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Would you like to receive a 2020 catalog? There will be a $5 shipping fee to cover the cost of postage on all mailed catalogs. Return this card along with a check for $5 made payable to Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival to PO Box 99, Glenwood, MD 21738, or order a catalog online at www.sheepandwool.org. There will be a $25 charge on any check returned for any reason. Please send me a 2020 Festival Catalog Please Print Clearly Name Address City State Zip Phone # or email Check if this is a change of address. I have enclosed a check for $5 per catalog to cover shipping. Number of catalogs ordered _____. I have enclosed a donation of $_____. Total enclosed $ __________. The Forty-Sixth Annual May 4 & 5, 2019 Howard County Fairgrounds Sponsored by The Maryland Sheep Breeders Association Cover art by Bart Walter Artist information on page 40 Cover design by Ashton Design The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is presented by the Maryland Sheep Breeders Association, Inc., a not for profit organization. The Festival’s purpose is to educate the public about sheep and wool. The Festival is organized and conducted by volunteers from the sheep breeding and fiber arts communities. Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival PO Box 99, Glenwood, MD 21738 410-531-3647 www.sheepandwool.org Festival Location: Howard County Fairgrounds 2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794 2020 Festival Dates: May 2 & 3 CONTENTS Festival Map ........................................2 Sheep Breeds Display .....................118 2019 Sheep & Wool Festival Sheep Shearing Demonstrations ...120 Welcome ..............................................4 Sheepdog New and Noteworthy ..........................5 Demonstrations ................124 Special Features...................................7 Spin-In.............................................126 Featured Breed: Lincoln .....................8 Shows & Sales Dedication .........................................10 Auctions ..........................................131 In Remembrance ..............................11 All Breeds Sheep Sale .....................133 General Regulations ........................12 Special Benefit Auction ..................134 Animal Health Regulations ..............13 Fleece Show & Sale .........................138 2019 Festival Committee ..................14 Fleece Show & Sale Entry Form ....143 MD Sheep Breeders Sheep Shows ...................................145 Association ..........................16 Contests & Competitions 2018 MSBA Shepherd of the Year ....18 Club Lamb Jackpot .........................152 2018 MD Lamb & Wool Queen ........20 Fine Arts Competition ...................158 MD Make It With Wool ....................22 Grand Lamb Cook-Off ...................160 Gifts and Bequests ...........................24 Jr. Sheep & Goat Skillathon ............162 Special Thanks ..................................26 Jr. Spinning Competition ................164 MD Agricultural Fair Board .............27 Lead Line Competition ...................166 2019 Festival Sponsors .....................28 MD Lamb & Wool Queen 2019 Cover Artist ..............................40 Competition ......................168 Schedule of Events ............................44 Sheep Photo Competition ..............170 Entertainment at the Festival ...........50 Sheep Poster Competition ..............173 Farm-to-Fork Local Foods ...............52 Sheep-to-Shawl Competition .........174 Festival Farm Market ........................56 Skein & Garment Competition ......177 Meals at the Festival..........................58 Youth Conservationist Program ....187 Workshops & Classes Volunteer Information .................190 Family Activities ...............................62 Sponsorship Program...................193 Registration Form ............................66 Advertise in 2020 ..........................197 Shepherd Workshops ........................68 Advertiser Index ............................199 Free Shepherd Seminars ...................70 Vendor Index .................................200 Fiber Arts Workshops .......................72 Sunday Lectures ................................99 Meet Our Instructors ......................101 Free Events & Demonstrations Fiber Arts Demonstrations ............108 Parade of Sheep Breeds ..................118 1 Festival Map Sheep Dogs Lower Corral Vendors N . Upper d v Corral l 100 ft. B Vendors y a Bridle Path w d i M h Main Exhibition Hall $ t a P e l d Stage i r Restrooms B Food Exhibitor’s Dr. Barn 6 Barn 7-8 Sheep: Barn 1 Home Arts 0 Barn 5 7 Bldg Barn 2 - Barn 7-8 e Barn 4 t Barn 9 k l . Farm & a a Barn 9 e d t n v Garden Bldg W l a s Vendors: e B l L Barn 3 Barn 3 r t t y Barn 3 k a Howard 4-H e a c C t o Barn 4 w Exhibit Bldg Show t d s n Barn 2 i e Barn 5 I v Ring M i Barn 6 