51st Annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Fiber Arts Seminars
Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD: May 1 - 4, 2024
Registration Information & Festival Policies
For information on registration access and closure, the new policy on materials fees, class cancellations, refund policy & more, please visit the Registration Information page.
Dyeing
Dyeing Classes
One Day Classes
- Triad Dyeing [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Peggy Doney (May 1)
- Tints, Tones, And Shades, Oh My!, Peggy Doney (May 2)
- Gardening and Foraging Natural Pigments for Dyes & Paint [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Pat Brodowski (May 2)
- Grand and Glorious Gradients, Peggy Doney (May 3)
Felting
Felting Classes
Two Day Class
- Fabulous Felt and Nuno Felt Hats [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Dawn Edwards (May 1)
Half Day Classes
- Beginner Sculpting with Wool: Needle Felted Sheep, Elizabeth Whitton (May 1, morning)
- Needle Felted Landscape Painting: Cherry Blossoms, Elizabeth Whitton (May 1, afternoon)
- Beginner Painting with Wool: Needle Felted Coastal Waters Painting [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Elizabeth Whitton (May 2, morning)
- Beginner Sculpting with Wool: Needle Felted Forest Toadstools, Elizabeth Whitton (May 2, afternoon)
- Fabulous Felt Flowers [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Dawn Edwards (May 3, morning)
- Needle Felted Landscape Painting: Grazing Sheep, Elizabeth Whitton (May 3, morning)
- Fun and Fabulous Felt Bag [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Dawn Edwards (May 3, afternoon)
- Beginner Sculpting with Wool: Needle Felted Succulent, Elizabeth Whitton (May 3, afternoon)
Fiber Prep
Fiber Prep Classes
One Day Classes
- The Finer Points of Combing! [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Kimberly Radcliffe (May 1)
- Exploring the Drum Carder, Henry Clemes (May 1)
- Carding for Color: Fractals, Henry Clemes (May 2)
- Carding for Color: Tints and Shades, Henry Clemes (May 3)
Knitting
Knitting Classes
Half Day Classes
- Stranded Colorwork & Latvian Braids 101, Tanis Gray (May 1, morning)
- Knitting with Handspun yarn, Jill Duarte (May 1, morning)
- Steeking 4 Ways, Tanis Gray (May 1, afternoon)
- Estonian Inlay, Tanis Gray (May 2, morning)
- 2-Color Cables [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Tanis Gray (May 2, afternoon)
- Exploring the Japanese Knitting Stitch Bible [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Gayle Roehm (May 3, morning)
- Japanese Fingerless Mitts by Hitomi Shida, Gayle Roehm (May 3, afternoon)
- A Japanese Hat with Cables and Lace, Gayle Roehm (May 4, afternoon)
Spinning
Spinning Classes
Two Day Class
- Start Spinning [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Maggie Casey (May 1)
One Day Classes
- Shetland Wools: A Breed for All Reasons with Deborah Robson [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Deb Robson (May 1)
- Corespinning Plus, Charan Sachar (May 1)
- Mixed-breed Wools: Unpredictable and... Fun! With Deborah Robson, Deb Robson (May 2)
- Spinning for Consistency [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Jill Duarte (May 2)
- Beyond Thick and Thin, Charan Sachar (May 2)
- Drop Spindle, Maggie Casey (May 3)
- Add Ins, Charan Sachar (May 3)
- Same Breed, Different Mills with Deborah Robson, Deb Robson (May 3)
Half Day Classes
- Spin the Yarn You Need: Understanding Wheel Adjustments, Meagan Condon (May 1, morning)
- Why Does Wool Do That?, Meagan Condon (May 1, afternoon)
- Fiber Speed Dating, Jill Duarte (May 1, afternoon)
- Drape or Disaster, Meagan Condon (May 2, morning)
- What the Fluff? All About Loft, Meagan Condon (May 2, afternoon)
- Divide and Conquer - Deconstructing Double-Coated Fleece, Meagan Condon (May 3, morning)
- Get Started on a Supported Spindle [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Jill Duarte (May 3, morning)
- Spinning Short Stapled Fibers, Jill Duarte (May 3, afternoon)
- What to Do with that Braid You Just Bought, Meagan Condon (May 3, afternoon)
- British vs American Longdraw [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Maggie Casey (May 4, morning)
- Sheep Breeds Walkabout [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Deb Robson (May 4, morning)
Crochet
Weaving
Weaving Classes
One Day Classes
- Introduction to Multi-shaft Weaving (first offering), Beth Truesdale (May 1)
- Introduction to Multi-shaft Weaving (second offering), Beth Truesdale (May 2)
- Tablet Weaving Through History [SOLD OUT - JOIN WAITLIST], Diana Buck (May 3)
About the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is one of the largest festivals of its kind celebrating all things sheep, from hoof to handwoven. Registration, cancellation, refund, lunch, and more policies can be viewed here.
Meet Lessonface, PBC
Lessonface's mission is to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably. Since 2012, we've hosted more than 30,000 students and 2,000 teachers for live music, language, and arts lessons and classes online. We are thrilled to be working with the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival for the registration of these classes.
- More about Lessonface here.
MSWF 2024 Class Calendar
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