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Contests & Competitions

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Club Lamb Jackpot

Updated for 2024 The club lamb jackpot is a club lamb show where exhibitors pay a set entry fee and ...

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Creative Shearing Competition

Updated for 2024 Join us for our third annual creative shearing competition. Not everyone can shear ...

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Fine Arts Competition

Updated for 2024 This art competition is intended to encourage artists to participate in the Festiv ...

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Junior Sheep & Goat Skillathon

Updated for 2024 A skillathon provides youth with the opportunity to blend knowledge and skills acq ...

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Junior Spinning Competition

Updated for 2024 The Junior Spinning Competition is for anyone under the age of 18 (as of January 1 ...

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Lead Line Competition

Updated for 2024 The Lead Line Competition is a intended to show the relationship between the sheph ...

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Mamie Francis Blanket Competition

Updated for 2024 Mamie was a weaver of small blankets or lap robes. This competition was originally ...

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Maryland Sheep & Wool Ambassador Competition

Updated for 2024 The 2024 Maryland Sheep & Wool Ambassador will be chosen at the Maryland Sheep ...

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Sheep Photo Competition

Updated for 2024 This competition is intended to encourage photographers to explore the beauty of s ...

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Sheep Promotion Competition

Updated for 2024 This all-electronic competition allows contestants age 18 and under to enter prese ...

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Sheep To Shawl Competition

Updated for 2024 Five team members - one shearer, three spinners, and one weaver - will compete to ...

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Skein & Garment Competition

Updated for 2024 This competition features a wide range of items handcrafted by spinners, knitters, ...

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Youth Conservationist Program

Updated for 2024 The Youth Conservationist Program (YCP) strives to connect aspiring youth with est ...

Entertainment

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Caruthers Others

Robbie Caruthers is a master of Old Time Fiddle. No one has played more regional festivals and event ...

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Common Ground Jam

Join musicians Walt Michael & Co., Port Righ, and The Martin Family from Common Ground on the Hi ...

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Port Righ

Featuring Celtic harp, bagpipes, and English concertina, the distinctive duo Port Righ also incorpor ...

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Slim Harrison Family Hoedown

For over 40 years, Slim Harrison has performed at schools and festivals, hoedowns & throwdowns a ...

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The Martin Family

Emily Martin carries on a rich heritage of playing traditional Appalachian and Irish music on the ma ...

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Walt Michael & Company

Considered to be a virtuoso of tremendous influence in the revival of the hammered dulcimer, Walt Mi ...

Family Activities

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FA01 God’s Eye with Barbara Volk

The God's eye is a magical object, cultural and spiritual symbol for the Huichol and Tepehuan Indian ...

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FA02 Card Weaving with Barbara Volk

Learn to make beautiful bands with simple tools. Card weaving is an ingenious system of weaving that ...

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FA03 Needle Felted Hair Ties with Ilene Freedman

Learn to needle felt, working with the sharp barbed needle that transforms wool into endless project ...

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FA04 Lucet Braiding with Barbara Volk

The lucet is a tool used to create a braided cord from a single strand and can make braids which are ...

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FA05 Exploring Simple Spinning with Kellie Nuss

You don’t need a wheel to spin! All over the world, in different places and at different times, pr ...

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FA06 Exploring Simple Spinning with Kellie Nuss

You don’t need a wheel to spin! All over the world, in different places and at different times, pr ...

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FA07 Quick to Crochet with Kellie Nuss

This class will explore the basics of crocheting as you begin a practice piece that can become a bra ...

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FA08 Quick to Knit with Kellie Nuss

Start a lifetime of fun by learning the basics of knitting as you start a bookmark or belt. All supp ...

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FA09 Needle Felting with Renata Maile-Moskowitz

This New Lunar Year calls for the honoring and creation of your very own Fire Dragon! To that end, e ...

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FA10 Needle Felting with Renata Maile-Moskowitz

This New Lunar Year calls for the honoring and creation of your very own Fire Dragon! To that end, e ...

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FA11 Tapestry with Barbara Volk

Learn the traditional art of tapestry weaving on a small loom. All supplies provided. Age 8+. Lim ...

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FA12 Hand Carding with Rhiannon Huscha

Learn several methods to hand card wool, using hand cards, a drum carder and a blending board. Learn ...

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FA13 Felted Beads with Ilene Freedman

Learn to needle felt, working with the sharp barbed needle that transforms wool into endless project ...

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FA14 Felted Beads with Ilene Freedman

Learn to needle felt, working with the sharp barbed needle that transforms wool into endless project ...

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Storytelling For All Ages with Tim Livengood

Updated for 2024 Tim Livengood is a storyteller since way back, learning from vinyl LPs on a record ...

Fiber Arts Workshops

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Free Fiber Arts Lecture: Mend. Make. Do. with the Chesapeake Fibershed

New for 2024 We hear about buying less, sourcing locally, and wearing natural and regenerative fibe ...

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Free Fiber Arts Lecture: Weaving and the Role of Women in the Viking Age with Diana Buck

New for 2024 This lecture will offer a fascinating look into the ways in which textile production ...

Food at the Festival

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Saturday Night Dinner

It’s Saturday night at the Festival, you’re tired, hungry and need to relax. Join us for a wonde ...

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Sunday Breakfast Buffet

A great way to fuel up for a long day of Festival fun! Menu Western Style Egg Casserole Bacon &am ...

Free Events & Demos

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Fiber Arts Demonstrations

Updated for 2024 You are invited to visit the Main Exhibition Annex any time between 9:00 a.m. and ...

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Free Fiber Arts Lecture: Mend. Make. Do. with the Chesapeake Fibershed

New for 2024 We hear about buying less, sourcing locally, and wearing natural and regenerative fibe ...

