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Sheep and Wool Festival

The festival will run Sept. 6-8, 2024, offering many education classes. The focus on fiber education for this Jefferson event provides opportunities for vendors to teach or take classes, as well as making the class schedule more accessible to the general public. Thirty-nine instructors, some from Maine and California, will handle the teaching duties, covering topics ranging from Appalachian hearth broom-making to beginning spinning to cold process soap-making to Navajo weaving.

On Thursday, the event will be open only to people registered for fiber arts classes and not to the general public, with Thursday continuing to be a set-up day for all festival activities, shows and vendors. Some food stands will be open for business on Thursday, however, the country store will not be open for sales until 10 a.m. Friday.

The Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival ranks as one of the major venues in the country for fiber arts education, and provides the public with the opportunity to view the full spectrum of the sheep industry, from sheep and fleece shows to stock dog trial. Over five hundred fiber arts students are expected to register for classes this year.

Daily admission to the festival is $10 per person (kids eight and under are free) for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Weekend passes are available for $20 per person. Parking is free.

2024 Sheep & Wool Catalog

Schedule of Events

THURSDAY

COUNTRY STORE VENDOR SET UP – VENDOR AREAS CLOSED TO PUBLIC!

8:00 – 3:00 Registration Open Lobby – Activity Center

8:00 – 4:00 Fair Park Office Open (Purchase/pick up Camping Permits) Activity Center

FRIDAY

7:00 Gates open

7:30 Registration Open Activity Center

7:30 Crook & Whistle Stock Dog Trial Opens 14 on map

8:00 Silent Auction (Donations accepted until 9:00 am Sat.) Activity Center

8:00 – 4:00 Fair Park Office Open (Purchase/pickup Camping Permits) Activity Center

9:00 – 6:00COUNTRY STORE VENDORS OPEN

10:00 Judging – Shetland (MASS) Fleece Show Building 4

10:00 – Noon Hall of Breeds Tour for Fiber Folks Building 8

12:30 Leicester Longwool Card Grading Event Building 7

1:00 – 5:00 Silent Auction of Shetland (MASS) Fleeces Building 4

2:00 Judging – Open Meat, Wool Breeds Shows Building 5

2:30 Shetland (MASS) Inspection Evaluation Hands-on Workshop Building 1

SATURDAY

7:00Gates open

7:30Crook & Whistle Stock Dog Trial14 on map

Registration Open Activity Center

8:00Youth Judging Contest – Sign up Building 5

Hall of Breeds – Newborn Lambs Building 8 8:00 – 4:00 Fair Park Office Open (Purchase/pickup Camping Permits) Activity Center

8:00 – 3:00Skillathon Building 3

9:00Leicester Longwool Card Grading Event Building 7

5:00Leicester Longwool Sheep Breeders Assn. Annual Meting Building 7

9:00 – 6:00COUNTRY STORE VENDORS OPEN

9:00 – 11:00 Judging - Make It With Wool Activity Center

9:00 – 3:00 Silent Auction Open Activity Center

9:30 Judging – Junior Showmanship, Meat & Wool Breeds Building 5

9:30 Judging – Open Fleece Show Building 4

10:00 - Noon Shepherd’s Auction Building 5

10:00 – 5:00 Private Treaty Sales – Shetland (MASS) Fleeces Building 4

Shearing Demos (See posted schedule) Building 8

Noon Consignments Close – Used Equipment Auction Building 9

12:30 Judging – Shetland (MASS) Show Building 10

2:00 Used Equipment Auction Building 9

Make It With Wool - Awards & Best of Wisconsin Style Show Activity Center

4:00 Lead Line-Costume Class Building 5

4:30 Walk & Knit-Walk & Crochet Relay Race Walk & Knit Way (13 on Map)

5:00 Poster-Photo Contest Results –Skillathon Area Building 3

6:00 – 7:00 Silent Auction of Open Show Fleeces Building 4

SUNDAY

7:00 Gates open

7:30 Crook & Whistle Stock Dog Trial14 on map

7:30 – 4:00 Registration Open Activity Center

8:00 – Noon Skillathon Building 3

8:30 – 3:00 Private Treaty Sale - Open Fleece Show Building 4

8:00 – 3:30 Hall of Breeds-Newborn Lambs Building 8

9:00 Judging - Skein Competition, Adult/Youth Design Challenge Activity Center

Sheep to Shawl – Competition begins Activity Center

9:00 – 3:00COUNTRY STORE VENDORS OPEN

9:00Leicester Longwool Card Grading Event Building 7

10:00Judging – Showmanship, Market Lamb & Commercial Ewe Show, Building 510:30Evaluation – Pen of 3 Carcass Competition Lambs Building 8

10:00 – 3:00 Fiber Arts Demonstrations Building 1

10:00 - Noon Shearing Demonstrations (See posted schedule) Building 8

12:30 Cooking Demo Activity Center

1:00Pen of 3 Carcass Competition – Live Placings Announced Building 8

1:45 Judging Sheep to Shawl Activity Center

3:30 Festival Closes Mark your calendars for 2025!September 6-8

Full Hookup camping is SOLD OUT

Full Hookup camping is SOLD OUT



Sheep & Wool Vendors

  • W- West County Store
  • AC- Activity Center
  • E- East County Store
  • O- Outside

