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Art of Shearing

REGISTER HERE An Interactive Celebration and Demonstration of All Things Fiber! While our sheep are being shorn, Hill-Stead Museum will welcome fiber artists and vendors demonstrating skirting, carding, spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting, felting, and more. There will be free hayrides to and from the barns, food vendors, and craft activities. Learn what it takes to create something “from sheep to shawl.” Tickets $20 per carload $10 Adult $5 Children 12 & Under Tickets are available at the gate. Cash preferred. …

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April 6, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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35 Mountain Rd
Farmington, CT United States

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An Interactive Celebration and Demonstration of All Things Fiber!
While our sheep are being shorn, Hill-Stead Museum will welcome fiber artists and vendors demonstrating skirting, carding, spinning, weaving, knitting, crocheting, felting, and more. There will be free hayrides to and from the barns, food vendors, and craft activities. Learn what it takes to create something “from sheep to shawl.”
Tickets
$20 per carload
$10 Adult
$5 Children 12 & Under
Tickets are available at the gate. Cash preferred. 
Please contact info@hillstead.org for information on being a Vendor.
Photo Credit: Deb Key

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