Winterfest 2024, two days of virtual fibre arts seminars, will be held on Saturday, February 3rd and Sunday, February 4th via LessonFace.
Classes offered include fibre prep, knitting, and spinning. Some classes are already sold out, but you can join their waiting lists.
For more information, visit their website – https://www.lessonface.com/sheepandwool
Recently, National Public Radio in America had a feature on the Sheep to Shawl Competition at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, which happened at the beginning of May.
A team comprises one sheep and five people, whose labours are divided into one shearer, three spinners, and a weaver. The team has three hours to shear the sheep, card the wool, spin the wool into yarn, and then weave that yarn into an award-winning shawl.
To listen to the radio program and watch a separate video, see the website: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/15/1176174760/sheep-shawl-fiber-art
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