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New York State Sheep and Wool Festival

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29: 167:, there was no live in-person festival in 2020. Officials instead moved events online to a virtual platform. The festival returned to in-person festivities in 2021, though there was a decrease in attendance. YouTuber KristyGlassKnits has a popular annual podcast called "Show Me Your Rhinebeck Sweater". 409: 355: 404: 117:
The festival was first held in 1980. It is attended by knitters, crocheters, handspinners, and growers of natural-fiber-producing livestock. The livestock includes
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In 2007 for the 35th festival about 12,000 people attended. 375 vendors applied for the 275 spaces.
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The New York Times notes that there is a trending interest in knitting among younger generations.
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that draws approximately 30,000 visitors and more than 300 vendors. It is held at the
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Annual gatherings of fiber-arts enthusiasts in the United States, aka "Rhinebeck"
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is an annual gathering of fiber-arts enthusiasts in the
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Keyed fiddle
Rhinebeck, New York
United States
Dutchess County
Rhinebeck, New York
sheep
goats
angora rabbits
llamas
musk oxen
alpacas
Dutchess County
Rhinebeck, New York
sheepdog trials
sheep to shawl
COVID-19 pandemic
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Miss Wool of America Pageant
Official website
"Wool Wearings: Upstate Fashion at New York Sheep and Wool Fest"



Tina Kelley
"A Festival Where Wool Is the Main Attraction"
New York Times
Sweater Quest: My Year of Knitting Dangerously
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"The 2021 NY State Sheep & Wool Festival"

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