Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest Fun!

Customers At Michelle's Assortment & Kim Goodman's Punch Needle Design

It seemed that the crowds picked up on Sunday after the rain threatened all day Saturday.  The festival only got about 15 minutes of rain on Saturday!  Not so for the rest of Western PA, but the folks on Sunday said, "enough" and came carrying umbrellas just in case ...  :)

See The Little Sheep In The Middle & In The Sheep Bowl?

It seems that no one can resist touching the yarn from the unique Annadele Alpacas booth set-up running down the center aisle of the building!

Annadele Alpacas - Feel The Alpaca Yarn! 

River Ridge Fiberworks has fantastic handspun yarns, felted flowers & purses, sock yarn, and their famous, great smelling "Mothzilla" sachets, but take a look at these great glass window hangings & mirrors!

River Ridge Fiberworks - Wow!

We had several vendors spinning, felting, rug hooking, pottery decorating, & treenware carving during the festival ...

Spinning At Barbara's Weave 'N Wear

Finally, we have pictures of our fantastic Vendor Booth Award winners.  Vendors are "secretly" judged during the festival by a couple of young adults in 4-H or perhaps a mother/daughter pair who visit each booth.  Booths are judged on signage, visibility of pricing, product display, and ability of the vendor to relate to the public and describe their product or craft.  And the winners are:

HipStrings - 2015 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest - Best Fiber Booth - 2nd Year Vendor

CasDesigns - 2015 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest - Best Craft Booth - 2nd Year Vendor

2014 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest Activities!

There were lots of activities going on outside - sheep & alpaca shearing, a fleece to shawl contest and auction, chefs cooking lamb dishes, sheep dog herding, and music ...
Here are more vendor pictures and some of the people in the buildings watching and having fun ...

Appalachian Hills Farm Booth - 1 Drop Spindle & 2 Spinning Wheels Going!

Annadele Alpacas Demonstrates Winding Warp For Shawl Weaving

Family Fun Zipping Around The Festival!

At 2014 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest!

Saturday was a great day at the Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest.  It was cool and windy, but the rain held off all day ... yarn & wool buying weather, as I say!   Come visit today if you're in the area ... 
Here are a few pics!

Tatting By Tabitha 

Wild Rose Farm - 5 Fleeces Sold & 3 Fleeces Left !

The Washington Wild Things mascot visited the festival and vamped with the crowd.  I told him that he needed to "refresh" his locks and he was in the right place for it!  ;)

Washington Wild Thing Mascot Visited The Festival!

Annadele Alpacas Yarn Customers

Sunnyside Wools of Oakland, Maryland
 

2013 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest Is Coming!

2012 Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Festival Shoppers!

Well, sheep & fiber friends, it's time to start thinking about our 10th Anniversary Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Festival!  This year it will be held on May 18th & 19th at  the Greene County Fairgrounds in Waynesburg, PA.  We have a great variety of over 40 juried vendors signed up so far this year.   There is still time to enter the photography contest and the fiber arts contest - check the WS&FF web-site for applications. 
Here are a few more pictures from 2012 to get everyone in mood!  As usual, there will be chef demos, lamb recipe sampling, sheep shearing demos, the Breed Pavillion, and kids activities.  A recent feature story in Lancaster Farming by Laura Zoeller provides a nice background on the festival & how it got started.


Fantastic Fiber - Rivers Edge Fiber Arts - Back in 2013!

2 Friends - From Many Threads - Back in 2013!

Annadele Alpacas Gorgeous Yarns - Coming Again in 2013!

Black Cat Valley Farm Jellies - Back in 2013!

Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Fest 2012