Hill Stead Museum – Art of Shearing

Sunday March 29th 10-4pm An Interactive Celebration and Demonstration of All Things Fiber! While our sheep are being shorn, Hill-Stead Museum will welcome fiber artists and vendors demonstrating skirting, carding, spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting, felting, and more. There will be free hayrides to and from the barns, food vendors, and craft activities. Learn what it takes to create something “from sheep to shawl.”

Maryland Fleece and Alpaca Festival 2026

Come join us for this great, fall festival with live animals, fiber, FREE demos, and FREE seminars. Whether you knit, crochet, spin, weave, or just love to shop, there is something for you. Stock up now for your winter projects with unique yarns and fibers from alpaca, wool, mohair, and angora rabbit, and all blends in between. Find those one-of-a-kind project supplies, get new ideas, and learn creatively! Saturday 9-4pm Sunday 9-4 pm Please check the event website for current Covid19 Guidlines

Fall Fiber Festival & Montpelier Sheep Dog Trials 2026

The Festival will be held Rain or Shine and we will bring you great workshops for adults and children, animal exhibits, sheep dog trials, crafts demonstrations, a fleece sale, fiber and crafts vendors, music and more!Check back often for info and updates on workshops, competitions, vendor listings, and hands-on demo schedules. Please visit us on Facebook for updates! Remember because we have working dogs and many fiber animals at the festival, we have a strict NO PETS policy Shirsty Cat Designs will be in an […]Continue reading

Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival 2026

This event will be under new management, please check the website for updates. Join Shirsty Cat and all the other spectacular vendors at Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival. Saturday 10-5 Sunday 10-4 Find more information at their website. Please check the event website for current Covid19 guidelines

A Wool Gathering at Young’s Dairy 2026

Saturday 10-6pm Sunday 10-5pm Join us for an awesome festival of fibers at the 27th Wool Gathering at Young’s Dairy. Observe sheep, llamas, alpacas, cashmere goats, Angora rabbits and other wool-bearing animals at the show. There will be shearing demonstrations, wool spinning, weaving and much more to see and learn. There are over 100 vendors from several surrounding states. Admission to this event is free – bring the whole family! Hours will be 10am to 6pm Saturday and 10am to 4pm on Sunday.

CNY Fiber Festival 2026

Upstate NY in the Summer, yes please! This festival is always a blast, with camping, good. food, and good friends. Herkimer County Fairgrounds 135 Cemetery Street Frankfort, NY Saturday 10-4pm Sunday 10-4pm