ct sheep BREEDERS ASSOCiation, inc.
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Rain or Shine
Always the last Saturday in April!
North Haven Fairgrounds
290 Washington Ave
North Haven, CT
Admission is $10/per person | Children under 12 are free
Parking is Free
NO PETS ALLOWED
Educational Program for Youth
Visit the UConn 4-H booth for an interactive craft teaching youth about different sheep breeds and their characteristics. This activity will be available throughout the day (while supplies last). No registration is required.
YOUTH PROGRAM CONTACT
Sara Tomis
CT Sheep, Wool & Fiber Festival
April 25, 2026
9am – 4pm
Fleece Sale Information
Please download the three (3) required documents below. THERE IS NO REGISTRATION ON DAY OF FESTIVAL.
FLEECE SALE
FLEECE SALEBARN 10
Barn 10 is the building used during the Fair for Arts & Crafts – plenty of shelving to put fleeces on.
FLEECE SALE CONTACT
Anne McIntyre-Lahner
Fleeces must be pre-registered
2026 Festival Vendors
Below are the Vendors who are participating in the 2026 Festival
Blue business names are linked directly to the vendor’s web site. Many also have social media profiles.
BARN 3:
Aisling Yarns – Yarns, shaker boxes, needles
Burgis Brook Alpacas – Yarns, roving, accessories
- Coon Hollow Farm – Alpaca fiber, felting supplies, quilters wax, dryer balls
- CSBA – festival swag
Dirty Water Dye Works – Hand-dyed yarn, knitting kits, yarn
East Knoll Pottery – Pottery, weaving & banjo player
EC Yarn Sonnets – Hand-dyed yarn, patterns, buttons
- Four Hearts Farm Mainely Fiber – Spinning wheels, looms, knitting equipment & yarns
Henny Penny Farm – Farm yarn, rugs, scarves,socks, goat milk soap & candles
Hill Top Meadow Farm – Yarn, Tanned hides, CT Blanket (Queen)
- NEWoodworkz – Wooden hand-crafted sewing notions
Olympia Farm – Romney yarn, roving
- Raven’s Gate Primitives – Hooked rugs, dyed wool, kits
Ravenwood – Romney hand spun, fleeces & roving
Red Hart Bunnies – Yarn & fiber & spinning tools
- Rug Hookers Demonstration – Demonstration of Rug Hooking
Shirsty Cat Designs – Hand-dyed yarn and fiber
- Spinning Wheel Care Demonstration
- Taleo Handmade – Natural fiber & dyed pillows/bags/scarves
Twist of Fate – Mill yarn, felts, roving & knitting needles
BARN 4:
- Celtic Hill LLC – Alpaca yarn, fiber related notions & swag
Cold Goats Farm – Mohair & wool blend yarns, roving, CVM sheep
Easy Acres Gnomestead – Yarn, roving, batts, fiber tools & kits, dryer balls
Fiber & Mud – Indigo dyed textiles
- Jan Marek Raczkowski Studio – Hand crafted yarn
Karen’s Lambs LLC – Dryer balls, lamb pelts, roving, yarn & needle felt
- Morehouse Farm, LLC – Merino yarn, knitting kits
Play at Life Fiber Arts – Hand dyed yarn, fibers, kits & patterns
- Six Paca Farm & Spinning Mill – Alpaca yarn, roving, knit products, rugs, socks & gloves
- Stephen Willette – Wooden hand crafted fiber art tools
- Studio Wool – roving, fleeces
- Turtlecreek Farm – Fleeces, roving, yarn & wool products
- Wild Violet Fibers – hand-dyed yarn, roving, knitting notions
- Willow Cottage Yarns – hand-dyed yarn (wool, alpaca, mohair), sock sets, mitten sets
BARN 5:
7th Floor Yarn – Hand dyed yarn, knitting novelties
Alpaca Obsession – Alpaca hand painted yarn & roving, scarves, socks
Baah Boots – wool felted slippers & shoes
- Crippen Works – Knitting needle & crochet hook cases, handwoven tea towels
- Fiber Stash Dyeworks – Hand-dyed yarn and fiber felting kits, accessories
Herd Supply Co.– Dryer balls, sheep soap, laundry sticks, gardening pellets
Justamere Tree Farm – Maple syrup products
Katrinkles – Quality tools (sock blockers, darning looms, spindles, & buttons)
- Plies and Hellhounds – Yarn Hand dyed yarn & fiber
- Roaring Acres Alpacas – Alpaca yarn & finished products, pelletized wool, fiber mill
- Sap Stone Farm – Yarn, roving, knit & sewn items
- Tidal Yarns – Naturally dyed yarns
Tranquil Morning Farm – Wool, yarn, spindles, jewelry, knitted products
Wandering Brook Fiber – Hand woven bags, scarves, table runners & roving
- Wateryhill Woodworks – Wooden yarn bowls & wooden decorative bowls
BARN 6:
Hall of Breeds – Different breeds of sheep on display
Sheep Shearing – every hour on the hour
Wool Quality Workshop – following each Sheep Shearing
BARN 9:
Bead Biz – Beads, kits, patterns & tools
- Circle S – Angora rabbits & products
- Hidden Brook Farm – Cashmere & cashmere blend rovings & yarn
- Hildred’s Farm – Blankets & sheep skins
- HWD Creations – hand crafted bags & accessories
Iris Creek – Wool, raw, dyed, yarn, locks, pelts & felted items
Kingdom Fleece & Fiberworks – Fiber mill, yarn, roving & maple syrup
- Lyric Hill Farm LLC – Needle felted soaps, felted soap kits, goat milk soap
Nola Fiber Creations – Needle felting kits, 100% sheep wool
- Sassy Black Yarns – Hand dyed yarn, crochet hooks, knitting needles
Silver Key Stitches – Hand dyed yarn, hand sewn project bags
- Society for Creative Anachronism – demonstration
- The New England Lace Group – Demonstrating the art of lace making (bobbin, tatted, needle)
Whimsicalia Pottery & Buttons – Ceramic buttons, hand painted animal pottery
- White Birch Fiber Arts – Hand dyed luxury yarn
BARN 10:
Fleece Sale
OUTSIDE:
New England Alpaca Breeders