B American Breeds Bldg D Bead Up Your Knitting Bldg D Duct Tape Dress Form Bldg D Filling in the Gaps - SOLD OUT Bldg D Hand Painting with Natural Dye Extracts - SOLD OUT Bldg 41 Moody Blues - SOLD OUT Bldg 41 Weave a Chairside Project Basket - SOLD OUT Bldg 41 Workshops - Fiber Arts, Full Day, Half Day 9am-4pm - See Catalog Bldg D Beginning Rug Hooking - SOLD OUT Bldg D

9:30am EDT

Photo Contest Entries Received Bldg B

10:15am EDT

Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41

11:30am EDT

Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41

12:00pm EDT

Exhibitor Setup Barn 27 'til 8pm Bldg 27

1:00pm EDT

Bred Ewe Sale Show Begins Bldg 37 Beginning Wheel Spinning - SOLD OUT Bldg D Knitted Shaker Rug Bldg D Sheep in the Pasture Banner - SOLD OUT Bldg D Twisted Together - Layered Plying Bldg D Wheel Mechanics Pt 2 Bldg D Judging - Fiber Competitions Bldg E

1:30pm EDT

Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41

2:45pm EDT

Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41

5:00pm EDT

Judging Fleece - Wool, Mohair & Alpaca Bldg B

6:00am EDT

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

Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41 Inkle Weaving Demo TBA - Want to be our demonstrator? Bldg E Pin Felting Demonstration Bldg E Rigid Heddle Weaving Demo TBA - Want to demonstrate? Bldg E Rug Braiding Demo TBA - Want to be the demonstrator? Bldg E Rug Hooking Demonstration Bldg E Beginning Wheel Spinning - SOLD OUT Bldg D Boucle Bldg D Color Blending - Combed and Carded, Unlocking the Spectrum Bldg D Dress up Your Cables Bldg D Fleecing - SOLD OUT Bldg D Andrea Jurgrau Signing - New Vintage Lace Bldg B Margaret Radcliffe Signing - Knowledgeable Knitter Bldg B Fleece Sale - Wool, Alpaca, Mohair Bldg B Workshops All Day, Half Day, Walk-In Registration - See Catalog Bldg D All Spindles All Day - SOLD OUT Bldg D Get a Grip On It! Bldg 41 Heels, Heels and More Heels Bldg D Log Cabin Go Crazy Bldg D Natural Dyeing for Beginners Bldg 41 Wool Art with a Painterly Style Bldg D Alexis Winslow Signing - Graphic Knits: 20 Designs, Bold Beautiful Color, Interweave Bldg B Anita Closic - Basic Knitting and Crocheting for Today’s Woman: 14 Projects to Soothe the Mind & Body Bldg B Anne Berk Signing- Annetarsia Knits: A New Link to Intarsia Bldg B Cirilia Rose Signing - Magpies, Homebodies and Nomads: A Modern Knitter’s Guide to Discovering and Exploring Style Bldg B Craig Gravina Signing - Upper Hudson Valley Beer Bldg B Edie Eckman Signing - Christmas Crochet for Hearth, Home and Tree: Stockings, Ornaments, Garlands and More Bldg B Gary Kleppel Signing - The Emergent Agriculture Bldg B Heather Zoppetti Signing - Everyday Lace Bldg B Maggie Sefton Signing - Yarn Over Murder Bldg B Patrick Martins Signing - The Carnivore's Manifesto: Eating Well, Eating Responsibly and Eating Meat,, Little, Brown and Co., Hachette Bldg B Sylvia Jorrin Signing- The Improbable Shepherd Bldg B Vernon Benjamin Signing- Hudson Valley: From Wilderness to Civil War Bldg B Wendy J. Johnson Signing - Yarn Works: How to Spin, Dye, and Knit Your Own Yarn Bldg B 2015 Festival Art Contest Show (vote 4 your favorite) $1500 first prize! Bldg E Photo Contest - Photos Displayed Bldg E View handmade fiber art competition entries on display all day Bldg E Sheep Shearing Demonstrations - 45 minutes after the hour Area 38 B Two by Two Petting Zoo Area 13 Upcycled Sweater Stitching: Stuffies & Pillows Ages 10+ Bldg 41 Wet Felting: Beaded Necklaces & Bracelets Ages 5+ Bldg 41 Wet Felting: Collage Cards Ages 7+ Bldg 41 Yarn “Painting” Embroidery - Ages 3+ Bldg 41 Llama & Alpaca Farm Displays Bldg 27 Sheep Breed Displays Bldg 28 Shopping! Find a Vendor Various Locations Wine Tasting, Specialty Foods Bldg E

