Sheep and Wool Day at Flint and Steel Farm
Sheep and Wool Day at Flint and Steel Farm
- Saturday, September 22, 2018, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Learn about maintaining fleece quality in sheep, evaluating, grading fleece, and marketing fleece.
Demonstrations include:
- sheering
- spinning
- felting, and dyeing with natural dyes.
Featured speakers:
- Angela Ingraham, owner of Flint and Steel Farm
- Nancy Glazier, Small Farms Specialist NWNY Dairy, Livestock, Field Crops Team, Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Tonya Pettit, natural dyeing
- Becca Johnson, needle felting
- Woolen Bee Farm, Parshall Family, hand-spinning and weaving
- Celeste Johnson, weaving in conjunction with Parshall’s table loom demonstration.
For more information or to register call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Yates County at 315-536-5123 or To register online
Pre-registration by September 19 is REQUIRED as space is limited.
Fee
$15/person or $25/couple; $5 for children under 18 (suitable for children ages 10 and up)
Contact
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Yates County
315-536-5123
Location
Flint and Steel Farm
250 Bassett Road
Naples, NY 14512
Last updated August 25, 2018