2 Guys Yarn Company
516 - 517 - E

3 Rivers March Hare
715 - 716 - E

A Day In the Country
214 - W

A Hundred Ravens
407 - 408 - W

All American Fibers
413 - 414 - W

Alpaca Guy, The
211 - 212 - W

Alpaca Pines, LLC Farm & Fiber Mill
405 - 406 - W

Babe's Fiber Garden
121 - 122 - W

Bahr Creek Llamas & Fiber Studio
511 - 512 - E

Barnhart Studios/Mother of Purl
805 - 806 - E

Basket Artistry by Susan Preuss
717 - 718 - E

Basket Lady, The
101 - 102 - W

Beautiful Syster
808 - E

Bernard Family Farm
222 - 223 - W

Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill
501 - 502 - E

Briar Rose Fibers
220 - 221 - W

Bricolage Studios
515 - E

Bumblebee Acres Farm
601 - 602 - E

Burr Oak Studio
503 - E

C & M Acres Fiber Mill
- Activity Center

Clemes & Clemes Inc
- Activity Center

Complete Sheep Shoppe, The
416 - 417 - W

Corner Post Farm
117 - 118 - W

Crafty Flutterby Creations
311 - 312 - W

Crazy Valley Farmers LLC
414 - 415 - W

Croftland Farm, LLC
217 - W

Driftless Traditional Tannery
220 - 221 - W

Dusty's Vintage Buttons
415 - W

Enchanted Meadows
607 - 608 - E

Ewesful Gifts, LLC
111 - 112 - W

Ewetopia
822 - 824 - E

Farmer Nancy Books
320 - W

farmgirl fiber
523 - E

Felt Art by Emilia
514 - E

Felted Sky
105 - 106 - W

Felted Soap Lady, The
316 - W

Fevolden Farm
820 - 821 - E

Fiber Optic Yarns
706 - 708 - E

Fibershed Heartland
709 - 710 - E

Floppy Ear Farm LLC
807 - E

Four Crows Fiber
701 - E

Fresh Lotus Design
403 - 404 - W

Frivolous Ewe
409 - 410 - W

Green Mountain Spinnery
208 - 209 - W

Gwenyth Glynn Longwools
119 - 120 - W

Handspun by Stefania
803 - 804 - E

Headwaters Pottery
424 - W

Hidden Mountain Farm
504 - E

Hidden Valley Farm & Woolen Mill
702 - 703 - E

Honey Gold Acres
614 - 615 - E

Hook & Shuttle
622 - 623 - E

Hooked on Ewe
307 - 308 - W

Illinois Wool & Fiber Mill
778-779 - W

Indian Lake Artisans
401 - W

Ingrid the Crafty
207 - W

Inspired Vintage
813 - E

Interlacements Yarns, LLC
421 - 423 - W

Jarka's Art Studio & Joan Grosse
666 - E

Jehovah Jireh Woolmill
203 - 204 - W

Joan Grosse
719 - E

Jubilee Farms
605 - E

Judy & Eileen, LLC
620 - E

Kaleidosope Fibers
505 - 506 - E

Knitbaahpurl, LLC
603 - 604 - E

Knitting Notions
617 - 618 - E

KnitzAndPearls
306 - W

Lanart International
107 - 108 - W

Lavender Lune Yarn Co.
619 - E

Leading Men Fiber Arts
309 - 310 - W

Leicester Longwool Assn.
- Building 7

Lisa Truax Ceramics, LLC
621 - E

LondonDairy Alpacas
704 - 705 - E

Looking Glass Sheep & Wool
215 - 216 - W

MAB Elements
612 - E

Maple Row Stock & Wool
801 - 802 - E

Mielke's Fiber Arts
727 - 728 - W

Mitchell Wool Co.
411 - 412 - W

Modeknit Yarn, LLC
313 - 314 - W

Moonwise Herbs, LLC
616 - E

N'Chanted Felter
524 - E

Natural Cycles Farm
819 - E

Nordic Bohemian
513 - E

Northern Bee Studio
123 - 124 - W

Observatory Hill Farm, LLC
522 - E

Ohmi Fibers
713 - 714 - E

Oink Pigments
116 - W

One Wing Wool
722 - 723 - E

Pine Knoll Sheep & Wool
- Activity Center

Profiles Show Supply & Embroidery
- Outside

Psalm 23 Farm
720 - 721 - E

Purveyor of Fine Yarns
611 - E

Rach-Al-Paca Fiber Processing
322 - 323 - W

Rainbow Fleece Farm & Carding Co.
811 - 812 - E

The Redmer Farm
315 - W

RiverWinds Farm
711 - 712 - E

Round Barn Fiber Mill
507 - 508 - E

Sandy's Palette LLC
103 - 104 - W

Shady Haven's Fiber Designs
201 - 202 - W

Shear Wool Fiber Mill, LLC
419 - W

Sheep Dairy Association of Wisconsin
420 - W

Sheeps & Me
720 - 721 - E

Sherwood Forest Farm
402 - W

The Silk Thread
687 - E

Snyder Spindles
613 - E

The Spinning Guy
606 - E

Spirit of Massage
511 - 512 - E

Spry Whimsy Fiber Arts
113 - 115 - W

StarKnits
321 - W

Stitched Naturally
518 - E

Stunning String Studio
519 - E

Sun Valley Fibers
317 - 318 - W

Susan's Fiber Shop
301 - 305 - W

Sutter's Gold 'n Fleece
319 - W

Suzoo's Wool Works
- Activity Center

Tancour, Inc.
- Outside

Thistle Ridge, LLC
609 - 610 - E

Thorntree Pass
210 - W

The Three Towers Farm (Skoogs)
213 - W

Tuscany Lampwork Art
809 - E

Whataview Weaver
418 - W

Whirlwind Ranch, Inc.
520 - 521 - E

Why Knot Fibers
218 - 219 - W

WI Working Stock Dog Association
- AC

Wild Stitchers, LLC
205 - 206 - W

Wisconsin Wool Works!
109 - 110 - W

Wool From Over The Hill
810 - E

Wool, Warp & Wheel
814 - 817 - E

Woollets, LLC
- AC

Wyld and Wooly
818 - E

Yesterday's Crafts
509 - 510 - E

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