10:00am EDT

What makes a Cashmere goat cashmere? Bldg 27, Front Annie Scibienski, Blue Ribbon Hearth Bldg E Laura Nelkin Signing- Knockout Knits Bldg B Bred Ewe Auction Bldg 34 Livestock Arena Make It With Wool Judging Bldg E On-going barn loom weaving demos Century Museum

10:15am EDT

Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41

10:30am EDT

Cirilia Rose, Speaker TALES OF YARN: Color Me Brave, Explore the Power of Color Bldg B Angora Goat Show Bldg 38 Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7

11:00am EDT

“Mad Science” Area F Llama Care, Maintenance & Photo Opportunities! Bldg 27, Front “Cuts of Lamb/ Lamb Cooking Demo” - Sean Lacy, Adams Fairacre Farms, Newburgh, NYLIMITED Bldg E

11:30am EDT

Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41 Circular Sock Machine Demonstration Bldg E Tapestry Weaving Demonstration Bldg E

11:45am EDT

'Ed the Wizard' Area F

12:00pm EDT

Beth Smith Signing - Spinner’s Book of Fleece Bldg B Judith Durant Signing - Lace One-Skein Wonders Bldg B Alpaca Care, Maintenance & Photo Opportunities! Bldg 27, Front Gretchen Hirsch Signing - Gertie Sews Vintage Casual: A Modern Guide to Sportswear Styles of the 1940s and 1950s Bldg B Leda Meredith Signing - Northeast Foraging Bldg B

12:30pm EDT

Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 "Lamb Stew” - Nancy Fuller-Ginsberg, Farmhouse Rules (Food Network)LIMITED Bldg E

1:00pm EDT

What is Paco-vicuña? Bldg 27, Front Fashion Show Follows Judging Bldg E Make It With Wool Fashion Show Bldg E Leslie Ann Bestor Signing - How to Knit Bldg B Sara Delaney Signing - How to Crochet Bldg B

1:30pm EDT

Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 Gary Kleppel, Speaker TALES OF YARN: Changing the Way We Farm-The New Food Paradigm. Bldg B Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41 Beautiful Color through Chain Plying Bldg D Creative Spinning to Weave Bldg D Double Knitting - SOLD OUT Bldg D Rare/Endangered Breed Study Bldg D Spinning Different Fiber Samples - SOLD OUT Bldg D

2:00pm EDT

“Mad Science” Area F "Sheep's Milk Cheeses” - Debbie Decker, Adams Fairacre Farms.LIMITED Bldg E White & Natural Wool Sheep Show 'The Black and White Show' Bldg 37 Exotic Breeds Parade, presented by Barn 27 Walking around the Fairgrounds Bldg 27, Front

2:30pm EDT

Drop Spindle Spinning Contest Bldg E Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7

2:45pm EDT

Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41

3:00pm EDT

Wheel Spinning Contest Bldg E Cashmere Fiber & Spinning Demo Bldg 27, Front Leda Meredith, Speaker TALES OF YARN: The Forgotten Harvest- Why Foraging is an Essential Part of a Sustainable Food System Bldg B

3:30pm EDT

Chop Stick Knitting Contest Bldg E Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 "Lamb Meatballs” - Meri Puccio, Julia & Isabella Fine FareLIMITED Bldg E Laura Nelkin Signing- Knockout Knits Bldg B

3:45pm EDT

'Ed the Wizard' Area F

4:00pm EDT

Crochet Contest - NEW in 2014 Bldg E Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 What's the Difference between a Llama and an Alpaca? Bldg 27, Front

6:00pm EDT

CANCELLED Food Truck Dinner - Staff, Volunteers, Vendors, Exhibitors ONLYLIMITED Bldg 41

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

Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41 Fiber Basics Bldg D Learning Magic Loop - SOLD OUT Bldg D My Dog Ate My Spindle Bldg 41 Needle Felting 2-D and 3-D - SOLD OUT Bldg D Beginning Wheel Spinning - SOLD OUT Bldg D Color Wheel Carding Bldg D Darn Those Knits! Bldg D Indigo Dyeing for Fiber Artists - SOLD OUT Bldg 41 Knit One, Crochet Too Notions Holder Bldg 41 Tailspinning - The Long and Short of It! And How to Use Tailspun Yarns! Bldg D Wool Jewelry Bldg D Workshops - Fiber Arts, Full Day, Half Day 9am-4pm - See Catalog Bldg D 2015 Festival Art Contest Show (vote 4 your favorite) $1500 first prize! Bldg E

