53rd Annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Fiber Arts Seminars
Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD: May 2 & 3, 2026

Registration Information & Festival Policies
For information on registration access and closure, the new policy on materials fees, class cancellations, refund policy & more, please visit the Registration Information page.
Dyeing
Dyeing Classes
Two Day Classes
- Creating a Rainbow of Color from Natural Dyes, Shelagh Jessop (starts April 29)
Felting
Felting Classes
Half Day Classes
- Needle Felted Luna Moth, Kristen Walsh (April 30, morning)
- A Sheep Photobombed My Needle Felted Landscape!, Kristen Walsh (April 30, afternoon)
- Needle Felted Squirrel, Kristen Walsh (May 1, morning)
- Needle Felted Single Layer Seascape, Kristen Walsh (May 1, afternoon)
One Day Classes
- Needle Felted 2-Layer Seascape, Kristen Walsh (April 29)
- Nuno Felt Stained Glass Shawl, Patti Barker (April 29)
- Nuno Felt Art Vest, Patti Barker (April 30)
- Nuno Felt a Circle Vest, Patti Barker (May 1)
Fiber Prep
Fiber Prep Classes
Half Day Classes
- Blending with Wild Silk, Heavenly Bresser (April 30, morning)
- Blending Board Fractals, Heavenly Bresser (April 30, afternoon)
- Simple Tools for Fiber Prep, Jill Duarte (May 1, afternoon)
Knitting
Knitting Classes
Two Day Classes
- Reversible Texture, Cecelia Campochiaro (starts April 29)
One Day Classes
- No Risk, All Reward STEEKS!, Ann Weaver (April 29)
- Advanced Knit Fixes: Cables and Lace, Amy Snell (April 30)
Half Day Classes
- Beginning Brioche: Two-Color Brioche in the Round, Amy Snell (April 29, morning)
- Purl Wise, Amy Snell (April 29, afternoon)
- Embellished Mittens, Ann Weaver (April 30, morning)
- Mend and Embellish, Ann Weaver (April 30, afternoon)
- Secrets of Substitution, Amy Snell (May 1, morning)
- Sheep Breeds, Felting, and Socks, Kimberly Langley (May 1, morning)
- Winterview Scarf, Cecelia Campochiaro (May 1, morning)
- Basics of Entrelac, Kimberly Langley (May 1, afternoon)
- Ladderback Jacquard for Stranded Knitting, Amy Snell (May 1, afternoon)
- Wriley Shawl, Cecelia Campochiaro (May 1, afternoon)
- Knitting the Sock with the Perfect Fit!, Kimberly Langley (May 2, morning)
- Breed Characteristics of Wool for Knitters, Kimberly Langley (May 2, afternoon)
- Conquer Your Fears! Master Short Rows and Fearlessly Knit a Scarf/Shawl Without a Pattern!, Kimberly Langley (May 3, morning)
- Exploring Heels, Kimberly Langley (May 3, afternoon)
Spinning
Spinning Classes
Two Day Class
- Start Spinning: Learn to Spin or Refresh Your Skills, Maggie Casey (starts April 29)
One Day Classes
- Color Control with Fractal Spinning, Heavenly Bresser (April 29)
- Shetland Wools: The Breed for All Reasons, Deborah Robson (April 29)
- Yarnitecture: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want (First Offering), Jillian Moreno (April 29)
- Down Wool Wonders, Deborah Robson (April 30)
- It All Starts with a Fleece, Maggie Casey (May 1)
- Navajo Hand Spinning, TahNibaa Naataanii (May 1)
- Yarnitecture: Building Exactly the Yarn You Want (Second Offering), Jillian Moreno (May 1)
Half Day Classes
- Get Started on a Supported Spindle, Jill Duarte (April 29, morning)
- Spinning Short Stapled Fibers, Jill Duarte (April 29, afternoon)
- Reliable Wools, Jill Duarte (April 30, morning)
- Spinning Singles: Structure and Color, Jillian Moreno (April 30, morning)
- Next Steps in Supported Spindle, Jill Duarte (April 30, afternoon)
- Plying Primer: The Basics of Plying Yarn, Jillian Moreno (April 30, afternoon)
- Fiber Speed Dating, Jill Duarte (May 1, morning)
- Think Outside the Braid, Heavenly Bresser (May 1, morning)
- Slow to Quick: Ease Your Way into Longdraw, Heavenly Bresser (May 1, afternoon)
- Barn Walkabout (First Offering), Deborah Robson (May 2)
- Handcards, Not Just for Rolags, Maggie Casey (May 2, morning)
- Barn Walkabout (Second Offering), Deborah Robson (May 3)
Weaving
Weaving Classes
Two Day Classes
- Navajo Weaving, TahNibaa Naataanii (starts April 29)
- Two Day Introduction to Multi-Shaft Weaving, Beth Truesdale (starts April 29)
One Day Class
- One Day Introduction to Multi-Shaft Weaving, Beth Truesdale (May 1)
About the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival is one of the largest festivals of its kind celebrating all things sheep, from hoof to handwoven. Registration, cancellation, refund, lunch, and more policies can be viewed here.
Meet Lessonface, PBC
Lessonface's mission is to help students achieve their goals while treating teachers equitably. Since 2012, we've hosted more than 30,000 students and 2,000 teachers for live music, language, and arts lessons and classes online. We are thrilled to be working with the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival for the registration of these classes.
- More about Lessonface here.