Special Thanks

With gratitude to:

First and foremost, the hundreds of volunteers who make the Festival a success

Maryland Agricultural Fair Board for its continuing financial support. See the board members.

Howard County Fair Board for their ongoing cooperation regarding use of the Howard County Fairgrounds throughout the year

David Ashton and his staff at Ashton Design of Baltimore, Maryland for the catalog cover and poster designs

Howard County Office of Tourism and Promotion for their help and encouragement in promoting the Festival

Mr. Trawitz for donating the Maryland Lamb & Wool Queen’s sheepskin slippers, and to Mrs. Mullen for donating the Queen’s bracelet

Howard County Police Department for Traffic Control

Boy Scout Troop 1023 from Monrovia, MD for parking assistance

West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department and Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue Services for providing First Aid services

Dayton 4-H Club for cleaning the sheep pens after the Festival

The American Lamb Board for funding our lamb promotion activities

Warm up for the Festival with Winterfest!

Two days of virtual spinning, knitting, felting, and crochet classes on January 29 and 30, 2022.

Registration is now open!
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Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival

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Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
Next Sunday, as part of the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival Winterfest, we are pleased to offer a free keynote lecture entitled "The Cultural History of Natural Dyes" with Pat Brodowski. Mankind has desired colorful textiles for thousands of years. Color was highly valued and dye materials and techniques were often held secret. Pat shares the history from a European perspective: listen to the story of a secret 20 step formula for red – stolen by memorization; of the newest purple transported in the ballast of pirate ships; of the brilliant orange and magenta face paints taken by Spanish invaders, and of the young woman who created the indigo plantations of South Carolina. Find out which colors were common or royal, foraged or treasured. Your view of historic fashion will be changed forever. Pat's popular natural dyes workshops have been presented at Monticello, Montpelier, Common Ground on the Hill, and to local fiber arts groups. She is fascinated with the historic perspective on color in textiles and with all things botanical. Pat loves to share her knowledge of these things with others. This is a free virtual event. For more information and to register go to www.lessonface.com/apply/Cultural-History-Natural-Dyes.#mdsw2022winterfest ... See MoreSee Less

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Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival

4 days ago

Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
We still have spaces open in a few classes for next weekend's Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival Winterfest -- Saturday, January 29 and Sunday, January 30, 2022. You can still sign up for:o Crocheted Lace with Kira Dulaneyo Correcting (and Avoiding) Knitting Mistakes with Kira Dulaney (5 spots left)o Needle Felted Snowman with Kristen Walsh (5 spots left)There will also be a free keynote lecture on Sunday, The Cultural History of Natural Dyes with Pat Brodowski. Preregistration is required.Register for #mdsw2022winterfest at www.lessonface.com/sheepandwool.Looking ahead to our in-person classes in May - the class listing should be up on our website in the next week or two, and registration will open on February 20. ... See MoreSee Less

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