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2024 Festival Gear Now Available

Posted: April 4, 2024

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!

Previous Catalog Cover Art Competition Winners

Posted: May 12, 2014

2014 Catalog Cover Art Competition Winner

Ken McNeill, Fuquay-Varina, NC

I grew up in tobacco country, central North Carolina. I drive a truck and I like old barns. Farm equipment, the smell of plowed dirt and rolling landscapes say home to me. I’ve drawn since childhood but took for granted the natural beauty of pastures, ponds, fields and farm buildings. A handful of years ago, when I set out to paint my surroundings, I truly began to see color in the shadows and the play of light.

I work eight-to-five as an electrical engineer. My job is structured by the laws of mathematics and physics. To be valid, it must be interpreted precisely and in the same way by those who utilize it. To break those constraints, I paint nights and weekends, filling my canvases with bold swirls of color. My wife’s obsession with spinning, knitting and all things fiber inspired me to paint sheep, goats, alpacas and bunnies, with the goal of finding an animal’s attitude or personality and translating it to canvas. My hope is that these paintings bring pleasure to others. And I feel honored that my work will be part of the 2014 Maryland Sheep & …

2024 tickets and catalogs now on sale!

Posted: February 25, 2024

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

2024 Featured Breed: Cotswold

Posted: February 10, 2024

Learn more about the Jacob breed and talk to JSBA members in the Breed Display Barn (Barn 7-8 on the map) while you are at the Festival.

Registration for 2024 Fiber Arts Seminars Opening Soon

Posted: February 6, 2024

Registration will open on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Registration for Spinning Classes ONLY will open at 12 noon ET. Registration for all other classes will open at 2:00 p.m. ET.

2015 Catalog Cover Art Competition Winner

Posted: February 12, 2015

Congratulations to 2015 Cover Art Competition Winner Ida Faraghan of Cinnaminson, NJ. Honorable mentions went to Evie Baskin of Chestertown, MD; Clare Margaret Douglas of Harrisburg, PA; Patricia Powell Kessler of Silver Spring, MD; and Alison L. Baker, of York Haven, PA.

Warm up for the Festival with Winterfest 2024!

Posted: November 10, 2023

Registration is now open for two days of virtual spinning, knitting, and fiber preparation classes to be held on February 3 and 4, 2024. Shepherds' Seminars, too!

2023 Featured Breed: Jacob

Posted: April 26, 2023

Learn more about the Jacob breed and talk to JSBA members in the Breed Display Barn (Barn 7-8 on the map) while you are at the Festival.

2023 Festival Gear Now Available

Posted: April 2, 2023

A selection of 2023 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. There are two ways to get your gear early: In store at the Ceresville New Holland, Inc./Sheepman Supply Co. showroom in Frederick, Maryland, or online at https://www.sheepman.com/product-category/maryland-sheep-wool-festival-online/. Lots of additional items, styles, and colors will be available at the festival on May 6 & 7!

2023 tickets and catalogs now on sale!

Posted: February 26, 2023

Tickets and catalogs for the 2023 festival are now on sale at https://mswf2023.eventbrite.com.

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

4 days ago

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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