L Main Exhibition Hall Barn 1 Outside Locations Food Festival Gear: Food Howard 4-H Bldg Restrooms Pavillion Food: Home Arts Bldg Outside Fair Poultry Outside Locations Oce Dining Midway Hall Vendors + First Aid Bingo . Rabbit d Hall v l B Festival Outside y 4-H a Farm South w Hall d Market Vendors i M Outside North ain Gate Lane M Vendors $ ? ATM Information Outside EastVendors Main Make it Tent with wool Family Gate tent Activities Tent Auction PARKING Tent Fairgrounds Rd 2 3 Welcome to the 2019 Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, our celebration of sheep and wool and the many related activities that they inspire and enable! While we may view 46 years as a long run, the Festival reflects traditions reaching back to the domestication of sheep some 10,000 years ago. Over thousands of years of human history people all over the world have shepherded and selectively bred sheep for various desired characteristics for food and fiber. Their work, their vision, their ingenuity and appreciation of the utility and aesthetic qualities of sheep and wool are the foundation of the spectacular array of breeds, and types and uses of wool, and technologies for working with wool, that we gather here to enjoy together. The festival connects us to this long history, to its diverse geographical and cultural roots, and to each other when we gather to immerse ourselves in sheep and wool. To us, this reflects an inherent inclusivity that is so deeply woven into the fabric of the Festival that perhaps we forget to say it. So, with open hearts we welcome all – shepherds, vendors, fiber artists, sheep and wool equipment crafters, festival visitors and volunteers. Whoever you are, wherever you are from, whatever your heritage, your culture, your beliefs, or your lifestyle, we welcome you and join you in this immersion into sheep and wool, and into our celebration of a shared human history. Gwen Handler, Chairperson, Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival Lee Langstaff, President, Maryland Sheep Breeders Association Please recycle your cans and bottles as you enjoy your visit with us this year. 4 New and Noteworthy • Admission Fee • $5 per person per day-18 and older • Under 18 free • Ticket Sales • In advance-https://mswf2019.eventbrite.com/. $1.27 processing fee applies. There will be separate lane(s) to have advance tickets scanned. • At the gate-cash or check only. There will be an exact change lane, so bring your $5 bills! • Hours • Gates open at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. NO EARLY ADMISSION. • Gates open at 7:00 a.m. Sunday to accommodate Breakfast Buffet attendees. • Vendors open at 8:30 a.m. both days. • Featured Breed for 2019-Lincoln. Learn about them in the the Breed Display Barn (Barn 7-8 on the map), the new home of the Featured Breed. • Sheep Breeds: A World of Difference (Barn 7-8)-See and touch fiber from 71 different breeds of sheep, including sample locks, carded roving, handspun yarn, and knitted swatches. • National Lincoln Show and Sale as part of the All Breeds Sheep Sale on Saturday evening. • See Antique Shearing Equipment from the late 19th century and 20th century on display in the Home Arts Building. • Special sealed bid auction of a gently used Peter Collingwood Harrisville Rug Loom. All proceeds benefit the Festival (see page 134). • New start time for the Sheep-to-Shawl Competition-9:00 a.m. on Sunday. • New higher premiums in the Club Lamb Jackpot plus a new location for the jackpot show, now in the main Show Ring. • Free Shepherd Seminars (see page 70). • Sunday Fiber Arts Lectures by Deb Robson and Kimber Baldwin. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis (see page 99). • Cheesemaking demonstrations by the Maryland Cheese Guild on fun, easy cheeses that can be made at home. Saturday at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the Home Arts Building. • Lamb cooking and cheesemaking demonstrations in the Big Tent at the Festival Farm Market. Lost and found-in the Information Tent. After the Festival, please email [email protected] to inquire and arrange for pick up. 5 6 Special Features Sheep Breeds: A World of Difference Saturday and Sunday All Day Barn 7-8 Sheep Breeds: A World of Difference is a hands-on display featuring an information sheet and fiber from 71 different breeds of sheep. See and touch sample locks, carded roving, handspun yarn, and knitted swatches. The breeds are organized by types of fiber: finewools, mediumwools, downwools, longwools and heritage wools. This display was created by John Crane, a retired academic librarian living in West Hartford, Vermont. Display of Antique Shearing Equipment Saturday and Sunday All Day Home Arts Building David and Nancy Greene of White Hall, Maryland will share their collection of late 19th century and 20th century equipment used to shear sheep and clip cows
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