Warm up for the Festival with Winterfest 2024!

Posted: November 10, 2023

Registration for Winterfest 2024 is now open at https://www.lessonface.com/sheepandwool.

Our third annual Winterfest will once again offer two days of virtual seminars. Winterfest 2024 will be held on Saturday, February 3 and Sunday, February 4 on the same Lessonface platform as last year.

Our Fiber Arts Seminars will feature the following instructors:

Kate Atherley – Knitting
Maggie Casey – Spinning
Roy Clemes – Fiber Prep
Shana Cohen – Knitting
Jill Duarte – Spinning
Laura Lineman – Knitting and Spinning
Sarah Schira – Knitting
Emily Wohlscheid – Fiber Prep and Spinning

New this year! Shepherds’ Seminars!

Solar Grazing for Beginners with Emily Chamelin
So, You’re Thinking About Adding a Livestock Guardian Dog: Here’s What You Need To Know with Rebecca Miller
Everything But the Baaa: Maximizing Your Flock’s Value Through Farm to Retail with Sarah Campbell

Our keynote lecture on Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. will be A Year in the Life of a Handspinning Flock with Lee Langstaff. The lecture is free but registration through Lessonface is required.

Fiber Arts Schedule

Time (Eastern)	Class	Type	Instructor
Saturday, February 3
10 am –12 noon	Getting the Most out of your Drum Carder	Fiber Prep	Roy Clemes
	The “Holey Grail” - Avoiding Gaps and Holes	Knitting	Kate Atherley
	Spinning Carded Fibers	Spinning	Jill Duarte
10 am –1 pm	Variations on Blending Tweeds	Fiber Prep	Emily Wohlscheid
	Ode to a Beautiful Braid: How Do I Spin Thee, Let Me Count the Ways	Spinning	Maggie Casey
2 pm – 5 pm	Blending Textures: Creating Textured Batts	Fiber Prep	Emily Wohlscheid
	Gno Fun Like Gnome Fun (A Beginner Gnome Class)	Knitting	Sarah Schira
	No Pattern Needed Custom Fit Hats	Knitting	Kate Atherley
	Your Wheel is Smarter Than You Think It Is – Optimize Your Wheel	Spinning	Maggie Casey
7 pm – 9 pm	Scrappy Stuff – Textured Marble Fidget Toy	Knitting	Shana Cohen
7 pm –10 pm	Spinning for Socks 101	Spinning	Laura Linneman
	Spinning Textured Batts	Spinning	Emily Wohlscheid
Sunday, February 4
10 am – 12 noon	Mittens 101	Knitting	Kate Atherley
10 am – 1 pm	Gnome Beards & Bobble Noses	Knitting	Sarah Schira
2 pm – 5 pm	Better Afterthought Heels	Knitting	Kate Atherley
	Mix it up: Combining Handspun with Commercial Yarn for the Perfect Sweater	Spinning & Knitting	Laura Linneman
	Finishing Your Yarn	Spinning	Maggie Casey
7 pm – 9 pm	Exploring the Diversity of Wool	Spinning	Jill Duarte
	Handspun Wire Core and More	Spinning	Emily Wohlscheid
7 pm – 10 pm	Modular Knit Bowl	Knitting	Shana Cohen

Shepherds’ Seminar Schedule

Time (Eastern)	Class	Instructor
Saturday, February 3
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Solar Grazing for Beginners	Emily Chamelin
Sunday, February 4
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm	About Everything But the Baaa: Maximizing Your Flock’s Value Through Farm to Retail	Sarah Campbell
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm	About So, You're Thinking About Adding a Livestock Guardian Dog: Here's What You Need To Know	Rebecca Miller