Sheep Shearing Demonstrations
Updated for 2026
The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is pleased to have Emily Chamelin of Westminster, Maryland as our sheep shearing demonstrator. Emily is a full time machine shearer who grew up in Carroll County, Maryland. Her first introduction to sheep was through 4-H and her shearing education began right here as well, having attended the Maryland Shearing School. Emily shears several thousand sheep in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Delaware each spring. She has shorn and competed internationally as well in Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, and France.
In the off season Emily works at her family’s local USDA butcher shop processing lamb and chicken and manages her own flock of Border Cheviot sheep utilizing regenerative practices.
There are many highly skilled and talented shearers working in the Mid- Atlantic region and all over the USA. We are always excited to spotlight some of the amazing shearers who make the journey to the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, and hope to have some new faces hop up on stage to help demonstrate the skill and finesse required to shear sheep for our agricultural community.
There will be a general discussion of sheep breeds and management, wool types and value, and sheep handling. Please drop by to enjoy our show and ask questions.
