2010 Events
Welcome! The 2010 Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival events are listed below. And there are so many to choose from! Pre-registration is required for most events and space is limited.
Talks & Demonstrations
Don’t Let Marketing Get Your Goat (Saturday)
Don’t Let Marketing Get Your Goat (Sunday)
How the West is Woolen: the History of the Pendleton Blankets
Manage Pastures to Increase Forage Production & Reduce Feed Costs (Sat.)
Manage Pastures to Increase Forage Production & Reduce Feed Costs (Sun.)
Microns and Spin Counts and Grades - Oh My
Sheep Genome: DNA Research Brings New Technologies for Flock Improvement
The Dos and Don’ts of Wool Handling
Wool in Its Forty Manifestations (Saturday)
Wool in Its Forty Manifestations (Sunday)
Family Activities
In the Family Activities Tents, parents may join their children in beginning craft activities. The storytelling is free; for all other classes you must pre-register.For classes with more registrations than slots, lotteries will be held. Remaining class slots will be filled by postmark date order. If classes are not filled, registration at the Festival is possible. Check at the Family Activities Tents. Parents of children 7 and under must stay with the child during the class. Class fees: $5 per person.
F-01 Braid & Bead Necklace
Registration is open (1 out of 15 registered)
F-02 Needle Tapestry Book Marker
Registration is open (3 out of 10 registered)
F-03 Exploring Simple Spinning
Registration is open (4 out of 10 registered)
F-04 Exploring Simple Spinning
Registration is closed.
F-05 Quick to Knit
Registration is open (3 out of 12 registered)
F-06 Quick to Crochet
Registration is open (1 out of 12 registered)
F-07 Needle Felting
Registration is open (0 out of 15 registered)
F-08 Needle Felting
Registration is open (6 out of 15 registered)
F-09 Spider Weave
Registration is open (6 out of 10 registered)
F-10 Gods Eye
Registration is open (3 out of 10 registered)
F-11 Braid and Bead Necklace
Registration is open (2 out of 10 registered)
Free Storytelling for All Ages
Shepherd Workshops
S-1 Basic Shepherding (For Individuals considering sheep )
Registration is closed.
S-2 Basic Shepherding (For Individuals who already have a sheep flock)
Registration is open (7 out of 25 registered)
Sheep Shearing Workshop
Registration is open (0 out of 12 registered)
Workshops & Classes
To see a description of the workshop or class you are interested in, click on the name of the class. As workshops and classes are filled, they will be marked Registration Is Closed.
A-1 Teach Your Old Wheel Some New Tricks
Registration is closed.
A-2 Using Pattern Dictionaries for Sock Design
Registration is open (11 out of 15 registered)
A-3 Spinning Multi-colored Yarns from Solid Colored Roving
Registration is closed.
A-4 Non-Stop Heel
Registration is open (3 out of 15 registered)
A-5 Color without a Dye Pot
Registration is closed.
A-6 Reading Patterns and Understanding the Language of Knitting
Registration is closed.
A-7 Getting It Just Right
Registration is closed.
A-8 Replaceable or Peasant Heel
Registration is open (9 out of 15 registered)
W-01 Painterly Technique for Felt
Registration is open (18 out of 25 registered)
W-02 Gusset-heel Gansey Sock
Registration is open (9 out of 15 registered)
W-03 Dyeing to Paint on Wednesday
Registration is open (8 out of 10 registered)
W-04 Dyeing to Paint on Thursday
Registration is closed.
W-05 Child-sized Stranded Hat with Steek
Registration is open (3 out of 15 registered)
W-06 Drop Spindle Spinning
Registration is closed.
W-07 From Fleece to Foot
Registration is closed.
W-08 Sock Exotica
Registration is closed.
W-09 Warm Woolies
Registration is closed.
W-10 English Longdraw vs. American Longdraw
Registration is closed.
W-11 Spinning Big & Lofty Yarns
Registration is closed.
W-12 Playing with Roving
Registration is closed.
W-13 Plying Hints and Tricks
Registration is closed.
Contests & Awards
Lamb Carcass & Performance Contest
Maryland Lamb & Wool Queen Contest
Demonstrations
Sheep Shearing Demonstration 1
Sheep Shearing Demonstration 2
Working Sheepdog Demonstration 1
Working Sheepdog Demonstration 2
Working Sheepdog Demonstration 3
Working Sheepdog Demonstration 4
Working Sheepdog Demonstration 5
Working Sheepdog Demonstration 6
Shows and Sales
Auction of Sheep Equipment and Supplies
Auction of Spinning and Weaving Equipment
Other Events
Maryland Make It With Wool Fashion Show
Meals at the Festival - Saturday Shepherds Feast