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festival schedule

Thursday, August 19, 1999- Rain or Shine
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Workshops all day, see separate schedule
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sales Booth set-up for Friday Sales Booths

Friday, August 20, 1999 - Rain or Shine
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Workshops continue, see separate schedule
9:00 am - 8:00 pm Goat & Sheep arrival and check in
9:00 am-12:00 noon Mohair,& Fiber Goat Fleeces accepted
10:00 am-6:00 pm Early Sales Booths Open
Public welcome to visit sales booths free on Friday
12:00 noon-6:00 pm Fiber Art Entry Drop Off
3:00 pm Mohair, Fiber Goat Fleece Judging Begins
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Angora Rabbit arrival and check in & Sales booths set-up

Saturday, August 21, 1999 - 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
7:00 am - 8:30 am Sales Booths set-up... NO PUBLIC ADMITTANCE
8:00 am - 9:00 am Angora Rabbit arrival and check in
9:00 am Wool Fleeces Entries Deadline
8:30 am - 9:45 am Fleece to Shawl Set-up
9:00 am-12 noon Workshops Continue, see separate Schedule

9:00 am-11:00 am Angora Rabbit Fleeces Accepted
9:00 am Wool Sheep Shows Begin
Fiber Goat Show Begins, Youth followed by open class
Mohair Fleeces available for sale

Sales Booths Open
Food Booths Open

Fiber Art and Product Show Closed for Judging

"NEW" Fine Arts & Photo Competition open to public"NEW" Guild & Breed Displays open to public
Angora Rabbit Coop Sales Begin
Demonstration and hands-on areas open
"NEW" Vendor / Demonstrator Area open
between sale buildings and animal barns

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9:00 am - 12noon Skein Competition Registration
10:00 am Wool Fleece Judging Begins
10:00 am- 2:00 pm Fleece to Shawl Demonstration begins
10:30 am Free Llama & Alpaca Wool Harvesting Demo
10:30 am-11:30 am ***FREE WORKSHOP***
Barry co. 4-H ers - Angora Rabbit Introduction
11:00 am Fiber Art Product Show Opens to the Public
Free Angora Wool Harvesting Demo,located in Animal barn
Herding Dog Demonstration
By: Crowded Byre Farm, Tim & Jackie Curts
11:00 am-5:00 pm Sheep Shearing Demonstrations each hour
By: Doug Sprik
12:00 noon Wool Fleeces available for sale
Angora Rabbit Fleece Competition Judging
12 noon-1:00 pm ***FREE WORKSHOP***
Kelly Brandt - Locker Hooking
12:30 pm Fiber Goat Shows Resumes with Open Class, Colored and Pygora Goats.
1:00 pm The Grand Slam Ultimate Yearling Doe Content ( Sheep )
Skein Competition Judging Begins
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm ***FREE WORKSHOP***
Joy Castonguary - Soap making
2:00 pm Herding Dog Demonstration
Crowed Byre Farm, Tim & Jackie Curts
Fleece to Shawl Demonstration ends
3:00 pm Llama Obstacle Demonstration
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ***FREE WORKSHOP***
Betty Forsyth & Sue Merkle- How to Spin
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm ***FREE WORKSHOP***
Suzanne VanNatter - Felt needle punching
6:00 pm Festival Closes for the day.

Sunday, August 22, 1999 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
8:30 am - 9:45 am Fleece to Shawl, Angora Goat, set up
9:00 am Angora Rabbit Coop Sales Begin
10:00 am Sales Booths OPEN
Food Booths OPEN
Fiber Arts Show OPEN
"NEW" Fine Arts show OPEN
"NEW" Photo Competition OPEN
"NEW" Guild & Breed Displays OPEN
Wild and Wooly Sheep Show Begins
Wool Fleeces available for sale
Mohair Fleeces Available for sale
Demonstration and Hands-On Areas OPEN
10:00 am-2:00 pm Fleece to Shawl Demonstration begins ( Angora Goats) 10:30 am-11:30 am ***FREE WORKSHOP***
Deb Krug - Mohair Crafts
11:00 am Llama Card Driving Demonstration
Herding Dog Demonstration
By: Crowded Byre Farm, Tim & Jackie Curts
11:00 am-3:00 pm Sheep Shearing Demonstrations- every hour on the hour
By: Doug Sprik
12 noon - 1:00 pm Skein competition Entry Pick-up
***FREE WORKSHOP***
Liz Cowdery - How to Wash Wool
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm ***FREE WORKSHOP***
Susie Cooper - Candlemaking
2:00 pm Fleece to Shawl event ends
Herding Dog Demonstration 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ***FREE WORKSHOP***
Randy Krause - Alpaca Introduction
4:00 pm Mohair & Fiber Goat Fleece Entry Pick-up
Angora Rabbit Fleece Entry Pick-up
All Exhibited Animals Released

MICHIGAN FIBER FESTIVAL FOR 1999 CLOSED!