New York State Sheep and Wool Festival
new york state sheep wool festival annual gathering fiberarts enthusiast united state draw approximately visitor vendor held dutchess county fairground rhinebeck new york festival first held attended knitter crocheters handspinners grower naturalfiberproducing livestock livestock includes sheep goat angora rabbit llama musk ox alpaca also includes vendor material tool associated held october year dutchess county fairground rhinebeck new york addition myriad vendor demonstration fiber art activity festival feature several livestock competition sheepdog trial sheep shawl contest th festival people attended vendor applied space due covid pandemic live inperson festival official instead moved event online virtual platform festival returned inperson festivity though decrease attendance youtuber kristyglassknits popular annual podcast called show rhinebeck sweater new york time note trending interest knitting among younger generation maryland sheep wool festival miss wool america pageant official website