Explore Local Crafts: Hallockville Museum’s Fleece & Fiber Festival on May 18

The Hallockville Museum Farm on Long Island’s North Fork will host its annual Fleece and Fiber Festival on May 18, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If it rains, the event will be postponed to May 19. The festival will feature various fiber arts, including sheep shearing and the production of fiber products.

Heather Johnson, the executive director, explains that the festival serves as an educational arts and crafts fair, highlighting the 'sheep to sweater' process. It will also include quilting, weaving, and basket weaving demonstrations, catering to both enthusiasts and beginners.

The event will include sheep and alpaca shearing demonstrations by Tabbethia Haubold-Magee of Long Island Yarn and Farm at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. More than 30 vendors will sell items ranging from specialty yarns to hand-knit apparel and baskets.

An embroidery exhibit will be featured in the Hudson-Sydlowski House, displaying both historical and contemporary designs. Visitors can participate in fiber arts demonstrations and activities throughout the day.

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