Sheep Shearing Weekend

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Meet our merinos and watch sheep get their annual haircuts. Sheep sheering is sure to delight the entire family. Throughout the weekend, follow the wool from sheep to cloak with demos of sheep-shearing (with champion shearer Fred DePaul), spinning, dying, and weaving. Learn how to spin and weave. See rarely-displayed Shaker-made woolen items, including the famous Shaker cloak. Meet local fiber artisans who are talking about and selling their work. Get involved in hands-on activities and learn how fleece on sheep becomes clothing.  Meet the new spring babies, too. Make a woolly sheep in the Discovery Barn or bring needles, yarn, and join a Sit ‘N Knit.

included in admission/FREE to members