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NYS Sheep and Wool Festival 2014

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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