Links of Interest

Sheep and Wool

• Maryland Shearing School – For more information, email Aaron Geiman at
• Frederick County Sheep Breeders Association – www.fredericksheepbreeders.com

Membership is open to everyone!  You don’t have to live in Frederick County.   The Frederick County Sheep Breeders (FCSB) has members from 8 Maryland counties, and a few members from Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and one member moved to North Carolina. Even have members who do not own any sheep or goats — these members are spinners and weavers.

Sheep Breeder Resources

• American Sheep Industry Association
• USDA/APHIS Scrapie Disease Information
• Maryland Small Ruminant Page
• National Lamb Feeders Association
• Sheep Industry News
• The Livestock Conservancy
• American Grassfed Association
• RaisingSheep.net
• American Lamb Board

Facebook Groups

Some of these are closed groups but may be worth joining if that’s where your interest lies.

• Fiber Artists & Yarn Spinners
• Fiber Artist’s Marketplace
• All Fiber Equipment For Sale
• Fiber Processing Equipment For Sale
• Sheep production/stuff for sale/wanted
• Raw Wool for Sale
• Maryland Farmer’s Exchange

Fiber Festivals

• Maine Fiber Frolic

If you represent a fiber festival and want to exchange links with us, please e-mail us at

Fiber Guilds

• Ravelry Online Fiber Network for Knitters and Crocheters – be sure to visit the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival discussion group!
• Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore
• Potomac Fiber Arts Guild
• South Jersey Guild o f Spinners and Handweavers
• Creative Knitters Guild

If you represent a fiber guild and want to exchange links with us, please e-mail us at