Shepherd's Harvest Sheep & Wool Festival
 May 8 & 9 2010
Washington County Fairgrounds, Lake Elmo, MN
Mothers Day Weekend
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Shepherd's Harvest Activities At-A-Glance
Map of the Fairgrounds

This is a Festival schedule as of May 6, 2009. Slight adjustments may occur due to weather or other factors.
Key: Entries with a yellow background are ongoing.
  Entries with a
green
 background are scheduled multiple times.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
8:00  
Felting Contest Entries - Bldg C
Photo Contest Entries-Bldg D
Skein Competition Entries - Bldg C
9:00   
Gates Open
Alpaca Fleece Show (CLOSED JUDGING) - Bldg D
Children's Activities Throughout the day - Bldg B
Class - Drum Carding - Beyond the Basics - 4H Bldg
Class - Garden Girl Basket - 4H Bldg
Class - Luxury American Fibers - Rabbit Bldg
Class - Mitered Squares - 4H Bldg

Class - Natural Dyes-Reds! Glorious Reds! - 4H Bldg

Class - New Directions in Knitting With Color - Rabbit Bldg
Class - Spiral Flat Braided Rug - 4H Bldg
Felting Contest - Bldg C
Fiber Sandwich - Bldg B
Fleece Entry - Bldg B
Knitting Clinic - Bldg B
Photo Contest - Bldg D
Rabbit Breeds Display - Bldg D
Sheep Breeds Display - Goat Barn
Skein Competition - Bldg C
Vendors (thru 5:00) - Bldgs A & B & C & D
9:30  
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
10:00  
Class - The Fetish For Felting: Needle Felt a Fringe, Monograms & More - Bldg D
Felted Ball Demo - Yurt
Music by Paul Imolte, Wandering Musician (thru 4:00)
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
10:30  
Fleece Show Judging - Bldg B
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
11:00  
Music by Atahualpa (thru 4:00) -Bldg B
Music by Cutty Wren (thru 4:00) - Bldg C
Music by Patchouli (thru 4:00) - Bldg D
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
Stockdog Demo - Outdoor Arena
11:30  
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
12:00  
Ravelry Meetup - Bldg A
Sale of Unjudged Fleece Begins
12:30  
Silent Auction of Judged Fleece - Bldg B
1:00  
Class - Angora Rabbit Workshop - 4H Bldg
Class - Beginning Spinning, Wheel - 4H Bldg
Class - Love Your Lace! - Rabbit Bldg
Class - Saori Free-Style Weaving - 4H Bldg
Flat Felting Demo - Yurt
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
Stockdog Demo - Outdoor Arena
1:30  
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
2:00  
Class - Needle Felted Bracelet - 4H Bldg
Natural Fibers Fashion Show - Band Shell or Bldg B
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
2:30  
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
3:00  
Seamless Felt Demo - Yurt
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
5:00   Gates Close
    
Sunday, May 10, 2009
9:00   
Class - Beginning Cables - 4 Square Cable Pillow - Rabbit Bldg
Class - Beginning Circular Sock Machine - 4H Bldg
Class - Beginning Spinning, Wheel - 4H Bldg
Class - Fiber to Dye For! - 4H Bldg
Class - "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle".....Let Your Creativity Roar!!! - Bldg B
Class - Saori Free-Style Weaving - 4H Bldg
Class - The Shepherd’s Rug – a braided wool rug from roving - Rabbit Bldg
Class - Wool-Drying Basket - 4H Bldg
10:00  

Gates Open
Alpaca Fleece Show - Bldg D
Children's Activities Throughout the day - Bldg B
Felted Ball Demo - Yurt
Felting Contest - Bldg C
Knitting Clinic - Bldg B
Music by Paul Imolte, Wandering Musician (thru 4:00)
Photo Contest - Bldg D
Rabbit Breeds Display - Bldg D
Sheep Breeds Display - Goat Barn
Skein Competition - Bldg C
Vendors (thru 4:00) - Bldgs A & B & C & D
10:30  
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
11:00  
Music by Atahualpa (thru 4:00) - Bldg B
Music by Cutty Wren (thru 4:00) - Bldg C
Music by Patchouli (thru 4:00) - Bldg D
 Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
Shepherding Class - Bldg A
Stockdog Demo - Outdoor Arena
11:30  
Nora Murphy Reading & Book Signing - Bldg A
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
12:00  
John Michael Lerma-Cooking With Lamb - Bldg B
Ravelry Meetup - Bldg A
1:00  
Class - Finishing Touches: Seaming, Blocking & More for Knitted Garments - Bldg D
Class - Naalbinding - 4H Bldg
Class - Needle Felting - Wooly Sheep - 4H Bldg
Class - Novelty Yarn - 4H Bldg
Class - Rock'em Sock'em Dye Dye Dye... - 4H Bldg
Class - Rug Hooking "Wooly The Sheep" - Rabbit Bldg
Class - Spinning for Lace Knitting - Bldg B
Class - What's Up With Blogs? - 4H Bldg
Flat Felting Demo - Yurt
Peruvian Textiles - Bldg A
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
Stockdog Demo - Outdoor Arena
1:30  
Fiber Sandwich Auction - Bldg B
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
2:00  
John Michael Lerma-Cooking With Lamb - Bldg B
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
2:30  
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
3:00  
Class - A Taste of Etsy - 4H Bldg
Class - Natural Fibers on the Knitting Machine - Bldg D
Seamless Felt Demo - Yurt
Sheep Shearing - Outdoor Pavilion
4:00   Gates Close


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