ct sheep BREEDERS ASSOC.
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Rain or Shine
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
Last year’s program was such a hit that Sara, our Vice President is again offering to create an educational workshop for youth that are interested in sheep so join her for the 2025 program!
Designed for youth ages 7-12, however, all are welcome. Activities will include a fiber craft, an interactive STEM lesson on sheep digestion, breed comparisons, and condition scoring.
YOUTH PROGRAM CONTACT
Sara Tomis
Information and Registration will be posted when available.
CT Sheep, Wool & Fiber Festival
April 26, 2025
9am – 4pm
Fleece Show Information
Please download the three (3) required documents below. THERE IS NO REGISTRATION ON DAY OF FESTIVAL.
FLEECE SALE
FLEECE SALENEW LOCATION! BARN 10
Barn 10 is the building used during the Fair for Arts & Crafts – plenty of shelving to put fleeces on. (After last year’s experience with the leaky tent rental in the rain we asked the North Haven Fair if there were any other buildings available for us to rent and the answer was yes!)
FLEECE SHOW CONTACT
Anne McIntyre-Lahner
Fleeces must be pre-registered
2025 Festival Vendors
Below are the Vendors who are participating in the 2025 Festival
Many of them have websites and social media profiles for contact info.
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
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
Stitched by Jessalu – Hand made project bags
Taleo Handmade – Natural fiber & dyed pillows/bags/scarves
Twist of Fate – Mill yarn, felts, roving & knitting needles
BARN 4:
Boreas Farm Cashmere – Cashmere fiber, yarn roving & handknits
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
Fido’s Fiber – Hand spun yarn, knit & woven items
- Honey & Quill – Hand dyed yarns, project bags & original vinyl stickers
Jan Marek Raczkowski Studio – Hand crafted yarn
Karen’s Lambs LLC – Dryer balls, lamb pelts, roving, yarn & needle felt
- Moon Faerie – Aprons
Morehouse Farm – Merino yarn, knitting kits
Play at Life Fiber Arts – Hand dyed yarn, fibers, kits & patterns
Sheepshed – Wool roving, sheep pottery, dyes, candles, yarn & hats
- Six Paca Farm & Spinning Mill – Alpaca yarn, roving, knit products, rugs, socks & gloves
Stephen Willette – Wooden hand crafted fiber art tools
Turtlecreek Farm – Fleeces, roving, yarn & wool products
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 – 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
Tranquil Morning Farm – Wool, yarn, spindles, jewelry, knitted products
Wandering Brook Fiber/Yarncrafters – 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
Wool Quality Workshop – following the 1 PM Sheep Shearing
BARN 9:
Bead Biz – Beads, kits, patterns & tools
Bobbin Lace Demo – Demonstrations of Bobbin Lace
Circle S – Angora rabbits & products
- HWD Creations – Hand crafted bags & accessories
- Hidden Brook Farm – Cashmere & cashmere blend rovings & yarn
- Hildred’s Farm – Blankets & sheep skins
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
Whimsicalia Pottery & Buttons – Ceramic buttons, hand painted animal pottery
- Society for Creative Anachronism – Demonstrations of various craft techniques
- White Birch Fiber Arts – Hand dyed luxury yarn
BARN 10:
Fleece Sale
OUTSIDE:
New England Alpaca Breeders