10:00am EDT

What is a Pygora Goat? Bldg 27, Front Laura Nelkin Signing- Knockout Knits Bldg B Vin Dacquino Signing - Hauntings of the Hudson River Valley, Bldg B Fleece to Shawl Competition - Judging Starts After 1pm Bldg E Leda Meredith Signing - Northeast Foraging Bldg B Alethea Morrison and Mars Vilaubi, Signing - Homegrown Honey Bees Bldg B Fleece Sale - Wool, Alpaca, Mohair Bldg B On-going barn loom weaving demos Century Museum Alexis Winslow Signing - Graphic Knits: 20 Designs, Bold Beautiful Color, Interweave Bldg B Anita Closic Signing - Basic Knitting and Crocheting for Today’s Woman: 14 Projects to Soothe the Mind & Body Bldg B Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, Signing - Vegetarian Dinner Parties Bldg B Cirilia Rose Signing - Magpies, Homebodies and Nomads: A Modern Knitter’s Guide to Discovering and Exploring Style Bldg B Craig Gravina Signing - Upper Hudson Valley Beer Bldg B Gary Kleppel Signing - The Emergent Agriculture Bldg B Maggie Sefton Signing - Yarn Over Murder Bldg B Melanie Gall Signing - Sweeter in a Sweater Bldg B Sylvia Jorrin Signing- The Improbable Shepherd Bldg B Vernon Benjamin Signing- Hudson Valley: From Wilderness to Civil War Bldg B View handmade fiber art competition entries on display all day Bldg E Finger-Knitted Felt: Bangles, Wrap Bracelets and Necklaces Ages 5+ Bldg 41 Two by Two Petting Zoo Area 13 Upcycled Sweater Stitching: Stuffies & Pillows Ages 10+ Bldg 41 Wet Felting: Collage Cards Ages 7+ Bldg 41 Yarn “Painting” Embroidery - Ages 3+ Bldg 41 Shopping! Find a Vendor Various Locations

10:15am EDT

Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41

10:30am EDT

Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 Vernon Benjamin, Speaker TALES OF YARN: Antebellum Life in the Hudson River Valley- A Pastoral Era Bldg B

10:45am EDT

Spectacular Silk Singles Bldg D Spinning on a Turkish Spindle Bldg D The First 90 Minutes of Spinning Cotton Bldg 41

11:00am EDT

The 'Big' Llama Parade presented by All Farms in Barn 27 - Walking around the fairgrounds Bldg 27, Front “Mad Science” Area F Jack Ford "Local Ingredients, Asian Flavors"LIMITED Bldg E

11:15am EDT

Leaping Llama Contest presented by All 'Barn 27 Farms' Bldg 34 Livestock Arena

11:30am EDT

Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41

11:45am EDT

'Ed the Wizard' Area F

12:00pm EDT

Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 Sheep Breed Showcase: Learn all about the breeds Bldg 34 Livestock Arena Beth Smith Signing - Spinner’s Book of Fleece Bldg B Judith Durant Signing - Lace One-Skein Wonders Bldg B All About Alpacas Bldg 27, Front

12:30pm EDT

"Sheep's Milk Cheeses” - Debbie Decker, Adams Fairacre Farms.LIMITED Bldg E

1:00pm EDT

Llama Spinning Bldg 27, Front Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 Amy Herzog Signing - Knit to Flatter Bldg B Lew Bryson Signing - Whiskey Tasting: An Insider’s Guide Bldg B

1:30pm EDT

Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 Gary Kleppel, Speaker TALES OF YARN: Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe? What do We Know? Bldg B Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41 Baa Baa Plaid Sheep Bldg D Essential Low Whirl Spindles Bldg D Fastest Carder in the East - SOLD OUT Bldg D Advanced Repair Techniques Bldg D Spinning Different Fiber Samples Bldg D

2:00pm EDT

Spitter’s Club 4-H Obstacle Demonstration Bldg 34 Livestock Arena Spitter's Club 4-H Obstacle Demonstration Presented by the Spitter's Club Bldg 34 Livestock Arena “Mad Science” Area F Daniel Gendron, Gendron CateringLIMITED Bldg D Punch Needle Embroidery Demo Bldg E

2:30pm EDT

Llama & Alpaca Meet & Greets (Photo Opportunities!) Bldg 27, Front

2:45pm EDT

Made in the Moment - SOLD OUT Bldg 41

3:00pm EDT

Canine Frisbee Demonstrations Area 7 Sheep Herding Dog Demonstrations Area 7 Cashmere Fiber & Spinning Demo Bldg 27, Front Cirilia Rose, Speaker TALES OF YARN: Color Me Brave, Explore the Power of Color Bldg B Laura Nelkin Signing- Knockout Knits Bldg B Charkha Spinning Demonstration Bldg E

3:15pm EDT

Sampling Party Bldg D Spindle Long Draw Bldg D The First 90 Minutes of Spinning Cotton Bldg 41

3:30pm EDT

Jennifer Brizzi, Local Food Writer and EducatorLIMITED Bldg E

3:45pm EDT

'Ed the Wizard' Area F