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Contests & Competitions

Club Lamb Jackpot

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

Creative Shearing Competition

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

Fine Arts Competition

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

Junior Sheep & Goat Skillathon

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

Junior Spinning Competition

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

Lead Line Competition

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

Mamie Francis Blanket Competition

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

Maryland Sheep & Wool Ambassador Competition

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

Sheep Photo Competition

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

Sheep Promotion Competition

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

Sheep To Shawl Competition

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

Skein & Garment Competition

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

Youth Conservationist Program

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

Entertainment

Caruthers Others

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

Common Ground Jam

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

Port Righ

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

Slim Harrison Family Hoedown

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

The Martin Family

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

Walt Michael & Company

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

Family Activities

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 ...

FA02 Card Weaving with Barbara Volk

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

FA03 Needle Felted Hair Ties with Ilene Freedman

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FA11 Tapestry with Barbara Volk

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

FA12 Hand Carding with Rhiannon Huscha

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

FA13 Felted Beads with Ilene Freedman

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

FA14 Felted Beads with Ilene Freedman

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

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

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 ...

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

Saturday Night Dinner

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

Free Events & Demos

Fiber Arts Demonstrations

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

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 ...

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 ...

Maryland Make It With Wool Fashion Show

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

Parade of Sheep Breeds

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

Sheep Breeds Display

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

Sheep Shearing Demonstrations

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

Sheepdog Demonstrations

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

Spin-In

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

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 ...

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

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� ...

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

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

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

Auction of Handspun Handwoven Shawls

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

Fleece Show & Sale

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

Sheep Shows

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

2024 tickets and catalogs now on sale!

Tickets and catalogs for the 2024 festival are now on sale at https://mswf2024.eventbrite.com. The deadline for ordering catalogs is March 15.

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New this year: If you want to get a catalog before the Festival, you must order by March 15. You can order at mswf2024.eventbrite.com/. Festival tickets are on sale there now, too! If you prefer to pay by check, you can download a catalog order form from our website at sheepandwool.org/purchase-a-catalog/; just make sure it reaches us by March 15.A limited number of catalogs will be available in the T-Shirt Sales building at the Festival while supplies last. We are now suggesting a $5.00 donation for catalogs picked up at the Festival. #mdsw #mdsw2024 ... See MoreSee Less
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Registration is now open at mswf2024.eventbrite.com for our Family Activities on festival weekend. Although targeted towards children, they are open to all ages. (Note: Parents of children 7 and under must stay with the child during the class.)This year's activities include:--God's Eye (Age 5+) --Card Weaving (Age 7+) --Needle Felted Hair Ties (Age 10+) --Lucet Braiding (Age 7+) --Exploring Simple Spinning (Age 5+) --Quick to Crochet (Age 7+)--Quick to Knit (Age 7+)--Needle Felted Fire Dragon (Age 7+) --Tapestry Weaving (Age 8+) --Hand Carding (Age 8+)--Needle Felted Beads (Age 10+) Spaces are limited, so pre-registration is recommended. If classes are not filled, registration at the Festival may be possible; check at the Family Activities Tents upon arrival. #mdsw #mdsw2024 #familyactivities #knit #crochet #weave #handcard #Spin #felt #lucet #needlefelt ... See MoreSee Less
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