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Free Fiber Arts Lecture: Weaving and the Role of Women in the Viking Age with Diana Buck

New for 2024 This lecture will offer a fascinating look into the ways in which textile production ...

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Maryland Make It With Wool Fashion Show

Updated for 2024 The annual Make It With Wool (MIWW) competition is dedicated to encouraging sewing ...

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Parade of Sheep Breeds

Updated for 2024 The American sheep industry offers a wide range of genetic diversity. To celebrate ...

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Sheep Breeds Display

Updated for 2024 A rare opportunity to view over thirty different breeds of sheep in one place. Bre ...

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Sheep Shearing Demonstrations

Updated for 2024 The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is pleased to have Emily Chamelin of Westmi ...

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Sheepdog Demonstrations

Updated for 2024 The Sheepdog Demonstrations at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival are always a ...

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Spin-In

Updated for 2024 Bring your spinning wheel, spindle, or charka and join our fun and FREE gathering ...

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Storytelling For All Ages with Tim Livengood

Updated for 2024 Tim Livengood is a storyteller since way back, learning from vinyl LPs on a record ...

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The Return of Njörðr’s Wanderers

Updated for 2024 After having such a lovely time meeting last year’s attendees, Njörðr's Wander ...

Shepherd Workshops

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Integrated Parasite Management and FAMACHA© Certification Workshop with Susan Schoenian

The FAMACHA© eye anemia system is a tool for making deworming decisions. In order to get a FAMACHA ...

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Wool Judging & Evaluation School with Dr. Whit Stewart (Adult)

The Wool Judging & Evaluation Schools are tailored for both youth and adult participants, offeri ...

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Wool Judging & Evaluation School with Dr. Whit Stewart (Youth)

The Wool Judging & Evaluation Schools are tailored for both youth and adult participants, offeri ...

Shows & Sales

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Auction of Handspun Handwoven Shawls

Updated for 2024 Once a year, sheep breeders, shearers, spinners, and weavers from up and down the ...

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Auction of Sheep Equipment and Supplies

Updated for 2024 Attention shepherds! Do you want some special equipment but hesitate to buy it new ...

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Auction of Spinning and Weaving Equipment

Updated for 2024 The Auction of Spinning and Weaving Equipment at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festi ...

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Fleece Show & Sale

Updated for 2024 The Fleece Show & Sale has been a mainstay of the Festival since the very begi ...

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Sheep Shows

Updated for 2024 Saturday, May 4, 2024 Saturday Morning Ring 1 Black Border Leicester Corriedal ...

2024 Festival Gear Now Available

A selection of 2024 Festival Merchandise is now available. We have short-sleeved t-shirts, long-sleeved hooded t-shirts, three styles of bags, and two sizes of posters. Click "Read More" for details on how you can get yours!
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Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival

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Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
The Festival would not be possible without volunteer help. Please consider giving a couple of hours of your time so we can continue to make this the great event it is. Volunteer opportunities start with set-up day, continue through t-shirt folding during the week and everything that needs to be done on Festival weekend, and culminates with tear down on Sunday night. Head on over to the sign-up site at www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0945ABA72BAAFA7-49093365-2024 to choose the tasks and times that work best for you!Everyone who volunteers in advance to work on Festival weekend receives free admission to the Festival on the day they volunteer. Everyone who volunteers also gets a volunteer shirt, a unique souvenir which is NOT available to the general public.Additional information about volunteering can be found at sheepandwool.org/participate/volunteer/. #mdsw #mdsw2024 #volunteersrock ... See MoreSee Less

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Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival

4 days ago

Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
We are excited to welcome Meagan Condon to Maryland Sheep and Wool this year. She is teaching several half-day spinning classes including Spin the Yarn You Need: Understanding Wheel Adjustments, What the Fluff? All About Loft, Drape or Disaster, Divide and Conquer- Deconstructing Double-Coated Fleece, What to Do with that Braid You Just Bought, and Why Does Wool Do That? Meagan is an internationally published writer and fiber artist with extensive experience teaching the art of making yarn. She resides on twenty acres outside of Kansas City where she has a fiber studio with space for growing dye and fiber plants and exploring her vast fiber interests including the microscopy of fiber, breed studies, and the science behind textiles. Over the last decade, Meagan has been making a name for herself teaching at fiber retreats and conferences across North America. Meagan is a prolific writer, and her articles have appeared in Ply, Spin-Off, and The Wheel magazines. Follow her on Social Media at Luthvarian Fiber Arts. Limited seats are available for her classes...sign up today at www.lessonface.com/arts-lessons/maryland-sheep-wool-festival#mdsw #mdsw2024 #marylandsheepandwoolfestival #handspinning #handspinningyarn #handspinningclass ... See MoreSee Less

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Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival

4 days ago

Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
Information about this year's auctions is now available on our website:--Saturday auction of spinning and weaving equipment: sheepandwool.org/festival/auction-of-spinning-and-weaving-equipment/--Sunday auction of sheep equipment and supplies: sheepandwool.org/festival/auction-of-sheep-equipment-and-supplies/The auctioneer who has done the Saturday auction for the past several years is returning. He will be taking care of both auctions this year, and he will also be bringing a team which will be handling the entire process, from check-in to check-out. We have a new commission structure, and we've gathered some information from veteran attendees to help everyone get the most out of the experience:--Tips for Sellers: sheepandwool.org/tips-for-sellers-auction-of-spinning-and-weaving-equipment/--Tips for Buyers: sheepandwool.org/tips-for-buyers/I also hear that the Saturday auction is a great place to people watch, even if you aren't buying or selling! ... See MoreSee Less

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